Responsibilities

• Medium-term plan: Supports planning, organizing and managing the preparation of the medium-term plan and its revisions on the basis of departmental submissions, taking into account recommendations and decisions of specialized intergovernmental bodies.
• Proactively supports relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in the review of the medium-term plan and its revisions including securing approval from the General Assembly and the UN-Habitat Assembly/Executive Board. • Ensures legislative mandates are accurately translated into programme budgets.
• Budget preparation: Plans and co-ordinates review of budget submissions comprising of both assessed and extrabudgetary resources.
• Reviews, analyses and finalizes cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements from Divisions/Offices at Headquarters and in the field, including programmatic aspects; ensures compliance with the medium-term plan and other legislative mandates.
• Co-ordinates the preparation of budget submissions from managers.
• Reviews, analyses and finalizes programme budget/financial implications to the General Assembly, with the support of Office of Programme Planning and Budget Division (OPPBD), and the Executive Board in light of additional mandates.
• Provides substantive support and guidance to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in their budget review; secures approval from the General Assembly and the UN-Habitat Assembly/Executive Board. Budget administration:
• Manages/issues allotments, authorizes sub-allotments, including redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures.
• Monitors expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels.
• Administers and monitors extra-budgetary resources, including review of agreements and cost plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures.
• Oversees the review and finalization of budget performance reports; monitors variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
• Provides advice and support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in review of budget performance reports; secure approval from the General Assembly and the Executive Board. Accounting:
• Directs a complete financial function of the Organization which includes a number of different and diverse operations and interrelated accounts of the financial system

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, programme management, business administration or related area is required.
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in implementing, applying, and contributing to development of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) is required
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in conceptualizing, preparing, and defending policy and administrative decisions/guidance to diverse inter-governmental bodies in support of negotiations and international environmental agreements is required.
• A minimum of five (5) years of hands-on, practical experience with preparing annual financial statements for large international organizations involving multiple sources of funds is desirable.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in developing, building capacity and delivery of training on financial and legal arrangements with project implementing partners is desirable. Experience with use of finance modules in an ERP system, including analysis of accounting data and creation of management reports using Business Intelligence tools, is desirable.
• Experience in performing analysis, reviewing, and designing tailored donor reports is desirable. Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

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Responsibilities

• Under the guidance of the Programme Officer, within the Land Housing and Shelter Section, the Policy and Strategy formulation intern will carry out the following responsibilities:
• Research support for the analysis of issues relating to informal settlements and slums in the SADC region • Assist in the socio-economic analysis and identification of trends, across the SADC region and countries
• Support the production of analytical content, consolidating inputs, knowledge and capturing case studies, and writing chapter content.
• Assist in coordinating the formulation of a regional strategy, preparing drafts and topical inputs to chapters of the draft strategy
• Support all areas of the strategy design process: identification and agenda building, policy development, formulation and adoptions, implementation, and evaluation
• Support correspondence to and facilitation of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG), organizing and preparation of periodic meetings and/or workshops, experts and stakeholders.
• Support in any other research, policy, strategy related tasks.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent),
• Have graduated with Bachelor’s degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite). Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter. Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. 
• Preferred areas of study: • Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) such as urban development, environment related science, economics, sustainable development, global development, social or political sciences, international relations, or any other related field, or
• Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor level or equivalent) in a relevant study area, such as sustainable urban development, urban planning, urban economics, urban management, urban policy and governance, development planning, or any other closely related field. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application.

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Tasks:

• Data Collection and Processing: Collect, clean, and preprocess spatial datasets related to urban dynamics, including demographics, housing, land use, transportation, and urban development.
• Geospatial Analysis and Visualization: Supporting spatial analyses and creating thematic maps to illustrate trends in urban growth, land use patterns, and infrastructure dynamics.
• Workflow Automation: Support in developing and refining Python scripts to automate data processing, spatial analysis, and mapping workflows related to urban systems. iv. Dashboard and Interactive Map Development: Design and implement interactive dashboards (Power BI, Tableau, etc ) and web maps (ArcGIS Online, etc) to present insights into urban dynamics for stakeholders.
• Reporting and Documentation: Document all workflows, methods, and processes.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent),
• Have graduated with Bachelor’s degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
  Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Preferred areas of study: Geography, geospatial science, remote sensing, urban planning, or any other closely related field. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.