Overview
The Risk and Compliance Specialist will provide risk management and compliance support to the office, ensuring adherence to organizational rules and regulations and supporting fraud risk management.
Tasks Summary
- Support the annual risk assessment process and monitor compliance with rules and regulations.
- Ensure monitoring of risk mitigation action plans.
- Lead office peer reviews and undertake project site visits.
- Embed risk management in project proposals and office governance.
- Review office systems, procedures, and processes for compliance.
- Enforce internal controls and support the preparation of the annual Statement of Internal Control.
- Review internal work processes to clarify accountabilities.
- Establish a risk-based system to review activities for compliance.
- Ensure preparedness for internal and external audits and follow up on recommendations.
- Test compliance with the Table of Authority and delegation of authorities.
- Review the conformity of statutory and non-statutory committees.
- Support the management of fraud allegations and investigations.
- Advise management on lessons learned from investigations.
- Ensure implementation of the global anti-fraud strategy and suggest prevention mechanisms.
- Lead fraud risk training for partners and suppliers.
- Advise management on actions to strengthen accountabilities and governance.
- Participate in key governance meetings.
- Coordinate risk assessment and control activities with other UN agencies.
- Establish a system to document and report internal control weaknesses.
- Analyze policy changes and advise on operational adjustments.
- Support the implementation of a continuous learning and development plan for Risk and Compliance.
- Ensure staff access to relevant training on UNICEF policies.
- Support the Regional Office in conducting reviews and contributing to the risk and compliance network.
Experience Requirements
At least 5 years 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 organizations, NGOs and UN. Field experience /familiarity with Emergency.
Qualification Requirements
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Business Administration and Financial Management, Operations Management, Strategic Management, Risk Management, Audit, Investigation, Internal Control, Statistics and Data Analysis or Accounting certifications are considered as assets. A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
