UN Women: Finance Analyst, United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, Bonn, Germany, P-2 (Fixed-Term Appointment)

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Established by UN General Assembly Resolution 50/166 in 1996, the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) is the first and remains the only global UN funding mechanism dedicated exclusively to providing direct grants to civil society organizations working to prevent and end all forms of violence against women and girls (EVAW/G). Since 2010, UN Women has administered the UN Trust Fund on behalf of the UN system, providing a strong institutional foundation and field support through a global infrastructure of country and regional offices.

With nearly three decades of experience, the UN Trust Fund has become a key global mechanism for funding initiatives that aim to eliminate violence against women and girls. It plays a critical role in fostering collaboration across governments, UN agencies, and civil society to address the root causes and consequences of violence, aligning its work with broader international policies and frameworks. The UN Trust Fund focuses on providing long-term grants to organizations that work in diverse contexts, particularly those representing marginalized groups, such as indigenous women, women living with disabilities, and women from rural or conflict-affected areas. Its investments are survivor-centered and aim to have sustainable, long-term impacts. Since 1997, the UN Trust Fund has funded over 700 initiatives in over 140 countries and territories, significantly contributing to global efforts to end violence against women and girls.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Global Lead: Capacity Development and Operations Management, the Finance Analyst works in close collaboration across all Secretariat teams, providing close guidance to all staff, especially programme and finance personnel who perform adjunct operations functions, ensuring team members are knowledgeable of rules and procedures governing programme finances, donor reporting, and personnel management. She/he also works in collaboration with finance and operations staff in other UN Agencies, UN Women Regional Office and HQ staff and UNTF grantees to successfully deliver operations services.

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

1. Support in the coordination of the operations of the UN Trust Fund to EVAW

• Support theGlobal Lead: Capacity Development and Operations Management,to implement team workplans and monitor progress against performance benchmarks.
• Prepare, monitor, and revise the UN Trust Fund's annual operating budget and workplan; ensuring accurate data entry and timely updates in Quantum and PRISM, in coordination with relevant team members.
• Participate in review meetings and assess the managerial and operational capacities of grantees in collaboration with the Grants Management team.
• Implement business process mapping and establish internal standard operating procedures in all areas of the Finance-related functions at the UN Trust Fund, including the updating of the UNTF roles in the Identity Access Management portal
• Support the implementation of corporate, budget, financial, procurement, and HR policies and systems and ensure adequate training of staff and project personnel on these issues.
• Ensure a continuous and up-to-date flow of information between the UNTF and COs/MCOs/ROs and HQ.
• Support the team in overseeing all operations activities, including finance, human resources, procurement, transport, IT, security, administration and ensure they follow UN Trust Fund and UN Women rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Support the Finance and Programme Associates in the Operations Team, including contributing to performance plans and evaluation standards, providing input to performance assessments and providing feedback and coaching.
• Perform delegated approval functions in Quantum\PRISM and ensure timely financial clearance of transactions and donor agreements.
• Foster a collaborative and results-oriented team environment, promoting professional development and capacity building.

2. Coordinate financial planning, expenditure tracking, reporting and auditing of resources in accordance with UN Women internal control framework, rules, regulations, policies and procedures:

• Analyze and oversee all financial resources managed by the UN Trust Fund and provide high-quality professional advice on financial issues to the management, as necessary.
• Prepare and implement the Secretariat’s budget in alignment with strategic priorities, including through ensuring appropriate mapping of workplan budgets into Quantum, and via quarterly budget utilization updates.

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