Purpose
and Scope of Assignment
Under
the overall supervision of LFA Team Leader (TL), the incumbent is required to
perform the function of financial management specialist for the UNOPS LFA
activities in Kyrgyzstan by carrying out the following activities:
• Review Disbursement Request/Financial
Progress Updates and complete the LFA Progress Review and Recommendation for
Ongoing Disbursement forms;
• Timely and relevant review and comments
to the Global Fund on the PR’s completed Enhanced Financial Reporting format;
• Review various documents submitted by
Principal Recipient and provide independent opinion/analysis of financial
adequacy for GFATM grants including budgets, their revisions, Concept Notes,
etc;
• Follow data verification procedures and
formats, conduct field visits and using the format given by GFATM, provide
independent opinion and analysis on the financial management by the PR;
• To conduct any other analysis
requested by the LFA Team Leader from time to time;
• Identify financial weaknesses and make
recommendations with timeframes for necessary follow up by the PR;
• Discuss with the Country Team Leader
any other institutional and financial aspects to be reviewed and take action;
• Prepare mission reports on the format
required by Global Fund and submit it to the Country TL;
• Mission travel may be required to
support LFA team as and when needed;
• Other activities as per The LFA
Manual and/or as assigned;
• Attend field visits with/ without the
finance team members and debrief the SRs/SSRs on the filed visit outcomes.
• Suggest remedial measures on the
potential weaknesses of the SR Management in the optimum utilization of GFATM
grant money and safeguarding the GF grants against any fraud;
• Red-flagging for the Global Fund of
any potential risk of misuse of the GFATM Grants.
•
Perform other related duties as
required. The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative
instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and
that of UNOPS.
Impact of Results:
·
Reports submitted by the LFA will comply with
the deadlines and timescales agreed upon;
·
Ad hoc queries by GFATM are promptly responded
to;
·
LFA clearly demonstrates an understanding of the
terms of reference for each activity and GFATM requirements;
·
Appropriate reporting template and tools are
used by LFA;
·
Analysis of data presented in LFA reports is of
high quality;
·
The conclusions reached in LFA reports are
supported by accurate evidence gathered;
·
LFA is pro-active in identifying and flagging to
the GFATM Fund Portfolio Manager any major risks to effective management of
program implementation and funds;
·
LFA provides innovative analysis, information,
advice, and suggestions for enhancing the quality of GFATM decisions, work
processes, templates, tools etc.