Principal Deputy Director and Head, Budget and

Background:
The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence
- and security-building measures, human rights, combating human trafficking, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counter-terrorism and economic and environmental activities. All 57 participating States enjoy equal status, and decisions are taken by consensus on a politically, but not legally binding basis.

The OSCE Secretariat in Vienna assists the Chairpersonship in its activities, and provides operational and administrative support to the field operations, and, as appropriate, to other institutions.

The OSCE Secretariat's Department of Management and Finance (DMF) is responsible for managing the material and financial resources of the Organization. The objective of DMF is to provide efficient and effective management of non-staff resources in support of OSCE programmatic activities. It provides policy guidance on the management of OSCE financial and material resources and develops and maintains OSCE Financial Regulations and Rules and Financial Administrative Instructions. DMF consists of Budget and Finance Services, Mission Support Section, Information and Communication Technology Section and the Information Security and Co-ordination Unit.

DMF consists of the Budget and Finance Services Section, Mission Support Services Section, Information and Communication Technology Services Section, and the Risk Management, Internal Controls, and Information Security Unit. The Budget and Finance Services (BFS) Section is comprised of two units, the Integrated Resource Management (IRM) Unit, and the Accounts and Treasury (A&T) Unit. BFS holds an OSCE-wide mandate for policy guidance, budget and finance process leadership, and the provision of services to clients across the Organization and among the participating States.

Tasks and Responsibilities:
As Principal Deputy Director and Head, Budget and Finance, you will lead the overall OSCE budgetary, extrabudgetary, and finance activities, including managing the Unified Budget cycle process and preparation of its deliverables. You will oversee the implementation of budgets and other financial resources and provide authoritative advice and guidance to leaders and managers across the Organization on all budget and finance matters.

Furthermore, you will provide critical financial management services to clients, through overseeing the budgeting, accounts, treasury, and extrabudgetary functions of the OSCE. You will ensure strategic communication and representation of the OSCE’s budgetary policies, strategies and plans vis-à-vis participating States and internal stakeholders, in particular in the context of the budget cycle with the Advisory Committee on Budget and Finance (ACMF).

As the incumbent of the post, you will report directly to the Director for Management and Finance, who assigns work, sets general objectives, priorities, and deadlines for DMF, while the Secretary General serves as your second-level supervisor. You will directly supervise the Chief of Integrated Resource Management Unit and Chief of Accounts and Treasury Unit, and indirectly supervise a Section of approximately 25 staff members.

More specifically, you will be tasked with the following:

- Providing authoritative guidance and advice to senior leadership, managers, and administrative staff on budgetary and financial matters e.g. policies, procedures, systems and control, and oversees their implementation OSCE-wide;
- Managing OSCE-wide budget and finance activities, including overseeing preparation of the full Unified Budget cycle components, comprising the annual Unified Budget Proposal, future year Programme Outline, and the Programme Budget Performance Report;
- Overseeing accounting, financial management and financial reporting activities, managing assessments and extrabudgetary pledges, and preparation of the annual financial statements of the OSCE, and serving as the primary liaison between the OSCE and the External Auditors;
- Supporting and advising the Chair and members of the Advisory Committee on Management and Finance (ACMF) on budget and finance matters;
- Serving as the principal deputy director of the Department of Management and Finance, supporting and advising the Director on key matters and deputizing for the Director in his/her absence;
- Performing other duties as assigned.

Necessary Qualifications:

- Second-level university degree in business administration, finance, economics, or a related field; a first-level university degree in combination with two years of additional qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the second-level university degree;
- A minimum of ten years of relevant professional-level experience in budgeting and financial management in the public sector, preferably in an interna