UNICEF works in over 190 international locations and territories to save kids’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by means of adolescence.
At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of each child is not only a job – it’s a calling.
UNICEF is a spot the place careers are constructed: we provide our employees various alternatives for private and skilled growth that may assist them develop a satisfying profession whereas delivering on a rewarding mission. We satisfaction ourselves on a tradition that helps employees thrive, coupled with a gorgeous compensation and advantages package deal.
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For each child, a champion
The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIA) is a key part of UNICEF’s impartial inside oversight system. It has two sections: the Internal Audit Section and the Investigations Section. The former helps UNICEF fulfill ts mission by offering impartial and goal assurance and advisory companies designed to designed to add worth and enhance the adequacy, effectiveness and effectivity of UNICEF’s operations. OIAI stories to the Executive Director and independently to the Executive Board on the outcomes outcomes of its work.
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How are you able to make a difference?
The place makes selections on the target, scope and methodology for audit. It additionally makes selections concerning the standard of proof and actions to handle dangers recognized by assurance and advisory actions. These selections are essential in assessing UNICEF governance, danger management and controls and strengthening supply of outcomes for kids.
1. Leadership of Unit: Provide management of the unit together with oversight of the unit’s total portfolio of work (audit and advisory engagements) Manage and present strategic path to particular person employees assigned to the unit and to engagements within the Chief’s portfolio. Ensure audit and advisory engagements are carried out in accordance with relevant requirements and different necessities in addition to the OIAI Charter and are primarily based on accepted engagement plans. Ensure outputs of the unit are of the very best high quality and successfully talk audit and advisory outcomes. This entails utilizing greatest practices and methodologies together with an agile method and making certain audits carried out by the unit are risk-based, environment friendly, and targeted on attaining most worth and influence for UNICEF. This additionally entails offering strategic and technical steering and instructions to audit groups; ensuring engagements are adequately deliberate and resourced prior to any mission and take full benefit of know-how and analytics, supervising engagement groups; offering advisory companies as wanted by assigned shoppers and/or in thematic areas; reviewing and approving working papers; getting ready and/or overseeing the preparation of high-quality work merchandise resembling engagement plans and stories for overview and approval by the Director and/or Deputy Director; ensuring that the reported implementation of advice and/or actions agreed with shoppers are objectively reviewed and closed primarily based on sufficient supporting proof; establishing, managing and sustaining productive relationships with senior managers throughout UNICEF, shoppers and different stakeholders essential to the reassurance and advisory work of the unit. (40%)
2. People Management: Establish, talk about, and agree on efficiency plans with employees within the unit and establish and handle expertise gaps. Provide goal suggestions to employees all through the efficiency interval. Coach and mentor assigned employees and maintain profession discussions. Conduct periodic efficiency appraisal of assigned employees, bearing in mind engagement-specific suggestions acquired by the employees member from different Chiefs, Audit and Engagement Team Leaders and different employees inside and outdoors OIAL Provide engagement-specific feeciback on the efficiency of different items employees who’re assigned to engagements for which the chief is accountable. Identify and handle employees’s particular person coaching wants, making certain employees have alternative to be taught and develop professionally. Lead by instance and proactively handle employees points and replace the Deputy/Director on individuals management points. Contribute to the recruitment of excessive calibre employees, Promote an atmosphere of management excellence and foster a respectful work tradition, employees well-being, variety and inclusion. Ensure sufficient preparation for rollout and efficient management of digital staff/processes and/or accountabilities according to the group’s tips, insurance policies and procedures. (20%)
3. Thematic Focus: Serve as a focus for the Audit Section for assigned thematic, geographic and/or perform areas and/or particular shoppers. This will inclucle monitoring and preserving abreast of developments and rising dangers related to the assigned space, making certain OlAl’s danger register and work plans are up to date accordingly. This additionally consists of constructing and sustaining relationships with management and different key employees within the assigned space of accountability. This additionally consists of figuring out and making the enterprise case for potential assurance or advisory companies related to the assigned areas of accountability. (20%)
4. Leadership of OIAI and the Audit Section: Participate in and contribute to the management of the Internal Audit Section and as a member of the OIAI management staff. This consists of offering senior degree contribution to the Section’s risk-based work planning actions, figuring out and responding to rising dangers, and making certain the preparation and updating of the Section’s Work Plan. This additionally consists of serving as a thought chief, each inside UNICEF and externally, on the evolving function of inside audit inside equally located organizations, and preserving abreast of improvements, developments and greatest practices in inside auditing to facilitate steady studying and enhancements within the work of OIAL This additionally consists of contributing to and main the Section’s growth and implementation of commonplace working procedures, in addition to the application of the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and their implication for oversight within the United Nations System. This additionally consists of appearing on behalf of the Deputy Director for Audit as required and finishing up different activity as could also be assigned by the Director or Deputy Director for Audit (20%)
If you desire to to know extra about this place, please overview the whole Job Description right here: 
To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have…
Minimum necessities:
Education:
Advanced college diploma, ideally in enterprise administration, economics, finance, auditing, accounting, or one other associated area.
Professional Experience:
At least ten (10) years of expertise in auditing (e.g. monetary and efficiency, or operational). Extensive expertise in a instantly associated area may additionally be acceptable.
At least 5 (5) years of expertise in managing groups and advanced assignments in multi-cultural atmosphere, authorities and acknowledged worldwide organizations will probably be a bonus.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
Desirables:
- Professional accreditations (e.g. CPA, CA, ACCA, CIA, or CISA) from a acknowledged skilled physique is most popular.
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
- A working data of one other UN language is a bonus.
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Functional Competencies
– Analyzing
– Applying Technical Expertise
– Following Instructions and Procedures
For each Child, you display…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin the whole lot we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness
(3) Drive to obtain outcomes for influence
(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 individuals
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.
UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn out to be a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF gives paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of versatile working preparations. Click here to be taught extra about versatile work preparations, well-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embody those that have long-term bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with varied obstacles, might hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to enhance the quantity of staff with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-related assist necessities of candidates and staff with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you’re an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility assist in finishing the net application, please submit your request by means of the accessibility e mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals below 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, non secular or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to promote the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will probably be anticipated to adhere to these requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of tutorial credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to present extra data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station is required for IP positions and will probably be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may additionally be subject to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice will probably be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s energetic dedication to variety and inclusion is essential to ship the most effective outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate males from programme international locations are inspired to apply.
Government staff who’re thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing charge at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF won’t ask for candidates’ checking account data.
In this function, you’ll collaborate with colleagues throughout a number of places. For efficient collaboration, we encourage versatile working hours that accommodate completely different time zones whereas prioritizing employees wellbeing.
Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the degree of the publish within the related purposeful space, or an inside/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.
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Chief Internal Audit, P5, FTA, Office of Internal Audit and Investigation (OIAI), Budapest, Hungary (with possibility of relocation after 3 years, subject to OIAI’s new strategic framework and office management plan) #114280
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