Head Analytics, Budgeting & Management

Lead and coordinate the overall budget preparation process across UNOPS, aligning it with the UNOPS Strategic Plan and other corporate initiatives.

Lead and design a strategic approach to results-based budgeting, and identifying and developing new budget policies, procedures, systems, and guidance.

Oversee the preparation and submission of budget proposal documents to the ACABQ and the Executive Board, and represent UNOPS in relevant consultations.

Provide authoritative advice and guidance to offices on strategic and professional budget and resource management matters.

Ensure compliance with budget policies and guidelines through controls and checks across the organization.

Represent UNOPS in CEB Finance and Budget Network in areas related to the budget management, cost classification, jointly financed activities.

Ensure regular and robust budget monitoring and forecasting for HQ, Regions, and Country Offices.

Ensure prudent long-term business and financial contingency planning, including appropriate budget allocations, corporate investments, and oversight of reserves.

Drive the shaping and alignment of UNOPS results frameworks to development objectives, including preparation of substantive contributions to UNOPS Strategic Plan (SP) and associated Mid-Term Review (MTR) in the area of Results Based Management (RBM).

Lead the team responsible for the development and timely preparation of a suite of management reports and other financial analyses to all levels of decision making to enable data-driven and informed decisions

Review the financial reports which are required for external purposes (e.g. UNOPS Annual Report, Executive Director’s Annual Report, CEB, OECD reporting etc.) and clear financial information shared externally e.g. in transparency portal, IATI etc. for consistency with UNOPS audited financial statements.

Ensure availability of coherent financial information/reports across the Organization for external stakeholders such as the UNOPS Executive Board, the UN-system and partners and . provide formal and ad-hoc requests for information and analysis relating to UNOPS financial management and results

In collaboration with the Infrastructure and Project Management Group, monitor and drive the UNOPS sustainability agenda including reporting requirements and identifying improvement initiatives.

Oversee financial data and structures within UNOPS systems, ensuring integrity, transparency, and accountability in governance and control.

Spearhead the exploration, identification, and acquisition of suitable data sources for decision-making and advancement of UNOPS goals.

Develop innovative solutions using modern financial techniques to analyze, monitor, and evaluate financial results.

Collaborate with technology stakeholders to access the necessary infrastructure, software, and services required to develop and deploy data science products.

Facilitate Results Based Reporting and design and implement enhanced financial data analytic tools for decision-making at all organizational levels, in coordination with other units.

Coordinate the design and development of customized visualization and presentation products to effectively communicate analysis findings to clients in various formats (e.g., briefings, reports, interactive interfaces).

Drive the foresight and forecasting processes of UNOPS through external and internal data analysis. Developing and improving internal and external intelligence/information gathering, analysis processes, combined with communication of financial information within the entire organization

Coordinate the development and deployment of innovative data collection platforms and technologies in collaboration with Regional and Country Offices with a focus on integrating administrative records and real-time data to address needs at the regional and HQ level.

Oversee sophisticated predictive and computational modeling efforts, leveraging cutting-edge methodologies, including machine learning, to inform UNOPS’ strategic goals

Partner closely with the Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer to ensure that data governance, protection, and automation strategies are secure, ethical, and aligned with UNOPS’ broader data initiatives incorporating external best practices and benchmarks.

Oversee financial data and structures within UNOPS systems, ensuring integrity, transparency, and accountability in governance and control.

Spearhead the exploration, identification, and acquisition of suitable data sources for decision-making and advancement of UNOPS goals.

Develop, review, update and recommend for approval budgeting policies, procedures, systems and instructions in conjunction with the other relevant business units in response to business requirements and as required to improve and promote the budgeting and reporting.

Manage and oversee the financial business processes mapping and elaboration of the content of internal standard operating procedures and use of ERP to ensure proper management of budgets by UNOPS staff and the timely flow of financial information in UNOPS for management, monitoring, and oversight purposes.

Establish the annual work plan for the Analytics, Budgeting and Management team in collaboration with the CFO and stakeholders. Set objectives, performance measurements, standards and results expected.

Monitor implementation of the team’s annual work plan, oversee progress and ensure delivery of results as planned and according to expectation.

Promote teamwork and collaboration by providing the team with clear direction, objectives and guidance to enable them to perform their duties responsibly, effectively and efficiently.

Plan, recruit and develop a flexible workforce with the skills and competencies needed to ensure optimum performance and ensure gender and geographical diversity.

Foster a positive work environment, respectful of all, and ensure that the highest standards of conduct are observed.

Establish processes and tools for managing and enhancing the planning and execution of Analytics, Budgeting and Management activities at UNOPS.

Promote continuous improvement in financial operations, systems and processes.

Drive continuous improvement in Analytics, Budgeting and Management operations, systems and processes through sharing examples and development of new tools.

Lead consolidation and dissemination of lessons learnt and best practices in change management in Analytics, Budgeting and Management activities.