Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The Assistant Risk Management and Compliance Officer will be part of the UNHCR Risk Management Network to ensure the strengthening of risk culture across the organization. Special attention is paid to coherence, identification of systemic issues requiring a corporate-wide response and sharing of good risk management practices and lessons learned.  

The incumbent shall engage with a range of internal stakeholders, including with the Bureau and HQ, as appropriate, to align reforms and initiatives. As directed by the supervisor, the incumbent may also engage with external stakeholders including Government offices, partners, donors, and (for in-situ posts) contractors and refugee/host communities, to maximize collective efforts to manage risk and strengthen compliance and the quality of services provided to persons of concern.

For in-situ positions, the incumbent will be in the first line of defense, supporting the operation in risk management and compliance and. S/he shall support the review of the adequacy of risk management and compliance systems, structures, procedures and capacities within the operation, make recommendations as appropriate, and assist management in their implementation. For regional positions, the incumbent will support the Senior Risk Management and Compliance Advisor in coordinating operations within their region in matters related to risk, compliance and oversight, as part of the second line of defense.

S/he should typically report to the Senior Risk Management and Compliance Advisor in a Bureau or Country Operation.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties

• Assist the Operation/Bureau on risk management, compliance, and oversight matters, helping them in discharging their responsibilities and accountabilities to manage risks and comply with policies and procedures.

• Assist with the integration of risk management, ethical and integrity considerations into decision-making, planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and contingency activities.

• Promote the use of good risk management tools and approaches.

• Assist in the implementation of oversight recommendations to improve risk management, compliance and quality of outputs.

• Work with internal and external oversight entities, develop and implement procedures to collect relevant data and efficiently track and report specific issues, trends and cross-cutting matters representing a high risk.

• Provide input to management reports to internal and external stakeholders.

• Support the coordination and delivery of relevant trainings, workshops and other capacity building initiatives relevant to risk management and compliance.

• Support that the risk register is kept up to date and correctly reflected in the online tool.

• Perform other related duties as required.

• In-situ posts only

• Support the Senior Risk Management and Compliance Adviser (if in place) in coordination and facilitation of the risk review exercises with functional experts and management to agree on the corporate risk register, and appropriate risk responses; facilitate, monitor and report on the implementation of agreed responses.

• Analyze risk management, compliance, and oversight findings and recommendations.

• Assist in monitoring compliance against policies and procedures, advise supervisor of areas of non-compliance and identify the root cause of this and appropriate corrective actions.

• Support the promotion of ERM best practices through various communication outlets, such as the Risk Management Newsletter and monitoring ERM training participation. 

Bureau posts only

• Support the Senior Risk Management and Compliance Adviser in coordinating and quality-assuring the risk review exercise in the operations under the AoR, monitoring that appropriate action is taken to mitigate the identified risks.

• Contribute to the implementation of the cross-functional risk-based regional monitoring plans of operations under AoR through missions and desk reviews.

• Analyse risk management, compliance, and oversight findings and recommendations. Provide inputs to a regional risk report on a regular basis, summarizing key oversight themes and using risk information (e.g. metrics, risk indicators, incidents) to highlight the highest risks at the regional level, and identify lessons learned and root causes.

• Participate in risk-based monitoring and support missions to countries under their AoR to assess the adequacy of risk management and compliance systems, structures, procedures and capacities - report back to the Senior Risk Management and Compliance Adviser in order to help improve enterprise-wide risk management methodologies, tools and practices.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level

• For P1 - 1 year relevant experience with an Undergraduate degree; or no experience with a Graduate degree; or no experience with a Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

• Business Administration, International Affairs, Political Science, Risk Management or other relevant fields.

Certificates and/or Licenses

HCR Risk Management Basics & ERM Program

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

• Experience relating to risk management, compliance or quality of results. Demonstrated a high level of integrity, objectivity, impartiality and fairness. Excellent judgment with proven ability to deal with complex interrelated issues and strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop solutions that address root causes. Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal and writing skills.

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of UNHCR’s mandate, field operations, organizational structure, and policies & procedures. Certification in risk management. Strong skills in collaboration, team building, capacity development and with ability to deliver quality results on time. Exposure to and experience in UN or humanitarian field operations and emergencies in various geographical locations and multiple functional areas.

Functional Skills

• MG-Risk Management

• MS-Data Collection and Analysis

• MS-Drafting, Documentation, Data Presentation

• PG-Results-Based Management

• PC-Quality Assurance/Control

Language Requirements 

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.

• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.

• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

How to Apply

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