Empowering Women Globally: UN Women Budget Specialist Role in Vibrant New York City

Empowering Women Globally: UN Women Budget Specialist Role in Vibrant New York City

• Job Identification: 25228
• Apply Before: 04/18/2025, 05:59 AM
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations: New York, United States
• GradeP3: Vacancy TypeFixed Term
• Job Function: Management
• Initial Contract: Duration1 Year
• Vacancy Category: International opportunities

Join UN Women in New York as a Budget Specialist, contributing to financial planning and management for impactful gender equality and women’s empowerment initiatives worldwide. Drive resource allocation and ensure effective program delivery within a dynamic international environment. Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Chief of Budget, the Budget Specialist is responsible for the budget management, fund allocation and performance monitoring in accordance with established operational procedures, establishment and management of projects and outputs in the system, support and improve budget management as required.

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Responsibilities

• Provide technical support in budget planning, analysis and management.
• Provide technical support in budget monitoring, oversight and control.
• Provide advisory support and technical guidance.
• Contribute technically to knowledge management and capacity building.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

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Requirements

Education and Certification: 

• An Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Financial Management, Economics, Business, Public Administration, or other related area.   
• A first-level university degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience :

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in financial planning, budget management and operations; with at least 3 years in a large international and/or corporate organization is required preferably in the UN system and its’ organizations.
• Budget and fund management experience using an ERP financial system is required (preferably Oracle Cloud, SAP).
• Experience in providing financial and budget support to programmes/projects is required.
• Solid experience in the usage of office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is required, experience using an online web-based management system is an asset.
• Experience in supporting multiple offices and/or portfolios of programmes and projects is an asset;