Finance Analyst- Global Fund – Cairo

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    CONTRACTOR
  • Posted:
    4 hours ago
  • Category:
    Budget and Accounting, Finance, Treasury and Investment
  • Deadline:
    23/10/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Background
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDis the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life, as envisaged by 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We are on the ground in more than 170 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners that can bring about results. UNDP is a founding cosponsor of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAID, a partner of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (Global Fun, and a cosponsor of several other international health partnerships. UNDP’s work on HIV, health and development, as described in the HIV, Health and Development Strategy 20222025: Connecting the Dots, leverages UNDP’s core strengths and mandates in human development, governance and capacity development to complement the efforts of specialist healthfocused UN agencies.

UNDP delivers three types of support to countries in HIV, health and development. First, UNDP helps countries to mainstream attention to HIV and health into action on gender, poverty and the broader effort to achieve and sustain the Sustainable Development Goals. Second, UNDP works with partners to address the interactions between governance, human rights and health responses. Third, as a trusted, longterm partner with extensive operational experience, UNDP supports countries in effective implementation of complex, multilateral and multi sectoral health projects, while simultaneously investing in capacity development so that national and local partners can assume these responsibilities over time, completed in partnership with the Global Fund.

When requested, UNDP acts as interim Principal Recipient (Pin these settings, working with national partners and The Global Fund to improve management, implementation and oversight, while simultaneously strengthening health institutions and systems for national entities to assume the PR role over time. Within the HHD Group, BPPS, GPN the Global Fund – Health Implementation Support Team (GF/HISis a dedicated team providing support to UNDP Country Offices throughout the grant lifecycle. The UNDP/Global Fund partnership is an important part of this work, facilitating access to resources for action on SDG 3 by countries that face constraints in directly receiving and managing such funding. UNDP  partners with countries in crisis/postcrisis situations, those with weak institutional capacity or governance challenges, and countries under sanctions. UNDP acts as Principal Recipient working with national partners and the Global Fund to improve management, implementation and oversight of Global Fund grants, while simultaneously developing national capacity to be able to assume the Principal Recipient role over time. In Egypt, UNDP is serving as the PR for an HIV/TB grant which supports prevention and care efforts, as well as efforts to promote and protect human rights and gender equality, for key populations in the HIV and tuberculosis (Tprogram.  The grant also includes funds to respond and recover from the COVD19 pandemic with a focus on systems strengthening.   UNDP’s mandate to strengthen capacity of the national stakeholders goes hand in hand with grant implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities
Work closely with relevant departments within Ministry of Health and Population, and the HIV/AIDS and TB National Programs to support the Ministry to realize the Global Fund cofinancing commitments and track health financing particularly for the HIV and TB diseases.
  1. Support the financial management and strengthen the financial management capacities of the two national programs (HIV/AIDS and T.
  2. Implement other financial/procurement tasks.

 

Work closely with relevant departments within Ministry of Health and Population, the HIV/AIDS and TB National Programs to support the Ministry to realize the cofinancing commitments and track health financing particularly for the HIV and TB diseases: 

 

  • Liaise with the Global Fund, UNDP, Ministry of Health and Population including the TB and HIV/AIDS national programmes to agree on specific key areas/indicators that would suffice as documented evidence of realizing cofinancing commitments.
  • Review the different financial books, records, vouchers and invoices to document MoHP spending in the areas of HIV, TB and strengthening health system to support MoHP to realize its cofinancing commitments.
  • Ensure all supporting documents for cofinancing are in clearly labeled, complete and organized
  • Communicate with UNDP, GF and Ministry of Health on any matters related to the cofinancing commitments.  Propose solutions to address any identified challenges.

 

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Guide and support the financial management and strengthen the financial management capacities of the two national programs (HIV/AIDS and T: 

  • Shadow the Programme Management Unit (PMat UNDP Country Office to gain handson experiences  in the management of the Global Fund financed grants particularly in the areas of financial management and procurement.
  • Review the financial management and procurement systems within the HIV/AIDS and TB national programs, identify key challenges, opportunities for improvement and enhancing the financial control and management within the two national programs.
  • Ensure the financial management systems within the two national programs are compliant with the Global Fund requirements and conditions.
  •      Ensure strong financial reporting and data analysis.

 

Ensure Implementation of other financial/procurement tasks:  

  • Guide and support the Programme Management Analyst (Gin preparing financial /procurement reports requested by the two National Programmes (AIDS and T.
  • Guide and support the two national programmes in the quantification exercises related to all health commodities and equipment procured by the Global Fund grant.
  • Manage the project’s financial filling for expenditures, payment requests and supporting documents related to the National AIDS Program and National TB Program.

 

Ensure facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing 

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  • Contribute input to the identification of training needs of UNDP staff for the purpose of capacity development in finance compliance.
  • Synthesize lessons learned and best practices in finance.
  •  Provide sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice

 

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Institutional Arrangement

The Finance Analyst will work under the overall guidance and supervision of Assistant Resident Representative, the Social Inclusion and Local Development Team Leader and in close coordination with the Programme Management Unit (PMunder the direct supervision of the Programme Management Analyst.

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The Finance Analyst will be based at UNDP Egypt Country Office, but will spend a substantial amount of time onsite at the Ministry of Health and Population’s offices.

Competencies
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination:  LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
CrossFunctional & Technical competencies (insert up to 7 competencie 

Thematic Area Name Definition
Business Development Knowledge Facilitation Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally.
Business Management Project Management Ability to plan, organi]e, prioriti]e and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
Finance Accounting (Genera Knowledge of accounting concepts, principles, frameworks, standards, regulations, policies and trends, and ability to apply this to strategic and/or practical situations.
Finance Budget Management Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.
Finance Financial planning and budgeting Ability to create and manage processes to achieve UNDP’s long and shortterm financial goals, including through planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysing and reporting.
Finance Financial reporting & analysis Understands changes in regulatory, legal and ethical frameworks and standards for financial reporting in the public sector. Ability to extract, evaluate financial data, derive relevant findings and present them in a meaningful and coherent manner to facilitate effective decision making and performance monitoring. Understands the benefits of integrated reporting, including nonfinancial resources such as human, social and intellectual capital, and environmental and governance performance.
Required Skills and Experience
Min. Education requirements
  • A professional accounting qualification from an internationally accredited institute of accountancy, and/or Advanced (Master’University Degree in Finance and/or Accounting is required.
  • A firstlevel university degree (bachelor’s degrein Finance and/or Accounting in combination with an additional two years of qualifying  experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • Candidates with professional accounting qualifications from an internationally accredited institute of accountancy will have a distinct advantage.
  • Candidates with no professional accountancy qualifications, but with degrees that major in accountancy and/or finance must complete the Finance Training and Certification Programme (FTC, if recruited.
  • Candidates satisfying the two above criteria are exempted from undertaking the UNDP Advanced Accountancy and Finance Test (AAF.
  • Candidates with MBA or master’s in finance with no accountancy qualification but with relevant experience must successfully undertake the UNDP Advanced Accountancy and Finance Test (AAFto be eligible for shortlisting.
Min. years of relevant work experience 
  • Applicants with a Master’s degree (or equivalenin a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience.
  • Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalenare required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in providing financial management services, and/or managing staff and operational systems.
Required  skills 
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
  • Experience working with government entity is an asset.
  • Experience working with UNDP or the UN is an asset.
  • Experience working on public health programmes is an asset.
Required Language(  Fluency in English and Arabic is required. 
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Nondiscrimination
UNDP has a zerotolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
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