Deadline: 14 April, 2022
Location: Bangui, Central African Republic
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Risk and Compliance Specialist.
Across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance and support the office in the annual risk assessment process and monitor reliability of reports and their compliance with applicable rules and regulations
- Ensure the monitoring of risk mitigation action plans including a midterm review
- Review internal work processes in programme and operations to ensure that accountabilities are clear and placed at the adequate levels as per global policies and/or best practices
- Establish a risk-based system to periodically and systematically review a sample of activities (programme and operations) to ensure they are carried out according to established work processes and in compliance with UNICEF policies and procedures
- Support the management of the office in collecting evidence to respond to OIAI’s queries when initially assessing allegations of fraud and misconduct or during actual investigations
- Lead the process of fraud risk training/orientation
- Contribute to effective management process by participating in key governance meetings
- Coordinate risk assessment and control activities with other UN agencies by representing the office in meetings related to risks and compliance activities
- Establish a system to document and report weaknesses in internal control and implement actions aimed at addressing internal control gaps and build the capacity of responsible staff
- Analyse cause and effect of policy changes
Requirements
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or higher) in Business Administration and Financial Management, Operations Management, Strategic Management, Risk Management, Audit, Investigation, Internal Control, Statistics and Data Analysis or Accounting
- First degree in a relevant field with two additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the above requirement
- Five years, minimum, of continuous professional work experience in risk and compliance or another directly relevant area, several of which in internal audit
- Experience in financial management, particularly developing and implementing financial control systems, ERM, audits, internal control, preferably with international organisations, NGOs and UN
- Fluency in French and English
- Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station will be a plus
To apply and for more information, click here.
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