UN Women: Deputy Director, Integrated Resources Management Section, Division of Finance and Adm

This vacancy is re-opened to broaden the applicant pool. Candidates who have already applied for this position remain under consideration and are not required to reapply.

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.

The Division of Finance and Administration (DFA) is responsible for the holistic planning, allocation and management of financial resources, the effective and efficient delivery of essential operations services in UN Women, continuous development and improvement integrated resource management, policies and methods to align with UN Women and stakeholders’ evolving business needs and advisory support to the Executive Director in the formulation and implementation of the UN Women overall mission, strategy and plans of actions.

• Lead, manage, and provide strategic direction to the Integrated Budget Management Unit, ensuring alignment with UN Women’s mandate and financial governance frameworks.
• Support and backstop the CFO in high-level representation within inter-agency finance and budget networks, including engagements with the UN General Assembly (notably the Fifth Committee), the ACABQ, the UN Women Executive Board, and other key external stakeholders.
• Represent UN Women in engagements with internal and external oversight bodies, including the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU), on matters related to resource planning and budgeting.
• Provide senior-level briefings and technical support to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to inform decision-making on resource planning, allocations, and budget execution.

• Develop, maintain, and update UN Women’s policies, procedures, and guidance (PPG) related to resource planning, budgeting, cost recovery, and direct project costing (DPC), ensuring alignment with FRRs and UN system-wide mandates and decisions.
• Ensure institutional adherence to established PPGs at all levels through oversight, monitoring, and technical guidance.
• Establish, oversee, and continuously improve governance frameworks and internal processes for planning, allocating, and budgeting institutional, core programmable, and funding received from the UN Regular Budget resources.
• Lead the development of internal budgetary frameworks and control mechanisms that ensure transparency, accountability, and results‑orientation in resource utilization.

• Oversee the development and institutionalization of Resource Planning Frameworks (RPFs) that enable holistic, forward‑looking, and results‑linked planning across all financial resources managed by the organization, including assessed contributions, voluntary core and non-core contributions.
• Direct the preparation and presentation of the Programme Budget and the Integrated Budget in alignment with strategic priorities and RPFs, supporting coherence and resource optimization across the organization.
• Provide corporate oversight of resource planning and budget management processes, ensuring strong linkages between resources and results in alignment with the Strategic Plan.
• Issue strategic guidance and quality assurance on all budgetary submissions, allocations, and performance reviews to promote timely and effective use of all funding sources.
• Lead high‑quality corporate analytics, monitoring, and reporting on the use and performance of budgetary resources, including dashboards and scorecards for internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor contributions levels working closely with SPD, and based on analytics and reports, propose adjustments to internal allocations when contributions change.
• Monitor compliance with internal budget allocations and coordinate closely with the CFO, SPRED, and Regional Offices to flag risks and propose remedial actions where needed.
• Ensure appropriate support and…