Oversight & Resource Management Specialist [Open to Tier 0,1 &2 Applicants]

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Job Title

Oversight & Resource Management Specialist

Job Description

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.

Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments

Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers

Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP's policy work carried out at HQ, Regional Hubs and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan .

The Crisis Bureau (CB) spearheads UNDP's efforts to support countries on a key challenge: how to anticipate, prevent, respond to, and recover from fragility and crisis. CB addresses the risks that precipitate crises, prevent early exit from them, and perpetuate long-term dependency on humanitarian assistance. Guided by UNDP's Crisis Offer (2022), CB works within the programme and policy experts and with Regional Bureaux (RBx) and Country Offices (COs) to implement solutions across prevention, response and recovery that help break the cycle of protracted fragility and crisis.

The Crisis Bureau (CB) leads UNDP's efforts to help countries anticipate, prevent, respond to and recover from crises and fragility. The Bureau provides integrated policy, programme, operational and financing support across the crisis continuum, enabling countries to manage risk, respond to shocks and build resilience.

To deliver this mandate effectively, the Bureau relies on robust operational systems and sound stewardship of financial, human and institutional resources. CB's dedicated Operations Team has been established to strengthen operational oversight, improve service delivery, enhance compliance and accountability, and provide integrated management support across the Bureau. The Operations Team consolidates key operational management functions previously dispersed across different organizational units and serves as the Bureau's central coordination point for financial management, budget oversight, human resources, procurement, project management support, compliance and operational risk management. Working closely with Bureau of Management Services (BMS), Office of Human Resources (OHR), Office of Financial Resources Management (OFRM), Regional Bureaux and Country Offices, the team ensures that CB's operational systems remain efficient, responsive and fully compliant with UNDP rules and regulations, while supporting the Bureau's evolving organizational footprint and changing business requirements.

Reporting to the Deputy Director, and with guidance from the Management Advisor/Head of the Front Office, the Oversight & Resource Management Specialist plays a central role in the operational management of the Crisis Bureau. The position is responsible for overseeing the Bureau's financial planning, budget management, resource oversight, project operational support, and compliance with corporate operational policies and procedures. The incumbent provides operational advice and support to Bureau management and technical teams on a broad range of management issues, including financial oversight, resource planning, project implementation, procurement, human resources, audit follow-up, and operational risk management. The position serves as a key liaison between the Bureau and corporate service providers—including BMS, OFRM, OHR and other central units—to facilitate timely operational support and ensure effective implementation of corporate policies and procedures.

Working as part of the newly established Operations Team, the incumbent contributes to strengthening operational governance, improving business processes, promoting consistent application of UNDP rules and regulations, and supporting informed management decision-making through analysis, reporting and oversight of the Bureau's financial and operational performance.

The incumbent is entrusted with Financial Portfolio reporting, review and approval of budgets, review of donor and partnership agreements and approval of POs, vouchers and special cases related to travel and procurement. H/she provides guidance to Operations Associates in a matrix supervisory role to ensure that operational transactions and requests are completed and compliant with financial rules and regulations.

The position also provides day-to-day guidance and quality assurance to Operations Associates working across the Bureau, helping ensure timely, compliant and client-oriented delivery of operational services while supporting continuous improvement of business processes and internal controls. To ensure rapid and solutions-oriented deployments of expertise and other crisis response/recovery related operational requirements of UNDP COs on an urgent basis the Oversight & Resource Management Specialist works under the direct supervision of the Crisis Bureau Directorate. The incumbent is entrusted with Financial Portfolio reporting, review and approval of budgets, review of donor and partnership agreements and approval of POs, vouchers and special cases related to travel and procurement. H/she provided guidance to Operations Associates in a matrix supervisory role to ensure that operational transactions and requests are completed and compliant with financial rules and regulations. UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

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

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: None

Core Competencies: Achieve Results, Think Innovatively, Learn Continuously, Adapt with Agility, Act with Determination, Engage and Partner, Enable Diversity and Inclusion

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies: Business Management - Working with Evidence and Data, Business Management - Operations Management, Business Development - Knowledge generation, Data - Data analysis, 2030 Agenda: Engagement and Effectiveness - Crisis management / Country Management Support, Business Direction & Strategy System Thinking Ability, Business Management - Portfolio Management

Required Skills and Experience:

Education: A professional accounting qualification from an internationally accredited institute of accountancy, and/or Advanced (Master´s) University Degree in Finance and/or Accounting is required. Or a first-level university degree (bachelor's degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience: Minimum 5 years (with master´s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor´s degree) of relevant experience at national and international level, including progressively responsible experience in operational monitoring, planning, designing, organizing and implementing development funds is required

Language: Fluency in English is required.

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.

UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.

Probation

For all new UNDP fixed term appointments (FTA), including for staff members being transferred or seconded to UNDP under the Inter-Organization Agreement concerning Transfer, Secondment or Loan of Staff, on an appointment of more than one year, continuation of the appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.

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