Budget & Programming Associate SC-6

The Budget & Programming Associate SC-6 provides specialized support for planning, monitoring and analyzing project financial performance to optimize resource use. The role focuses on data analysis, process improvement, and development of analytical and visualization tools to support operational and management decision-making at WFP Ukraine.

Responsibilities

• Review budget plans, monitor and analyze project financial performance, identify trends and emerging issues, and provide evidence-based recommendations in compliance with WFP financial policies, procedures and best practices, supporting effective resource allocation.
• Provide comprehensive analysis of fund and grant balances, identifying surpluses, deficits, funding constraints and opportunities for resource optimization, and recommend corrective actions to support correct fund utilization and informed decision-making.
• Support pipeline monitoring and analysis, including consolidation and interpretation of financial and operational data, identifying emerging risks and potential pipeline breaks and supporting timely action to maximize operational effectiveness.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of BPU analytical and reporting processes by identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate recurring activities; develop and maintain efficient analytical tools and solutions using Excel, Power Query, Power BI and/or other appropriate technologies; and support their integration into regular BPU workflows.
• Maintain and review budget and planning information in relevant corporate systems and tools, ensuring timely and accurate data capture; extract, reconcile and validate information from multiple sources and contribute to maintaining reliable datasets for planning, monitoring and analysis.
• Compile, analyze and interpret financial and operational data and prepare periodic and ad hoc analytical products, dashboards, reports and visualizations; translate complex information into concise, accurate and user-friendly insights tailored to management and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with relevant units and stakeholders on budget, resource and data-related matters, clarify discrepancies, gather analytical requirements and ensure consistency and accuracy of information used for planning and decision-making.
• Share knowledge and provide guidance to BPU colleagues on analytical tools, data management and efficient working methods; contribute to the development of common templates, methodologies and good practices to strengthen consistency, sustainability and efficiency across the Unit.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices, to ensure WFP can quickly respond and deploy the resources needed to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.

Requirements

• Completion of secondary school education with a post-secondary certificate in a related area.
• A university degree in finance, economics, business administration, statistics, data analytics, information management or another relevant field is desirable.
• Additional training or certification in data analytics, business intelligence, advanced Excel, Power BI or related areas is an advantage.
• Six or more years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in one of related areas.
• Post-secondary education can compensate for some years of experience: Three years of work experience with a Master’s Degree; Four years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis and development of analytical tools, preferably within budget, finance, resource management, programme or operational functions.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with data management and automation tools such as Power Query and/or VBA/macros, including the ability to structure, analyse and streamline large or complex datasets and recurring processes.
• Experience using Power BI or comparable business intelligence and data visualization tools to develop clear, user-friendly dashboards and analytical products for management and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate, reconcile and validate data from multiple sources and translate complex information into concise, accurate and actionable analysis to support decision-making.
• Experience supporting budget preparation, financial analysis, forecasting, resource management, pipeline monitoring and/or operational planning, preferably using ERP or corporate financial systems.
• Demonstrated ability to identify inefficiencies and develop practical, sustainable solutions through process simplification, automation and standardization, including documentation and knowledge sharing with colleagues.
• Fluency (level C) in both English and Ukrainian languages.

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Analytical Tools Development
• Budget Preparation
• Financial Analysis
• Forecasting
• Resource Management
• Pipeline Monitoring
• Operational Planning
• MS Excel
• Power Query
• VBA Macros
• Power BI
• Business Intelligence Reporting
• Data Visualization
• Data Integration
• Data reconciliation
• Data Validation
• Process Simplification
• Process Automation
• Process Standardization
• ERP Systems

Languages

English, Ukrainian