Compliance and Risk Management Officer

Under the direct supervision of Administrative Officer and overallguidance of WR, the incumbent will:Work in coordination with, and under the technical guidance offunctional units and departments at headquarters and regional levels, under thesupervision of the head of the WHO office. Deliver consistent, high quality, and professional, risk- andcompliance-based country-office assessments, including of the managerial KeyPerformance Indicators. Determine office compliance with WHO rules, regulations, and procedures,including the optimal use of resources, in line with global complianceprogrammes. Present on a scheduled basis to head of the WHO office and seniormanagement the analyses, reports, and results of the systematic assessments ofrisks and issues of non-compliance in the country office with actionable recommendations.Support country office leadership in the assigned country office onintegrating risk management into decision-making, programme design andplanning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and contingency activities. Identify constraints to transactional compliance and facilitateorganizational support, if required. Support the head of the WHO office to implement internal and externalaudit recommendations and follow up on open findings and recommendations. Promote a country-office culture of risk awareness, accountability andcompliance in programme and administration through education, training, andknowledge generation. Contribute to the development of corporate knowledgeproducts on compliance and risk management.

Required Qualifications :

Education

Essential:

• A university degree (bachelor’s) in a relevant field (such as business or public administration, law, finance, economics, risk management, accounting).

Experience

Essential:

• A minimum of five years of work experience relevant to the position (in generalmanagement, oversight and/ or implementing internal control or accountabilityframeworks and related monitoring processes and systems in complex public andprivate-sector organizations.

Skills:

• Implementation and/ormonitoring of accountability frameworks in WHO or other United Nations orinternational, public-sector organizations.Implementation of riskassessment/risk management and/or compliance tools or systems for internationalorganizations. Verbal and written communication, and training skills Strong interpersonal skillsand a collaborative work style, including internal consulting skills. Ability to extract andanalyse all relevant types of evidence and to draw reasonable inferences andconclusions

Language Skills:

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Source: https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2404296