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- Risk Officer supporting risk, compliance, donor assurance, and emergency response for the World Food Programme. Advising Country Offices and strengthening humanitarian operations worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Provide advice and specialized support on donor assurance, risk reporting, risk assessments, incident management, controls, compliance, and risk-informed decision-making
- Support Country Offices in identifying, assessing, monitoring, and escalating operational, fiduciary, programmatic, safeguarding, and contextual risks
- Develop, review, and improve country Risk Assessment and Management Plans
- Provide technical support on donor requirements, proposal development, oversight, accountability, transparency, risk mitigation, compliance monitoring, and performance reporting
- Support controls for beneficiary targeting, partner oversight, commodity and cash tracking, community feedback, safeguarding, anti-fraud, and anti-diversion measures
- Support incident reporting, investigations follow-up, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, and escalation processes
- Facilitate fraud risk assessments and follow up on mitigation measures
- Deploy for emergency responses, sudden-onset crises, and operational scale-ups to conduct rapid risk assessments and advise management
- Support risk monitoring, assurance reviews, control assessments, partner oversight, third-party monitoring, and corrective actions from audits and oversight exercises
- Advise on safeguarding, PSEA, accountability to affected populations, community feedback, and protection considerations
- Contribute to inter-agency coordination mechanisms and humanitarian coordination structures
- Provide coaching, training, and technical guidance to Risk Officers, Risk Focal Points, and Country Office teams
- Support rapid needs assessments, early warning analysis, contingency planning, and activation processes
- Analyze risk, monitoring, assessment, and operational data to identify emerging risks and strengthen accountability and assurance
Requirements
- Advanced University degree in business/public administration, finance, accounting, international development, audit, or another relevant field, OR First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses in audit, performance and risk management or related fields
- Relevant postgraduate professional experience in risk management, audit, monitoring and/or related fields
- Background and interest in international humanitarian development
- Fluency (level C) in English
- Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese
- Experience in enterprise risk management, internal controls, compliance, audit follow-up, or assurance functions
- Experience supporting humanitarian field operations
- Experience with monitoring systems, community feedback mechanisms, incident management processes, or investigations follow-up
- Knowledge of risk assessments, risk registers, incident management, and accountability frameworks
- Familiarity with cash-based transfers, partner management, safeguarding/PSEA, fraud and anti-corruption controls, and donor compliance requirements
- Strong stakeholder management, analytical, facilitation, and reporting skills
- Ability to deploy rapidly and work in multicultural and high-pressure operational environments
- CV and Cover Letter required at application stage
- Successful candidates undergo rigorous reference and background checks
Benefits
- Highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment
- Personal and professional development through training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs
- Internal mobility opportunities
- Opportunity to work across country, regional, and global offices around the world
- Attractive compensation package
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process
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