WFP Risk Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

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WFP Risk Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

WFP Ethiopia looking for “Risk Officer”.

Applicants with an Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 29th April, 2024.

The World Food Programme (WFP) is United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. We save lives by getting food to the hungry fast. But WFP also works to help prevent hunger in the future. We do this through programmes that use food as a means to build assets, spread knowledge and nurture stronger, more dynamic communities. This helps communities become more food secure. On average, WFP aims to bring food assistance to more than 80 million people in 80 countries.

The WFP has published a job vacancy announcement on 15th April, 2024 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Risk Officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

WFP Job Vacancy 2024

Key Accountabilities:

Contribute to embedding risk management in planning and decision-making across the office and all aspects of WFP operations through monitoring of key risk appetite metrics and risk indicators, and regular updating of risk registers, including progress towards implementing the risk mitigation actions.
Support the collection of feedback and data on risk performance and contribute potential new implementation approaches.
Support relevant managers in their regular and ad hoc risk assessments in regional, country and field offices to: identify and evaluate risks; contribute to the development and design of mitigation actions; assess effectiveness of the internal controls; and prepare risk information for management to share with external stakeholders.
Support the discussion with functional experts and risk management focal points on: identifying trends and emerging issues; contributing to the preparation of guidance and/or checklists in conformity with WFP policies and rules on periodic risk and/or control assessments;
Utilize available risk management tools to link risk, oversight, and evaluation information; review and analyse risk management activities, exposures and mitigation actions in draft Country Strategic Plan (CSP)/Interim CSP including budget revisions.
Collect information/training needs and contribute to the preparation of training programmes or information sessions for colleagues and partners to enhance understanding of risk management and compliance with WFP policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
Using the Three Lines Model, participate in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) by First Line colleagues for managing the risk and accountability process, including criteria for conducting risk and accountability missions, training materials and modules, etc., to minimize risk to the organization.
Contribute to management accountability across functional units, including through the preparation of comprehensive reports summarizing the status of compliance of internal controls, key oversight themes, and using risk information (e.g., risk indicators, incident reporting) to highlight areas out of risk appetite and contribute ideas on required actions in areas of risk and compliance vulnerability. 9. Support the completion of the annual Executive Director’s Assurance exercise survey and collect and review inputs.
Support managers to prepare and plan for Internal Audit and External Audits, collect essential documents, organize briefing meetings and follow up on recommendations.
Support the promotion and dissemination of the 2021 Revised Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption (AFAC) Policy and WFP’s adherence to Zero Tolerance for Inaction, including assisting managers in their fact-finding reviews and fraud risk assessments by collecting and analysing data on fraud incidents, fraud risk metrics, and fraud risk appetite, supporting training in AFAC standards.
Other duties as required including potentially serving as Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focal point (e.g., supporting OCI avoidance plans and procedures).

Position in Organization:

JOB TITLE: Risk Officer
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term, NOB
UNIT/DIVISION: Management
DUTY STATION: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
DURATION: 12 months
Deadline: 29th April, 2024

Minimum Requirement:

Education:

Advanced University degree in business/public administration, finance, accounting, international development, audit or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses in audit, performance and risk management, or other related fields.

Experience: