Overview
This vacancy aims to fill home-based opportunities as a retainer, where services are required intermittently. The role conducts comprehensive due diligence reviews and provides risk-based advisory services to ensure prospective and existing partners align with UN core values.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and operationalize the UNOPS Due Diligence Policy.
- Conduct comprehensive research and screenings of prospective and existing funding sources.
- Assess risks on the basis of screening outcomes.
- Prepare, draft, and consolidate due diligence and screening reports.
- Provide clear, risk-based recommendations to submitting units.
- Assist stakeholders on the interpretation of due diligence policies, particularly Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT).
- Support the development of training materials, guidance notes, and workshop content related to due diligence processes.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Law, International Relations, Finance or related fields with 4 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields with 2 years of relevant experience is required.
- Relevant experience in professional due diligence, preferably in an international setting or related areas.
- Desired: Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
- Desired: Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Law, International Relations, Finance or related fields.
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields.
- Desired: Professional certifications like CAMS, CIA, or CFE.
