Chief, Strategic Resource Planning Branch, Division for Management Services, New York, D-1

The Position:

The Chief, Strategic Resource Planning Branch position is in the Division for Management Services (DMS). It reports to the Director of Management Services. The Strategic Resource Planning Branch (SRPB) ensures transparent, holistic, and efficient planning of UNFPA’s financial resources to support the achievement of the strategic plan. By taking a comprehensive perspective on the organization’s resources, comprising both core and non-core funding, SRPB helps both maximize impact and safeguard the financial sustainability of the organization. The Branch plays a key role in the integrated planning, distribution and management of financial resources for both programme and management activities and the monitoring of budget utilization. The incumbent is responsible for leadership, management and supervision of the work of the Branch, and leads a team of International Professional staff and General Service staff.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The Chief is the principal adviser in UNFPA providing authoritative advice and leadership on financial resources planning and budget. The Chief leads and manages the work of the Branch in developing substantive strategies, policies; guidance, instruments and tools for resource planning and budget, relevant to the needs of UNFPA offices.

Within the Branch, the Chief has overall responsibility for strategic direction and management of human and financial resources.

1. Budget planning and formulation and integrated funds allocation;
2. Integrated resource management, monitoring and oversight;
3. Capacity building, training, advisory services and technical guidance;
4. Policies and tools for resource planning and management;
5. Support decision-making and UNFPA strategic priorities;
6. Branch management and representation, supervision of direct reports.

You would be responsible for:

1. Budget planning and formulation and integrated funds allocation

• Lead overall process of preparation and formulation of the Integrated Budget across UNFPA, aligned with the priorities of the UNFPA Strategic Plan;  
• Coordinate budget preparation process with the strategic planning process and other corporate initiatives;
• Establish budget preparation schedule, ensure statutory deadlines and requirements are met, oversee compliance with the plan;
• Lead and design a strategic approach to results-based budgeting, coordinate with partner agencies to develop jointly agreeable proposals;
• Lead, provide direction and oversee the development of the budget preparation guidelines;
• Lead, provide direction and oversee the consolidation and analysis of overall budget proposals, including alternative scenarios. Present them to the Director of DMS and Executive Director / Deputy Executive Directors, as well as the Executive Committee and the Resource Management Committee. Coordinate the revision of estimates based on Executive Management feedback;
• Lead, provide direction and oversee the preparation of the Integrated Budget proposal document for the submission to the ACABQ and the Executive Board;
• Represent UNFPA at the informal consultations with the Executive Board.  Brief Director of DMS and the Executive Management on key strategic issues anticipated during the discussions with the ACABQ and Executive Board;
• Defend the Integrated Budget proposal before the ACABQ and the Execu