Admin and Financial Officer (AFO)

EbA II is a joint undertaking of the Government of Nepal/Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), funded by GEF through the LDCF, spanning four years 2019-2022. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) is the collaborating Ministry. The main goal and objective of the project is to reduce climate vulnerability of local communities in Nepal and to enhance the capacity of the Government and local communities to adapt to climate change. The project covers two distinct physiographic regions: Mid hills and High Mountain and covers three districts; Dolakha, Salyan and Accham. The project works in 10 Municipalities and 3 Divisional Forest Offices. A total of 12,072 households with a population of 59,172 are the project beneficiaries.     

The Admin and Financial Officer (AFO) will work under the overall guidance of National Project Director (NPD) and National Project Coordinator (NPC) and under the direct supervision of National Project Manager (NPM). The AFO will work in close consultation and cooperation with the Task Manager (TM), Technical Advisor (TA) and other thematic experts in realizing the project deliverables as per the specific terms of reference. AFO will report to the National Project Manager.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment

The AFO will provide administrative and financial oversight of the project budget to ensure that Government and UNEP standards and procedures are met and complied. While doing so, the AFO will undertake the following key functions: 

Key Competencies: 

Budget Management

Financial Planning 

Financial and administrative management 

Donor reporting 

Education

• Bachelor degree in Financial management or Business Administration 

Work Experience 

• Minimum 3 years of proven working experience at the national level in the areas of project budget planning and management with knowledge and expertise in financial reporting. 
• Proven working knowledge of financial and administrative management of both development partners and that of Government implemented is preferred.

• Fluency in English and Nepali is required

Contract type: ICA
Contract level: LICA-7
Contract duration: 12 months

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• 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 (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

The position is based in a family duty station.