Budget and Admin Assistant
Category | Grade:Volunteer | UNVDeadline:7 Aug 2026Job ID:1784888021270928Posted on:24 Jul 2026
Overview
Support MONUSCO's Engineering Section in Entebbe by preparing and monitoring budgets, contracts, acquisition plans, requisitions and payments in Umoja while administering leases, records, travel, staffing actions, meetings, onboarding and budget-performance reports across mission and field units.
Department: Engineering Section, Budget, Acquisition and Lease Planning and Property Unit
Languages
Required: English
Desired: French
Job Areas
- Finance & Budgeting
- Administration & Executive Support
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Draft annual cost estimates and results-based budget inputs
- Monitor contracts, account balances, spending forecasts and budget performance
- Create and review vouchers, acquisition documents and service-entry sheets
- Track requisitions, purchase orders, deliveries and liquidation in Umoja
- Evaluate invoices and coordinate payment documentation
- Maintain administrative, staffing, attendance and performance records
- Arrange meetings, duty travel, onboarding and separation processes
- Consolidate budget submissions and prepare narrative and performance reports
Requirements
- At least five years of progressively responsible experience in administration, budgeting, accounting, finance or a related field
- Experience preparing budgets, monitoring implementation and reporting budget performance
- English fluency
- Computer proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Skills
Budget preparationBudget monitoringFinancial reportingContract monitoringVendor evaluationInvoice reviewAdministrative coordinationRecords managementTravel administrationStaff administration
Tools
UmojaSAP Financial AccountingSAP Funds ManagementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Outlook
Additional info
- UN Volunteer assignment based with MONUSCO in Entebbe, Uganda
- Entebbe is classified as a family duty station