Chief Admin/Finance

Job no: 594894 Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment Duty Station: New Delhi Location: India Categories: Administration, Financial Management, Facilities Management UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save childrens lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. For every child, the right to a Hero How can you make a difference The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to childrens rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance In life in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a societys most disadvantaged citizens addressing inequity not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations. As the Chief, Admin and Finance you report to the Deputy Representative, Operations (DRO) for general direction and guidance. You are responsible for providing support to the DRO in managing, monitoring and overseeing the full range of financial and administrative services in support of program and operational activities (i.e. financial planning, disbursements of funds and payments, treasury and accounting, financial analysis and reporting of resources, transport. travel and premises management, protocol administration), ensuring compliance of all financial and administrative operations with organizational plans, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of performance, ethics and integrity. As the manager and functional expert of financial and administrative management services ln a large country office with thirteen field offices, you are accountable for provision of managerial leadership and policy guidance for achievement of effective service management and staff capacity development. You ensure management of staff for cost effective, quality and efficient administrative and financial operations in support of office operations and the country programmes. As the Chief, Admin and Finance, when supervising support staff, you will be responsible for planning and guiding work in progress and for reviewing work completed by subordinate staff to verify accuracy and compliance with Internal Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), UNICEF Financial Regulations and Rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of accountability and ethics. Your role focuses on upstream engagement through systems strengthening, strategic partnerships, governance, and advancing UNICEF's 3Cs for Every Child approachConvene, Converge, and Catalyzeto achieve sustainable improvements in administrative and financial management outcomes at scale. Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primarily, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results. Policy, procedures and strategiesThe budget preparation and implementation are properly administered monitored and controlled in the area of administrative management arid services.Administrative support and services.Property management.Contract arrangement and control.Partnership. coordination and collaboration.Support to financial planning and management.Control of accounts.Treasury and cash management.Knowledge and capacity building. To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have Minimum Requirements Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Financial Management related fields such as Accountancy or Finance or their equivalent.Work Experience: At least 8 years of .