Risk and Safeguarding Officer

The objective of the Division of Business Operations (BOS) is to support the work of WHO in the European Region through delivery of services within the areas of human resources, finance, contracting and procurement, legal advice, information & communications technology, printing, security, facilities management, fixed assets, conference support, travel and transport, safeguarding personnel and staff wellness and well-being. As an enabling function, the division enhances the productivity of the health technical programmes and country offices while at the same time overseeing accountability, transparency and compliance with WHO administrative rules and regulations. The BOS division strives to strengthen the capacity of WHO/Europe to react in an agile way to external and internal changes. The division projects are designed to increase productivity, ensure financial sustainability of the region’s structures, reinforce a client-oriented culture, strengthen country office capacities, and drive strategic initiatives to enhance staff motivation and well-being.

WHO has zero tolerance for sexual misconduct, inaction against it and retaliation against those who raise a complaint or bear witness. Sexual misconduct encompasses all of these prohibited behaviours of a sexual nature perpetrated by our personnel or our implementing partners, and which harm the populations we serve and the colleagues we serve alongside. WHO’s vision, approach and work on prevention and response to sexual misconduct are framed by the WHO Policy on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct (PASM) and the WHO ‘s three-year strategy2023-2025, as well as WHO’s staff rules and regulations, and our Code of Ethics. To achieve zero tolerance, WHO has designated a senior PRS coordinator in each of the regional offices, – and a risk officer in EURO to ensure PRS risks are aligned and integrated across operations.

To support the Management Officer in implementing WHO Global and European Regional Office risk initiatives, monitoring improvement status, and documenting risk management efficiencies across the Regional Office and all Country Offices/GDOs in the region.

Duties:

• To conduct high-quality risk- and compliance-based country-office assessments. This includes assessing the managerial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure office compliance with WHO rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Present on a scheduled basis to head of the WHO office the analyses, reports, and results of the systematic assessments of risks and issues of safeguarding in the country office with actionable recommendations.
• Support country office leadership in the region on integrating risk management and safeguarding into decision-making, programme design and planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and contingency activities.
• Promote a country-office culture of risk awareness, accountability and safeguarding in programme and administration through education, training, and knowledge generation.
• Implement the EURO global risk initiatives (including risk registers and Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment risk tools) at country office level, and prepare reports and communication for EURO Senior Management, WHO headquarters concerning such initiatives. Coordinates the development of regular visualization and communication of risk and safeguarding initiatives, in collaboration with internal communication and relevant units.
• Collate and analyse sexual misconduct risks for EURO offices and implementing partners; and integrate into EURO regional risk management process and reporting.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Education

Essential:

• First university degree (bachelor’s level) in risk management, business, management, public administration, law, social sciences or in a subject relevant to the duties of the post.

Experience:

Essential:

• At least five years of relevant experience in risk management or operations in a civil service, an international organization or international company.

Skills:

• Ability to work harmoniously as a member of a team.
• Track record in establishing efficiencies in the day-to-day interactions with colleagues and clients, and to support in the resolution of problems with empathy, tact and diplomacy.
• Aptitude to gather, identify and analyse risks and to ensure its relevance and accuracy when preparing briefings and reports for senior management.
• Emotional awareness: the ability to identify and harness one’s emotions and apply them to tasks; and the ability to manage emotions, which includes both regulating one’s own emotions when necessary and helping others to do the same.

Language Skills:

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Source:  https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2405715