Finance and Administrative Officer [Open to Tier 1 & 2 Applicants Only]

Tiered Approach In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby: - Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026. - Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments - Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers - Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply. Background In order to address the challenges and adapt to the continually evolving scenario in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), continuing substantive support for governance, stabilization, resilience and normalization processes will be crucial to help address risks and vulnerabilities and protect and sustain the gains of the Bangsamoro peace process. The DFAT-Australia support through UNDP-implemented programs has significantly contributed to conflict-prevention and peacebuilding in the Bangsamoro. Phase 1 of PROSPER-Bangsamoro has sought to complement and strengthen the conflict-prevention and peacebuilding ecosystem in the BARMM through support across governance, stabilization and resilience, and normalization outcomes. Given the current fragile context emerging from evolving risks and challenges to the peace process, there is an imperative to further strengthen this conflict-prevention and peacebuilding ecosystem in the lead-up to the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections in September 2026. The gains secured from DFAT-Australia support will need to be further consolidated and deepened amidst fractures in the peace process. Phase 2 of PROSPER-Bangsamoro will thus seek to build on the gains and lessons learned from the implementation of the initial phase. It will continue to contribute to all three outcomes of Peacebuilding in Conflict-Affected Mindanao (PCAM) 2 – governance, stability and normalization by continuing good practices while enhancing implementation approaches based on challenges encountered in the initial phase. Moreover, Phase 2 of PROSPER Bangsamoro will continue to strengthen the capacities of BARMM and local government institutions for meaningful, inclusive and peace governance through responding to perceptions of exclusion and grievances among communities and groups in marginalized and vulnerable situations. It will continue to contribute to efforts on conflict prevention and transformation not only at the level of peace process mechanisms and government institutions, but also bridging and deepening social transformation to effectively address the needs, rights and aspirations of communities and sectoral groups who lie at the heart of the Bangsamoro peace process. As the transition to the regular Bangsamoro Government follows the September 2026 elections, Phase 2 will also assist partners in consolidating, transitioning and institutionalizing conflict-sensitive and peacebuilding policies, capacities and programs at the regional, LGU and national levels. Phase 2-PROSPER-Bangsamoro aims to achieve the following outcomes: - Outcome 1: Effective transition of conflict-sensitive and peace-responsive governance policy and programming facilitated at the regional and local government; - Outcome 2: Empowerment and resilience of sectoral groups and their capacities for rights-claiming processes strengthened in the transition to the regular Bangsamoro Government; and, - Outcome 3: Normalization processes supported through transitional justice and reconciliation programming, delivery of peace dividends and accompaniment support for GPH-MILF peace process mechanisms. In implementing PROSPER-Bangsamoro Phase 2, the Project will partner with Bangsamoro regional and local government institutions as well as civil society organizations and local social formations representing groups in marginalized and vulnerable situations in the region, such as women, youth, Indigenous Peoples and former combatants. The Project will also actively coordinate with national government agencies and peace mechanisms in the design and implementation of some components of PROSPER-Bangsamoro Phase 2. Building on the networks established and strengthened under the previous conflict-prevention and peacebuilding programmes supported by Australian Embassy and implemented by UNDP Philippines, Phase 2-PROSPER Bangsamoro will work with women peacebuilders and mediators, youth advocates, Indigenous Peoples representatives, and members of Moro liberation fronts. To support the Peacebuilding Cluster under the Peace and Stabilization Team, and primarily to assist in the implementation of Phase 2-PROSPER-Bangsamoro, UNDP is seeking an Finance and Administrative Officer based in Cotabato City. This position will support the Project in the day-to-day financial management, monitoring, reporting and operational coordination of PROSPER-Bangsamoro, and may also provide finance and administrative support to other peacebuilding projects under the Cluster, as required. The Finance and Administrative Officer is tasked to assist in the administration, review and monitoring of financial transactions of the Project, and thus ensuring high quality, accurate and consistent finance and administrative support for the Project. S/he is expected to report on a daily basis to the Project Manager. The position holder also demonstrates a client-oriented approach, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. Moreover, the Finance and Administrative Officer works in close collaboration with the UNDP Peace & Stabilization Programme Team, the Cotabato Field Office Team as well as with other UN Agencies, government officials, technical advisors and experts, multilateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society organizations to successfully implement Peacebuilding projects. Duties and Responsibilities Under the overall guidance of the Team Leader of the Peace and Stabilization Programme Team, and the Head of Cotabato Field Office and under the direct supervision of the Peacebuilding Project Manager, the Finance and Administrative Officer is responsible for providing effective financial and administrative support primarily to PROSPER-Bangsamoro and, as required, to other projects and initiatives under the Peacebuilding Cluster of the Peace and Stabilization Programme Team. S/he analyzes, interprets and reports according to UNDP Financial Rules and Regulations, as guided by the UNDP Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP). The Finance and Administrative Officer helps to promote a collaborative, client-oriented approach consistent with UNDP rules and regulations. The Finance and Administrative Officer will be directly responsible for successfully completing the below set of tasks within allotted, agreed-upon time frames: Ensures the implementation of financial management strategies and adapts processes and procedures focusing on achievement of the following results: - Full compliance with UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies, financial recording/ reporting system and implementation of effective internal controls, proper functioning of a customer-oriented financial resources management system; - Continuously review the financial situation and support the project in the preparation of forecasts and periodic disbursement requests to be submitted to the donor; - Supports the development of funding requests, negotiations and amendments to the contribution agreement; - Review and approve the funding authorization and expenditure ce