Under the
direct supervision of the UNOPS LFA Team Leader, the Financial Management &
Systems Specialist will be based in Kabul, Afghanistan and is responsible for financial verifications
and assessments within a portfolio of countries including Afghanistan, Iran and
a regional multicountry grant. S/he helps ensure that all LFA work is of high
quality and completed within the timeframe set by the Global Fund
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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 Afghanistan, Iran and for the multi-country grant by carrying out
the following activities:
• Review Disbursement
Request/Financial Progress Updates and complete the LFA Progress Review and
Recommendation for Ongoing Disbursement forms; Contribute to the pilot
assignments related to new modalities for grant rating;
• 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 PRs or their sub-recipients;
• Conducts any requested
verification in view of programming of funds towards national covid-19
responses;
• Follow up on outstanding external
audit issues or findings from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), grant
requirements and management action;
• Identify financial weaknesses and
make recommendations with timeframes for necessary follow up by the PR; follow
up on PRs’ progress at the initiation of grants by contributing to
Implementation readiness assessments;
• 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;
• Discuss with the 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 TL;
• Other activities as per the LFA Manual
and/or as assigned;
• Attend field visits and debrief
the SRs/SSRs on the field visit outcomes within Afghanistan and countries under
the portfolio, depending on the needs;
• Red-flagging for the Global Fund of
any potential risk of misuse of the Global Fund 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 Managers 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.