UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, Hope

How can you make a difference? 

To strengthen risk management and implementing partnership practices across UNICEF’s MENA region by advancing the sanctions workstream, developing practical compliance and audit-informed guidance, supporting engagement with Supreme Audit Institutions, and strengthening country office delegated authority frameworks. The consultant will work closely with the Risk Management Unit to ensure that country offices are equipped to meet evolving compliance requirements and audit expectations, manage sanctions-related risks through appropriate guidance and tools, and apply a consistent and risk-informed framework for SAI engagement where applicable.

Scope of Work:

Sanctions Workstream: Advance regional sanctions guidance and reference resources incorporating lessons learned, and tailoring guidance for country offices.

Guidance Creation: Develop guidance documents based on audit findings and country office needs.

SharePoint Site Development: Design and launch a SharePoint site as a repository for guidance, case studies, other resources and tools.

SAI Engagement: Support planning and implementation of SAI engagement for HACT activities.

Review CO ToAs: Reviewing and providing input on CO Tables of Authority (ToAs) and release strategies, with a focus on alignment with the office's risk profile, budget, and operational context. The consultant will propose adjustments for submission to the Deputy Regional Director Operations and Comptroller for approval. This review will encompass both Country and Field Offices.

This consultancy is onsite at UNICEF’s MENA Regional Office in Amman, in view of the operational and coordination intensive nature of the assignment. The delivery of key outputs, including the review of Country Office Tables of Authority, development of sanctions and compliance guidance, SharePoint site design, and support to SAI engagement, requires continuous, in-person collaboration with the Risk Management Unit, including close daily coordination with team members across all deliverables, as well as with Regional Operations, ICT, Finance, and other relevant sections. Physical presence in the office is therefore essential to ensure effective cross-functional collaboration, alignment within the risk management team, timely decision-making, and quality assurance of deliverable.

Deliverables:

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Education: Enter Disciplines: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Business Administration, Strategic Management, Statistics, Accounting, Financial Management, Operations Management, Risk Management, Audit, Investigation, Internal Control, Data Analysis and any other related fields.

Work Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Operations, Audit and Investigation, Budget management, Financial Management, Risk Management, Compliance Management, Fraud Risk Management and any other related fields.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.