Budget Internship

The Budget Division seeks to enable UNDP’s Strategic Plan and help achieve the measures set out in the Integrated Results and Resources Framework (IRRF) by integrating evolving priorities and resource management trends into UNDP’s Integrated Resources Plan and Integrated Budget (IRP/IB) and its Institutional Budget, with robust connections between results and resources across all categories of activities underpinned by all sources of funds. BMS/Budget leads the UNDP Institutional Budget formulation process and supports UNDP in addressing strategically critical resource planning and management priorities, including results-based budgeting, integration of programmatic budget and the institutional budget, enhanced cost classification and support to UN harmonization, corporate decision support and other performance management initiatives. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Researching, analyzing and interpreting budgetary and other management information. This includes providing specialized or general calculations and analysis in support of various budgetary and reporting functions; preparing specialized or highly complex reports, forecasts, analyses and interpretations utilizing advanced knowledge and proficiency in budgetary and accounting practices, principles and interrelationships for management and other stakeholders.
• Preparing budgetary and other management reports as requested. This includes reviews and analyses of business unit budgetary performance. Budgetary inputs in relation to the preparation of financial statements in accordance with UNDP financial regulations and rules and accounting policies.
• Providing advisory services to BMS/Budget staff and clients. This includes advice on supporting the budgetary analysis and management reporting work for UNDP’s Senior Management.
• Support other/ad hoc activities as seen relevant and needed.

IT skills:

• Strong IT skills and excellent knowledge of office software packages (MS Office) and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages
• Relevant experience with Power BI environments
• Knowledge of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications, such as Peoplesoft, Oracle, Hyperion.

Other competencies and attitude:

• Interest and motivation in working in an international organization;
• Good analytical skills in gathering and consolidating data and research for practical implementation;
• Outgoing and initiative-taking person with a goal oriented mind-set;
• Communicates effectively when working in teams and independently;
• Good in organizing and structuring various tasks and responsibilities;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Responds positively to feedback and differing points of view;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.

Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

• currently in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree; or
• currently enrolled in a Master’s degree; or
• have graduated no longer than 1 year ago from a bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent studies.
• Field of study: Finance, Accounting, Management or equivalent.

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