Deputy Director, ProgrammeNew

Provides senior operational and strategic support to UNEP's Corporate Services Division, strengthening financial stewardship, corporate planning and resource management. The role advises the Division Director, leads budget-governance support and financial-rule reviews, and coordinates planning, reporting and stakeholder engagement across UNEP and the wider United Nations system.

• Advise the Division Director on technical and functional issues across UNEP's operational spectrum
• Oversee programme and administrative tasks including budgets, financial management, resource management and workforce planning
• Lead secretariat services for the Budget Steering Committee on resource projection, allocation and utilisation
• Review supplementary financial rules for alignment with UN financial regulations and internal policy guidance
• Represent UNEP in the inter-agency Budget and Financial network and propose context-specific interventions
• Direct preparation of reports for intergovernmental bodies including UNEA, ACABQ, CPC and the General Assembly
• Lead data analysis for planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting across the Division
• Manage, develop and train staff while strengthening divisional processes and internal controls

• Advanced university degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, social sciences or management, or a first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in financial management, administration, budget management and internal control
• At least ten years of experience managing implementing partners, multi-stakeholder trust funds and financial and budgetary reviews
• At least five years leading and implementing organisation-wide financial strategies
• At least ten years supervising and managing multidisciplinary professional teams in budget and financial management
• Fluency in English

• Completion of degree or non-degree programmes in data analytics, business analytics or data science
• Professional certification in a management discipline
• Experience applying IPSAS and contributing to IPSAS-related policies and annual financial statements
• Experience preparing intergovernmental budgetary and policy processes
• Experience delivering training or capacity building on financial and legal arrangements for implementing partners
• Experience in data analytics or a related area

• Financial Management
• Budget Management
• Resource Management
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Governance
• Internal Controls
• Workforce Planning
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Data Analytics
• Team Leadership

• ERP
• Business Intelligence

• Temporary position available until 31 December 2026 with a possibility of extension
• Eligibility may be limited to candidates based at the duty station or internal candidates