Risk Officer NOA

WFP

This job is located at the WFP Palestine Country Office based in East Jerusalem. The job holder will be part of the Palestine Country Office Risk Management Function, responsible for promoting and embedding risk management initiatives in WFP s Palestine country operation spanning activities in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. The job holder will report to the Head of the Country Office Risk Management Function. Functional guidance, support and supervision is provided by the regional office and the Risk Management Division in Headquarters.

The Risk Management Unit in Palestine aspires to be a supportive partner and advisory capacity for all teams in the Country Office to help them enhance their performance through managing risks systematically and effectively. The unit pursues an integrated approach to risk management and assurance that facilitates the country office teams to design and implement resilient and successful programs. This is achieved by monitoring, reviewing, and challenging the risk management and internal control processes of the Country Office. The guiding objective is to enable the teams to make most of their resources in terms of translating them into maximum impact for the people WFP serves.

The job holder is expected to provide support in the establishment and enhancement of risk management activities; contribute to the application of controls and compliance with policies and procedures and to the overall effectiveness of operations and optimization of WFP resources.

Under the supervision of the Head of the Risk Management Unit, the job holder will:

• 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 country and field offices to: identify and assess 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 analyze 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 programs or information sessions for colleagues and partners to enhance understanding of risk management and compliance with WFP policies, rules, regulations and procedures. When possible, the job holder is expected to regularly engage with and travel to WFP Palestine s area and field offices to strengthen risk management capacity.
• Provide advice to the CO management on enhancing the existing processes on risk management and internal control systems with clear accountabilities, including performance and risk management systems, monitoring and oversight processes, and techniques and tools to support their implementation.
• 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.
• Support with the collection and review of specific inputs for the completion of the annual Executive Director s Assurance Exercise survey.
• Support 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 fraud risk assessments by collecting and analyzing data on fraud incidents, fraud risk metrics, and fraud risk appetite, supporting training in AFAC standards. Provide support to meet related incident management requirements, including concerning documentation and reporting of relevant incidents.
• Fulfil a leadership role regarding the Country Office s third-party risk management efforts, specifically the provision of oversight of WFP s cooperating and implementing partners.
• 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).