Bangladesh: Senior Risk Management and Compliance Advisor (Roving)

In the context of expanding and maintaining an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) system throughout the organization UNHCR¿s Risk Management 2.0 initiative will increase investment in and attention to risk management and oversight to better identify, mitigate and respond to important risks in field operations. Key operational risks that affect delivery and impact will be reviewed with particular attention being paid to risks of fraud, corruption, partnerships related risks, money laundering and sexual exploitation and abuse of persons of concern as well as harassment among team members.

The incumbent is directly supervised by the Chief Risk Officer who defines general work objectives and provides necessary advice and guidance. S/he will be part of a network Risk Management 2.0 practitioners and will work in close collaboration with the Chief Risk Officer and the Geneva-based Enterprise Risk management (ERM) capacity to ensure coherence of approach, identify and address systemic root causes requiring a corporate-level response, the sharing of best-practice.

The incumbent will be undertaking extended missions to high risk operations to support operational managers in effective risk management and compliance thereby improving risk culture and integrity in the organization. The incumbent, while in an operation, will work closely with the Representative and snr management team and shall review the adequacy of risk management and compliance systems, structures, procedures and capacities across the Operation. The incumbent will make recommendations as appropriate for their strengthening and assist operations management in their implementation.**ESSENTIAL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**

• Graduate degree (equivalent of a Master¿s) in Business Administration, Management, Law, Economics, International Relations or related field plus minimum 11 years of previous work experience relevant to the function. Undergraduate degree (equivalent of a BA/BS) plus 12 years or Doctorate degree (equivalent of a PhD) plus 10 years of previous relevant work experience may also be accepted
• At least 6 years of experience in a senior managerial/leadership position involving, amongst other things, responsibilities relating to risk management, policy, compliance and/or quality of results.
• Excellent judgement 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 skills.
• Strong management skills in collaboration, team building, capacity development and with ability to deliver quality results on time.
• Proven managerial experience in UNHCR, UN or humanitarian field operations and emergencies in various geographical locations.
• Demonstrated high level of integrity, objectivity, impartiality and fairness.
• Excellent knowledge of English including excellent drafting skills and capacity to communicate complex matters to a wide non-expert audience as well as to experts involved in the area of responsibility.
• Willingness to travel up to 80% of the time, including to high-risk duty stations.
• Good working knowledge of Spanish or French or Arabic.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES

• Good working knowledge of UNHCR¿s mandate, field operations, organizational structure, and policies.
• Good working knowledge of another UN language.
• Working experience in an oversight function within the UN.
• Knowledge of and working experience with Enterprise Risk Management frameworks.

Application

Interested candidates should apply on the UNHCR Career Page/international vacancies section here: http://www.unhcr.org/careers.html.

Deadline for applications: Monday 16 May 2018 (midnight Geneva time).

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.