Operations Analyst – Finance & Administration

About the role

The Operations Analyst (Finance and Administration) will support the UNDP Spotlight Programme coordination team in Sierra Leone, ensuring smooth financial and administrative processes across four UN agencies.

Key responsibilities

• Provide financial and administrative support for programme activities, monitor budgets, expenditures and delivery rates, and review payment requests and invoices for compliance.
• Support procurement and contract management, prepare and review procurement documentation, monitor vendor invoices, and coordinate with suppliers to resolve operational issues.
• Maintain filing systems, track deadlines for payments and reporting, and organize missions, meetings, workshops and events.
• Contribute to financial, operational and administrative reporting, ensure audit readiness, and support knowledge management of project processes.

Required profile

• Demonstrated ability to plan and monitor work, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines.
• Open to innovative ideas, pragmatic problem‑solving and continuous learning.
• Adaptability to change, flexibility in ambiguous situations and strong determination.