The UNOPS Middle East Region (MR) provides strategic leadership, performance oversight, and support to UNOPS operations across Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and the State of Palestine. MR is responsible for positioning UNOPS as a key development partner in the region through high-level engagement with regional bodies, UN coordination mechanisms, development banks, donors, and intergovernmental organisations. By fostering strategic partnerships and promoting operational excellence, the region supports country teams in delivering sustainable solutions to complex development, peace, and humanitarian challenges

Established in 2004, the UNOPS Amman Multi-Country Office (MCO) provides strategic and operational support to partners across Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and the Gulf countries. The MCO delivers solutions that address development, peace, and humanitarian challenges through infrastructure, procurement, project management, and human resources services. Working in close collaboration with national governments, UN agencies, and donors, the office supports efforts to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Its portfolio includes large-scale operations focused on improving essential services, strengthening national systems, and enhancing resilience in complex and fragile settings.

Under the overall guidance of the Chief of Education and the direct supervision of the Information Management Officer, the Budget and Grants Officer leads the coordination and technical support for programme budget planning, monitoring and financial oversight, and contributes to high-quality donor reporting. The role works proactively with colleagues across the Country Office, and with donors and external partners, to strengthen programme performance, ensure compliance, and support the effective delivery of results.

The incumbent reviews and analyses programme budget proposals to ensure completeness, accuracy and alignment with programme plans and budget guidelines. The role ensures that resources are planned, allocated and monitored in accordance with donor commitments and UNICEF financial rules and regulations, while providing technical guidance to programme teams on budgeting and financial management.

Key Functions and Accountabilities

Within delegated authority, the incumbent supports the following areas of work and expected results.

1. Financial and Grants Management Support (Education Section)

• Monitor utilization of Regular Resources (RR) and Other Resources (OR) and provide regular financial updates to the Chief of Education.

• Ensure timely allocation of new grants to relevant programmes.

• Initiate and process grant extension requests in advance of expiry dates.

• Work closely with Programme Officers and the Chief of Education to ensure compliance with donor conditions and grant requirements when allocating and re-phasing funds.

• Track grant utilization and programme progress to support full and timely use of funds before expiry.

• Provide accurate financial inputs for donor reports, proposals, workplans and programme documents, including verification of budget calculations prior to finalization.

• Support programme staff to strengthen the quality and clarity of expenditure narratives in financial reports.

• Retrieve and analyze cost information (e.g. staffing and operational costs) from corporate systems and compile standardized and tailored financial reports.

• Maintain organized and accessible records of allocations, correspondence, budgets, donor reports and other financial documentation to strengthen institutional memory within the section.

2. Reporting and Performance Monitoring Support

• Monitor allocation and expenditure trends and generate financial progress reports (e.g. from Insight), flagging risks, delays or deviations to Programme Officers and the Chief of Education.

• Provide budget utilization updates for mid-year, annual and mid-term reviews.

• Support the preparation of periodic and ad hoc financial and performance reports for donors, including documentation for audits when required.

• Contribute to the drafting of concept notes and proposals, including logframes, workplans and budgets, in collaboration with Programme Officers.

• Support the preparation of donor, progress and final reports, as well as internal and external reporting products (e.g. RAM, SitRep).

3. Cost Distribution and Payroll Planning

• Prepare cost distribution for the Education Section in line with grant conditions and payroll requirements.

• Support other tasks related to payroll planning and funding allocation, as required.

4. Capacity Building and Knowledge Support

• Support Programme Officers in researching, compiling and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to strengthen the quality and timeliness of donor and programme reporting.

• Capacity building sessions for the section programme officers on related technical areas related to the function, including but not limited to, financial management, InSight, and reporting.

Required

• A University Degree in finance, accounting, logistics, business administration, or any other related field of discipline relevant to the job is required.

Required:

• A minimum of two years programme planning, coordination, management, and donor reporting and partnerships.

• Strong computer skills, including familiarity with UNICEF software tools, Excel spreadsheets and demonstrated capacity to produce reports using graphs and charts, are required. 

• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered a strong asset. 

Experience in refugee camps and education programmes is an asset.

• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes. 
• Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.
• Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. 
• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments. 
• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 
• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. 
• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process. If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses (they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here. 
• For more details about the contract types, please click here.
• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda. 
• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.