Risk Manager, Caracas, Venezuela

## Risk Manager, Caracas, Venezuela - Organization:UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund - Office:UNICEF Caracas, Venezuela Readvertisement: Risk Manager, (P-4), TA, 364 days, #00138191, Caracas - Venezuela, LACR Position type:Temporary Appointment Division/Equivalent:Latin America and Caribbean Regional Off School/Unit:Venezuela Department/Office:Caracas, Venezuela Categories:Emergency, Operations, Audit and Investigation, Financial Management This is a re-advertisement of the position. Those who applied to the previous advertisement do not need to re-apply, they are still being considered. 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, the right to a Voice The humanitarian and operational context in Venezuela continues to be characterized by high levels of complexity and structural fragility, with persistent challenges in access to basic services, food security, health, protection, and human mobility. These challenges disproportionately affect children, adolescents, and women, limiting community coping capacities and requiring sustained preparedness and a highly coordinated humanitarian response. UNICEF is also supporting the humanitarian response to the recent earthquake in Venezuela, which has affected vulnerable populations and disrupted access to essential services, livelihoods, and social support systems. In line with its mandate to protect the rights and wellbeing of children and their families, UNICEF is working with government counterparts, United Nations agencies, civil society organizations, and other humanitarian partners to deliver timely and coordinated assistance. How can you make a difference? Under the supervision of the Representative, the Risk and Compliance Manager will be responsible for leading the strengthening of risk assurance and compliance efforts in the context of the Venezuela country office. You will be responsible for providing complementary expertise, support, and monitoring related to the management of risk, including but not limited to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management practices at a process, systems, and entity level. Key functions/accountabilities include: - Risk management support - Fraud risk Management support - Oversight and advisory to the Management - Create awareness/capacity building - Context-Specific Risk Assurance and Advisory Support If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: TOR- Risk Manager, (P-4), TA, 364 days, #00138191, Caracas - Venezuela, LACR.pdf To qualify as a champion or advocate for every child you will have... Minimum requirements: - Education: A completed Advanced Degree (Master or higher) in Business Administration and Financial Management. 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 8 years of continuous professional work experience in Risk and Compliance or another directly relevant area, several of which in internal audit is required. Experience in financial management, particularly developing and implementing financial control systems, ERM, audits, internal control preferably with international organizations, NGOs and UN - Skills: knowledge of accounting and finance with strategic management are essential. Analytical skills and statistics are required. - Language Requirements: Fluency in Spanish and English is required. - Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian). - Certifications in Operations Management, Strategic Management, Risk Management, Audit, Investigation, Internal Control, Statistics and Data Analysis or Accounting are considered as assets. - Anti-money laundering knowledge, sanctions compliance knowledge, fraud investigation experience are a strong asset. - Emergency field experience is desirable. - 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... (1) Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1) (2) Works Collaboratively with others (1) (3) Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1) (4) Innovates and Embraces Change (1) (5) Thinks and Acts Strategically (1) (6) Drive to achieve impactful results (1) (7) Manages ambiguity and complexity (1) Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children's data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply. Eligible staff members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent contracts applying to IP TA positions in a duty station designated as L2/L3, may be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements, subject to approval by their Head of Office. The conditions of the temporary assignment will vary depending on the status of their post and relocation entitlements may be limited as per the relevant policies. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to pro