Background information – Cities Alliance
Cities
Alliance, which is hosted ...
Background information – Cities Alliance
Cities
Alliance, which is hosted by UNOPS, is a global partnership for the promotion
of cities in poverty reduction and sustainable development. Headquartered in
Brussels and supported by a Secretariat, it is a unique partnership with a
diverse membership including – global organisations of local authorities,
national governments, international non-governmental organisations,
foundations, knowledge networks and multilateral organisations – which have
come together to strengthen both impacts and coherence in urban development.
Cities Alliance is a global leader, with a strong track record in grant making,
that supports strategic city planning, slum upgrading strategies and national
policies designed to make cities more inclusive and sustainable. Members
promote longer-term and integrated work programmes, while actively promoting
gender equality throughout all activities
Background information – job specific
Within the
scope of the Liberia Country Programme, Cities Alliance is managing two
EU-funded projects and a Comic Relief-funded project. The three projects are
all related to urban development in Greater Monrovia with interventions in the
informal areas. Together, they represent USD 13 million. The Country Programme
delivers technical assistance around municipal planning, urban policies and strategies,
capacity development, community development, municipal services as well as small
scale urban infrastructure. The Associate Finance Officer will join a team of
international and local specialists.
Cities Alliance is seeking a highly motivated,
experienced and skilled professional to manage the two EU-funded projects and
related investments. The Associate Finance Officer
analyses and interprets the financial rules and regulations and provides
solutions to a wide spectrum of complex financial issues in the Country Office;
he/she ensures effective and transparent utilisation of financial resources and
integrity of financial services and reporting.
The Associate
Finance Officer will be supervised by the Liberia Country Programme Manager, be
accountable to the Finance Manager in Brussels, and will work in close
collaboration with the project teams in the Country Office, the Portfolio
Management Team (PMT) in Geneva ECR, the Cities Alliance Financial Manager and Senior Portfolio
Specialist, project partners and donors to ensure successful delivery of
financial services.
Background information – European Union
The Member States of the European Union have decided to link together
their know-how, resources and destinies. Together, they have built a zone of
stability, democracy and sustainable development whilst maintaining cultural diversity,
tolerance and individual freedoms. The European Union is committed to sharing
its achievements and its values with countries and peoples beyond its borders.
The European Union is
one of the largest international development cooperation partners of Liberia.
This project is funded under the Global Climate Change Alliance+ (GCCA), which
was established by the European Union (EU) in 2007 to strengthen dialogue and
cooperation with developing countries, in particular least developed countries
(LDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS). It started its work in just
four pilot countries. Today it has a budget of more than €300 million and is
one of the most significant climate initiatives in the world. It supports 51
programmes around the world and is active in 38 countries, 8 regions and subregions and at the global
level. By fostering effective dialogue and cooperation on climate change,
the Alliance helps to ensure that poor developing countries most vulnerable to
climate change increase their capacities to adapt to the effects of climate change,
in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Where this
benefits their poverty reduction objectives, the Alliance also helps such
countries to participate in the global climate change mitigation effort