World Food Programme (WFP) Vacancy for Risk Officer

Risk Officer

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The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

The overall objective of the position is to provide support to the Country Office’s (CO) Senior Management Team (Country Director and Deputy Country Director) by strengthening risk management activities across the office. This will include support to the application of controls and ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures. The incumbent will lead the process to establish the CO’s Annual Performance Plan and Risk Register and lead the mid- and end-year reviews of the plan and register. The position will report directly to the WFP Nepal Country Director, and in close coordination with the CO’s Performance and Risk Champions (PARCs).
WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

The position is based in Kathmandu, Nepal CO and reports to the Country Director. The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking a Nepali National to fill the position of Risk Officer under the Country Director’s office based in Kathmandu, Nepal (Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific). Nepal is among the world’s poorest countries, with one quarter of Nepal’s population living below the national poverty line, on less than USD0.50 per day. Approximately 36 percent of Nepali children under 5 are stunted, while 27 percent are underweight, and 10 percent suffer from wasting due to acute malnutrition. Challenging geography, civil unrest and a lack of infrastructure complicate efforts to improve livelihoods, establish functioning markets and transport food. WFP has been working in the country since 1963, supporting the Government to develop greater food security among vulnerable communities and build resilience to disasters. WFP’s work in Nepal primarily targets the most food insecure, those in the hard-to-reach districts of the Mid- and Far-Western Hills and Mountains.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Position Title: Risk Officer
Contract Type: Fixed Term (FT)
Level: NOA
Contract Duration: 12 months (possible renewal)
Duty Station: Kathmandu, Nepal
Date of Publication: 03 Sept 2024
Deadline of Application: 16 Sept 2024

WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary plus a medical insurance (https://newgo.wfp.org/collection/medical-insurance-coverage-scheme-mics-cigna)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Provide support to embedding risk management in planning and decision-making across the office 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 spot checks of cooperating partners in-line with the Standard Operating Procedures for the management of cooperating partners and field level agreements in coordination with other relevant units and field offices. Assist relevant managers in their regular and ad hoc risk assessments in the CO to: identify and evaluate risks and assess compliance with WFP standards. Utilize available risk management tools to link risk, oversight and evaluation information; review and analyze risk management activities, exposures and mitigation actions in CO Country Strategic Plan (CSP) including budget revisions. Using the Three Lines Model, participate in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) by First Line colleagues for managing the risk and accountability. Provide support 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. Support the completion of the annual Executive Director’s Assurance exercise survey through collecting and reviewing inputs and securing Senior Management clearance. Lead the process to establish the CO’s Annual Performance Plan and Risk Register and lead the mid- and end-year reviews of the plan and register, including facilitating workshops and discussions among and between teams. Assist managers to prepare and plan for Internal Audit and External Audit, 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).

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

Familiar with WFP’s results framework and planning processes. Has conducted monitoring and reporting activities. Has contributed to risk management activities, including risk analysis and risk mitigation strategies development and/or implementation, assessing and recommending effective internal controls and mitigation actions. Experience in Programme/project management. Effective communication and writing skills.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Has participated in conversations with other units on impact, timing or planning initiatives, using analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills as well as resourcefulness, initiative and proactiveness, good judgement, tact, and diplomacy.

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience: At least one or more years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in leading, undertaking and/or contributing to planning activities, or other relevant fields.

Education: Advanced University degree (Master’s Degree) in business/public administration, finance, accounting, international development, audit or other relevant field, or First University (Bachelor’s degree) with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses in audit, performance and risk management or other related fields.

Language: Excellent knowledge of both written and spoken English and Nepali languages.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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