UN jobs in Hungary 🇭🇺

Finance Specialist

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 🇭🇺 Hungary

The Finance Specialist role within FAO's Shared Services Centre supports the delivery of financial services to decentralized offices. Key responsibilities include acting as a point of contact for invoice booking and payments, performing routine financial administration and transaction processing, and monitoring workload progress. The incumbent verifies data accuracy, investigates discrepancies, and assists in reviewing transactions and taking corrective accounting actions. The role also involves participating in continuous improvement efforts, specifically regarding financial process automation, and maintaining standard operating procedures. The candidate will provide procedural guidance to managers and staff, liaise with corporate banks regarding payment issues, and draft correspondence. The ideal candidate possesses a secondary school education and four years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, cash management, or asset management support. They must have working knowledge of English and familiarity with ERP corporate financial systems, particularly Oracle ERP or similar. Knowledge of another FAO official language is desirable. The position is based in Budapest, Hungary, and requires the candidate to be a national of Hungary or a resident with a valid work permit.

Finance Assistant

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 🇭🇺 Hungary

The Finance Assistant role within the FAO Shared Services Centre in Budapest supports medium-complexity finance activities, ensuring quality, transparency, and consistency of financial processes. The incumbent interprets financial policies, provides procedural guidance, and trains junior staff. Key responsibilities include reviewing source documents, extracting and verifying transaction data from integrated financial systems, investigating errors, and supporting process automation. The role requires monitoring transactions, preparing reports, and handling correspondence. The ideal candidate possesses in-depth knowledge of financial rules, accounting practices, and audit requirements, along with strong IT skills in MS Office. This is a locally recruited General Service position requiring secondary education and four years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, or asset management. Fluency in English is mandatory, with residency in Hungary required. Desirable qualifications include experience with Oracle ERP systems and knowledge of another FAO official language.

Communications Coordinator

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 🇭🇺 Hungary

The Communications Coordinator oversees and coordinates communication activities for the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia in Budapest. Reporting to the Deputy Regional Representative, the role involves managing the regional communication team, developing engagement strategies, and enhancing FAO's visibility through multimedia production, web content, and media relations. Key responsibilities include drafting press releases, managing social media channels, coordinating with the Office of Communications, and organizing high-profile events such as the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture. The incumbent must translate complex technical information into compelling messages, particularly in Hungarian, and ensure coherence with corporate communication policies. The ideal candidate possesses strong strategic communication skills, experience in journalism or related fields, and proven ability to manage teams and external stakeholders effectively.

Finance Associate (Bank Reconciliation)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 🇭🇺 Hungary

The Finance Associate (Bank Reconciliation) is a specialized support role within the FAO Shared Services Centre in Budapest, Hungary. The incumbent leads and coordinates financial support activities, ensuring the quality, transparency, and consistency of financial processes. Key responsibilities include reviewing transactions, investigating errors, reconciling accounts, and verifying the accuracy of financial data extracted from corporate systems. The role involves monitoring transactions against authorized levels, preparing worksheets and reports, and facilitating the smooth processing of electronic payments. The associate acts as a focal point for analyzing, testing, and implementing new financial process automations and serves as an alternate approver for high-value invoices. Additionally, the position requires liaising with corporate banks regarding payment issues, drafting correspondence, and providing procedural guidance, supervision, and training to other finance support staff. The ideal candidate possesses in-depth knowledge of financial policies, accounting practices, and ERP systems, demonstrating high initiative, judgment, and liability. This role directly impacts the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance team's service delivery.

Assistant Supply Officer (Proximity Sourcing Specialist)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees · 🇭🇺 Budapest (GSC), Hungary

The Assistant Supply Officer (Proximity Sourcing Specialist) is a fixed-term assignment within UNHCR's Global Supply Chain, based in Budapest, Hungary. The role supports the Proximity Sourcing project, an initiative to source Core Relief Items (CRIs) from local suppliers near beneficiary destinations to reduce transit times, costs, and environmental impact. Key responsibilities include conducting comprehensive market research to map CRI suppliers, analyzing proximity feasibility regarding quality and pricing, validating suppliers, and developing a sourcing strategy. The incumbent will engage stakeholders through virtual or in-person assessments, track progress via bi-weekly updates, and prepare final evaluation reports. Additional duties involve supporting donor reporting, preparing capacity-building materials, and assisting with field visits. The position requires strong analytical skills for market scans and supplier validation, as well as effective coordination with internal and external partners. The ideal candidate possesses a background in supply chain, procurement, or business administration, with experience in public-sector procurement and international contexts. The role aims to build resilient, shorter supply chains compliant with UNHCR's humanitarian principles and sustainability goals.

Programme Management Officer, P4

Office of Counter-Terrorism · 🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary

The Programme Management Officer (P4) supports the UN Countering Terrorist Travel (CT Travel) Programme within the Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). Based in Budapest, the role focuses on implementing, monitoring, and evaluating technical assistance for Member States in the Middle East and North Africa to detect and counter terrorist travel using API/PNR data. Key responsibilities include coordinating with internal and external partners, developing and evaluating programmes, conducting research and data analysis, and organizing training workshops. The officer also manages budget funding, prepares reports, and leads complex field missions. The position requires strong analytical skills, experience in project management, and knowledge of counter-terrorism and border security. It is a temporary three-month assignment funded by extra-budgetary resources, reporting to the Senior Programme Management Officer.

Senior Project Officer

European Personnel Selection Office · 🇭🇺 Budapest (Hungary), Hungary

Temporary Appointment: Contracts Associate, GS-6 (2 Posts), in Individual Consultant Services (ICS), Global Shared Services Centre, Budapest, Hungary

UNICEF · 🇭🇺 Hungary

UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest is seeking two dedicated individuals for a Temporary Appointment as Contracts Associate (GS-6) within the Individual Consultant Services (ICS) team. The role focuses on managing transactional and administrative tasks associated with the hiring, selection, and contracting cycle of individual consultants. Key responsibilities include processing these transactions and providing guidance on procedures and compliance to contracting managers in country offices. The position requires active engagement with stakeholders to ensure efficient and compliant contracting processes. This is a fixed-term opportunity based in Budapest, Hungary, with an application deadline of July 26, 2026. The ideal candidate will possess strong administrative skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage complex contracting workflows within a global shared services environment.