Grant Management Transition Consultant - Operational Support, PFP Finance, Financial Services Unit, Remote / Reporting to Rome, Italy, 6 Months #596749

Overview

This role supports operational grant and contribution processes, ensuring accurate review, verification, reconciliation, and timely closure activities. The position involves working with assigned remittances and grant submissions in Salesforce and related systems.

Responsibilities

• Operational grant and contribution support

  • Review assigned remittances and grant submissions in Salesforce and related systems.
  • Verify supporting documentation, amounts, recipient entities, programme/fund coding, donor conditions, reporting requirements, and soft-credit/allocation information.
  • Prepare items for staff review or approval where required.

• Reconciliation and closure support

  • Maintain a clear exception and follow-up log for incomplete, inconsistent, or high-risk items.
  • Support reconciliation of outstanding grant/remittance items.
  • Prepare evidence required for monthly and annual closure within agreed timelines.

Requirements

• Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics or a related field, or an equivalent professional qualification.
  • Relevant additional experience may be considered where permitted under the applicable consultancy requirements.

• Work Experience

  • At least six years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, contribution/grant management, donor revenue, accounts receivable, reconciliation, financial operations, or a closely related area.

• Skills

  • Hands-on experience reviewing or processing financial/contribution transactions and resolving discrepancies.
  • Strong reconciliation, data-quality, and month-end/year-end closure skills.
  • Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP, CRM, grant management or comparable financial systems.
  • Ability to document workflows clearly and transfer knowledge to colleagues.
  • Ability to work independently within established procedures and escalate exceptions appropriately.

• Language Requirements

  • Fluency in English is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP/VISION, Salesforce/CORE, FRM or comparable systems.
• Experience with private sector contributions, donor funding, or grant-management processes.
• Experience with UNICEF, another UN organization, or an international organization.

Core Values & Competencies

The role aligns with core values and competencies including:

• Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS)
• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others

Compensation & Benefits

• An attractive compensation and benefits package.
• Paid parental leave.
• Breastfeeding breaks.
• Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

Location & Dates

• Advertised: 3 Nov 2026 W. Europe Standard Time
• Deadline: 08 Nov 2026 W. Europe Standard Time

Additional Information

• Applications are encouraged from qualified candidates regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
• UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process.
• Background checks will be conducted, including verification of academic credentials and employment history.
• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18).
• UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF.

Application Requirements

Candidates are invited to submit:

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)

• Cover letter

• A separate financial proposal (acceptable only in the format of the linked template)

• UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of recruitment, selection, and hiring processes and will not request applicants’ bank account information.