About The Position
The UNICEF Evaluation Office is commissioning a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action. The evaluation will build on case studies from different emergency contexts to trace decision-making that led to action or no action during past responses and assess repercussions for delivering services and goods to children, particularly those in hard-to-reach areas. It will develop recommendations to help UNICEF staff manage, prevent, and share risks more responsibly and effectively in future emergency contexts. The consultant will support the Humanitarian Effectiveness Portfolio within the Evaluation Office. The role focuses on corporate risk benchmarking and analysis, including comparison with organizations inside and outside the UN system.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in economics, organizational management, or audit.
- At least 10 years of experience in enterprise risk management, internal control, or audit, including at least five years in a UN agency, an international financial institution, or a large humanitarian organization.
- Detailed working knowledge of ISO 31000, COSO ERM, the Three Lines Model, and risk appetite frameworks.
- Experience analyzing risk registers, control frameworks, and assurance data.
- Direct experience with HACT or similar partner assurance systems.
- Experience comparing risk frameworks across agencies.
- Demonstrated experience contributing to humanitarian evaluations.
- Knowledge of the UN system and the global humanitarian system.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and writing skills; English is required.
- Experience facilitating workshops with senior managers.
- English language proficiency.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of languages in addition to English; other UN languages are an asset.
- Prior benchmarking work within the UN system.
- Demonstrated work experience in fragile settings or humanitarian contexts.
Responsibilities
- Lead risk benchmarking with other organizations, both within and outside the UN system.
- Lead the D1/D2 analysis.
- Lead at least two pilot cases.
- Contribute to refining the revised theory of change and normative framework developed during the evaluation phase.
Benefits
- Attractive compensation and benefits package.
- Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
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Career Level
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