Quality Assurance Specialist (P-3) TA 364 days, East Jerusalem, occupied Palestinian territory

## Quality Assurance Specialist (P-3) TA 364 days, East Jerusalem, occupied Palestinian territory - Organization:UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund - Country:occupied Palestinian territory - Field location:East Jerusalem - Office:UNICEF in East Jerusalem Quality Assurance Specialist (P-3), TA, 364 days, #138367, East Jerusalem - State of Palestine, MENA Position type:Temporary Appointment Location:State of Palestine (SoP) Division/Equivalent:Amman(MENA) School/Unit:State of Palestine Department/Office:East Jerusalem, State of Palestine Categories:Audit and Investigation 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. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, Dedication UNICEF in the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights of children to access essential services and protection, from early childhood through adolescence. Our objective is to ensure that every child in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, irrespective of background or circumstance, has an equal chance to fulfil their potential. Following the escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip, UNICEF is responding at scale with Education, WASH, Nutrition, Health, Child Protection and Multi-Purpose Cash, while preparing for return to learning for children across the State of Palestine to respond to the most precent and critical needs of children, while supporting the restoration of essential services. How can you make a difference? The Quality Assurance Specialist provides independent, high-level assurance, advisory, and quality oversight across UNICEF SoP's programme and operations functions. Working under the Risk & Compliance Manager, the Specialist ensures the effectiveness of internal controls, the integrity of data and processes, and the consistent application of UNICEF policies and regulatory frameworks. The role strengthens accountability, governance, and operational excellence, helping the Country Office operate efficiently, ethically, and in line with global standards. Summary of key functions/accountabilities: - Quality Assurance & Internal Control Strengthening - Lead the design and implementation of the annual Quality Assurance Plan, prioritizing high-risk areas across programme and operations. - Conduct in-depth quality reviews, spot checks, compliance assessments, process walk-throughs, and control testing across procurement, finance, HR, supply chain, administration, ICT, and programme operations. - Support the Identification of control gaps, inefficiencies, and emerging risks; propose and follow up on corrective and preventive actions. - Lead HACT financial assurance activities conducted by UNICEF staff. - Advisory, Risk Management & Assurance Support - Analyze country office workflows and recommend process redesigns to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance. - Support the formulation of actionable recommendations to strengthen and reinforce accountabilities across programme and operations. - Provide technical support for HACT implementation in line with organizational policies, including the HACT Policy, Procedures, and DFAM Policy 5 - Cash Disbursements (Supplement 3: Cash Transfers). - Support internal and external audits, donor verifications, operational spot checks, and HQ/RO assurance exercises. - Awareness and capacity building of staff for effectiveness and efficiency - Deliver tailored trainings to staff and partners on internal controls, compliance requirements, data integrity, and quality standards. - Develop and disseminate workflows, guidance notes, templates, and job aids to institutionalize best practices and support consistent implementation. - Promote a culture of accountability, ethics, transparency, and continuous improvement across the office. - Facilitate onboarding and refresher sessions to ensure new and existing staff are equipped with up-to-date knowledge on policies, procedures, and operational expectations. - Fraud Risk Management, Ethics & Integrity - Contribute to the operationalization of the global Anti-Fraud Strategy at the country office level. - Support evidence collection to respond to OIAI queries during the initial assessment of allegations or ongoing investigations. - Identify lessons learned from investigations and recommend preventive or corrective measures. - Support the Risk & Compliance Manager in delivering fraud-risk training and orientations to partners and suppliers. The incumbent will contribute on the recommendation of the appropriate application and interpretation of rules, regulations, policies and procedures, as well as on work priorities, which affect the efficient programme delivery. This post will assist directly the Deputy Representative Operations carrying all quality assurance functions in the CO and FOs and oversee the Implementing Partnership Management Officer in all HACT related activities. If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: TOR _TA_Quality Assurance Specialist_P3 JRS.pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have... Minimum requirements: - Education: An advanced university degree is required in Business Administration, Finance, Operations, Management, Accounting, Statistics, Financial Management, Strategic Management, Risk Management, Audit, Investigation, Internal Control and any other related fields. A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. - Work Experience: At least 5 (five) years of continuous professional work experience in Risk and Compliance, operations management, or another directly relevant area. Experience in financial management, particularly developing and implementing financial control systems, ERM, audits, internal control preferably with international organizations, NGOs and UN. - Skills: To be considered for this position, you should have expertise in Financial Management, Financial Control Systems, Internal Control, Country Level Experience, Fragile Settings, Humanitarian Contexts Experience. - Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. - Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is desirable. - Statistics and Data Analysis or Accounting certifications are considered as assets. - Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values UNICEF competencies required for this post are... Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mand