Senior Budget Planning and Monitoring Officer

The Senior Budget Planning and Monitoring Officer supports the strategic resource management function of the Court by ensuring effective planning, coordination, monitoring and control of budgetary resources. The incumbent acts as the principal operational manager of the Budget Section, translating strategic guidance into operational budget processes and ensuring quality, accuracy and compliance of budgetary data, analyses and reports.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the preparation and consolidation of annual and medium-term budget proposals, reviewing submissions for accuracy, consistency, affordability and alignment with institutional priorities.
• Support the Chief of the Budget Section in technical preparations for ASP, CBF and related budgetary discussions.
• Liaise with programme managers and budget holders throughout the budget planning and monitoring cycle.
• Support the development of medium-term budget forecasts and resource planning analyses, including through review of strategic planning inputs and budget assumptions.
• Monitor budget execution against approved allotments and expected results; analyse expenditure trends, identify variances and prepare forecasts.
• Provide technical advice to managers on budget execution, corrective measures and cost planning.
• Support programme managers in costing, performance indicators and implementation planning.
• Draft and consolidate budget implementation reports, expenditure analyses and supporting documentation.
• Ensure the accuracy and quality of budgetary information submitted to management and governing bodies, including audit and oversight processes.
• Coordinate day-to-day budget operations and promote effective collaboration with the other Sections, in particular the Finance and HR Sections, and programme managers.
• Supervise and guide staff within the Budget Section, ensuring timely and high-quality outputs while contributing to staff development and performance management.
• Identify opportunities to improve budget processes, tools and internal controls, including support to organizational performance management.
• Contribute to the integration of gender-responsive budgeting and other institutional priorities into budget processes.
• Act for the Chief of the Budget Section, as delegated, and perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in business or public administration, management, information systems, finance or related field. A first-level University Degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least seven years (nine years with first level university degree) of relevant work experience in budget planning, budget implementation monitoring, or financial management is required.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating or contributing to complex annual budget processes in an international organization is required.
• Experience in expenditure analysis, forecasting and budgetary control is required.
• Experience working with ERP-based planning or financial management systems (e.g. SAP or similar) is required.
• Experience supervising staff or coordinating the work of a team is desirable.
• Experience within an international organization, preferably with a judicial or rule-of-law mandate, is desirable.
• Knowledge of results-based budgeting and IPSAS is desirable.
• Ability to identify and resolve budgetary problems and identify sources for data collection; conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.
• Ability to identify priority activities and assignments, adjusting priorities and plans as required.
• Ability to foresee risks and allow for contingencies when planning.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from managers and external bodies/organisations; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
• Ability to operate in compliance with organisational regulations and rules; takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments, supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of the relevant financial rules and regulations, as well as administrative policies and practices.
• Ability to supervise staff and foster teamwork in a multicultural environment.
• Commitment to professional integrity, accountability, diversity and inclusion.
• Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) would be considered an asset.

Skills

• Budgeting
• Budget Implementation Monitoring
• Finance Management
• Annual Budget Processes
• Expenditure Analysis
• Budget Forecasting
• Budget Control
• ERP Financial Accounting
• SAP
• Staff Supervision
• Team Coordination
• Performance-Based Budgeting
• IPSAS
• Financial Rules and Regulations
• Administrative Policies
• Multicultural Team Leadership
• Strategic Resource Planning
• Budget data analysis
• Report Preparation

Languages

English, French