Senior Expert - Corporate Risk and Benchmarking Evaluation Office REMOTELY; International

Position: Senior Expert I - Corporate Risk and Benchmarking, 9.40 months, Evaluation Office REMOTELY (Open For International
Senior Expert I - Corporate Risk and Benchmarking, 9.40 months, Evaluation Office, New York, REMOTELY (Open For International Candidates), Req#596756

Job no: 596756
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: New York
Level: Consultancy
Location: United States
Categories: Operations

Contract Duration: 9.40 Months

Working arrangement:
Home Based

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to commitment.

How can you make a difference?

The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO) is commissioning a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action.

Building on a set of case studies conducted across different emergency contexts, the evaluation will allow tracing the decision‑making processes that led to either action or no action during past emergency responses and will attempt to measure their repercussion on the delivery of services and good to children, especially those in hard‑to‑reach areas.

The evaluation aims to put forward recommendations that will equip UNICEF staff across a variety of emergency contexts to manage, prevent and share risks more responsibly and effectively in the future.

The EO is seeking a Corporate Risk Benchmarking Expert for this evaluation.

Scope of Work:

• Leads risk benchmarking with other Organizations (both withing and outside of the UN System);
• Lead the D1/D2 analysis;
• Lead at least 2 pilot cases;
• Contribute to the refinement of the revised ToC and normative framework developed during Phase

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Education:

Masters in Economics, organizational management, audit

Work Experience:

At least 10 years of experience in enterprise risk management, internal control or audit, with at least five years in a UN agency, an IFI, 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 of contributing to humanitarian evaluations in the past.

Language Requirements:

English; knowledge of other languages an asset

Knowledge/Expertise/

Skills:

Knowledge of the UN system and the global humanitarian system as a whole;

Excellent analytical, communication and writing skills (English required; other UN languages considered an asset);

Experience facilitating workshops with senior managers

Prior benchmarking work within the UN system

Demonstrated work experience in fragile settings/humanitarian contexts

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