TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT

Duration: 364 days

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The Position:

The Planning and Report Business Specialist will contribute to the design and implementation of an integrated planning and reporting solution based on Oracle Cloud ERP by documenting requirements, transforming them in configuration decisions and cooperating with the entire ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning team in the implementation of the desired solution You will report directly to the plan to report functional stream lead.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. 

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

UNFPA is implementing a new Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system that will fully support the needs of the Fund and enable the effective management of human, financial and physical resources through a cloud based digital platform.

The ERP implementation project has a remaining 1-year implementation timeframe. The new system will cover the core business areas of finance, procurement, inventory management, grant management and human resources, and support the budgeting and programming processes.

To contribute to the functional team, to ensure the tight delivery schedule is respected and the project objectives achieved UNFPA is seeking to hire an external specialist for the role of the ERP Business Analyst Plan to Report, reporting to the Functional Stream Lead.

Qualifications and Experience  

Education:  

Advanced university degree in computer science, engineering, management of information systems, Business Administration or a related discipline covering your functional area;

Knowledge and Experience: 

• 7 years of experience in Programme Management, Programme coordination, Monitoring of Evaluation or related activities; 

• Experience in process analysis, policy writing, organizational analysis

• Deep knowledge and experience in Plan to Report business domain, including results based management (RBM), Monitoring and Evaluation, Implementing Partner management, Progress and donor reports

• PMP or equivalent project management professional certification will be an asset; 

• Business Analysis professional certification will be an asset;

• Work experience in the UN system will be an asset;

Languages: 

Fluency in English is required; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.