Job Description
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1. Office/Unit/Project Description
Humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding programmes in Somalia continue to face unprecedented levels of risk as the security situation remains volatile. Despite a series of Government-led offensive operations against Al-Shabaab and recovering some areas that have been under the Al-Shabaab control, the situation remains fluid with Al-Shabaab, in some cases, temporarily retaking locations and continually conducting attacks across the country. This ongoing offensive continues to influence coordination processes such as joint UN-government re/settlement programs, access to FMS locations and project sites, IDP and beneficiary reach, as well as presenting major risks and opportunities to humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding programs.
Created to support UN Agencies, partners and donors manage challenges brought about by Somalia’s devastating famine in 2011, the RMU continues to evolve in the face of momentous local, regional and global events. Over the next six months additional specialist support will be required to meet peak / priority requirements for core support such as partner due diligence and other priority support of recommendations arising from Post-Delivery Aid Diversion (PDAD), Humanitarian Operational Peer Review (OPR) and planned transition of African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
The RMU is unique within the United Nations system and has made considerable progress in advancing the risk management agenda for the UN in Somalia.To respond to the need for risk analysis, the RMU is looking for a highly motivated individual risk specialist who can positively contribute to the work of the team, and support the humanitarian and development operations of the United Nations in Somalia.
Under the overall supervision of the DSRSG/RC/HC and reporting to the Risk Advisor / Chief of the Risk Management Unit (RMU) on a day-to-day basis, the Risk Specialist is responsible for assisting in implementing the risk management regime, through the provision of risk analysis and support.
2. Scope of Work
The Risk Specialist will have the following responsibilities:
- Identification, assessment and management of operational or business risk. This includes the ability to analyse and interpret complex information, accurately identify issues and trends, make appropriate judgments, and provide relevant recommendations;
- Desk review of relevant documentation including profile and other information provided and supplemented, as well as conducts his/her own research on due diligence to make specific recommendatios to the UN agencies Funds and Programmes operating in Somalia.
- Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of public sources, including UN Security Council, investigation reports, law enforcement, or geographic information systems and other sources to complete risk profiles
- Quality Relationship Management with key internal and external stakeholders including UN, donors and other funds and programmes, and provide technical support and advice on risk management practices as required, including for the newly established UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund;
- Act as RMU Focal Point for the UN Somalia Risk Working Group, working with Risk/Compliace Focal Points to facilitate and track the implementation of risk management strategies and actions, and the pursuit of collective approaches to Risk Management across UN Somalia;
- Provide induction and peer mentoring to new and existing RMU staff.
- Provide Risk reporting to meet client needs. This includes understanding and implementing the ISO:31000 Risk Management standard and using media most appropriate to the situation and the client’s needs within appropriate timeframes;
- Entity management and analysis, including creation of profiles and database development to further support and enhance the Contractor Information Management System.
3. Institutional Arrangement
The Risk Specialist will have a direct reporting line to the Risk Advisor/Chief of the RMU and under the overall guidance of the DSRSG/HC/RC, in collaboration with the Resident Coordinators Office. The Office Organogram is attached.
4. Competencies
Core
Achieve Results:
LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
Think Innovatively:
LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously
LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
Adapt with Agility
LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
Act with Determination LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
Engage and Partner
LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Enable Diversity and Inclusion
LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Thematic AreaNameDefinitionBusiness ManagementRisk Management Ability to identify and organize actions around mitigating and proactively managing risks
Business DevelopmentKnowledge Facilitation Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally.
FinanceDue Diligence ManagementAbility to conduct a comprehensive appraisal of an organization or opportunity to be undertaken, especially to establish its capacity and evaluate the potential opportunity and its related risks, knowledge of respective methodology and tools.
Finance Financial Risk ManagementEnsures financial resilience through proactive risk assessment, controls implementation, and mitigating action. Understands the risk and rewards of collaborative and commercial projects. Provides a culture of positive risk management.
FinanceAnti-fraud and anti-bribery and corruptionAnti-bribery and corruption: Understand the policy and best practice relating to anti-bribery and corruption controls and ensures these are implemented and widely understood within the organization. Anti-fraud: Understands the fraud risks faced by public bodies and can effectively analyze data to support fraud identification and fraud risk management; understands the fraud risks faced by public bodies and can conduct a fraud risk assessment and response plan.
Partnership Management Emerging PartnershipsAbility to engage with emerging partners, develop and manage a strategy and develop approaches to developing and managing these new strategic partnerships
Business Direction & StrategySystem ThinkingAbility to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Skills and Qualifications
Min. Education requirements
Advanced degree (Masters degree) in international relations, politics, law, law enforcement, defense, security or related field is required Or
A first level university degree (Bachelor Degree) with add 2 years of experience in the above fields will be given due consideration in lieu of advanced university degree
Min. years of relevant work experience
Minimum 5 years(with Master degree) or 7 years (with Bachelor degree) of relevant work experience in compliance and risk management, law inforcement, investigation, or any relevant field is required
Required skills
- Professional experience in an international organization and/or in post conflict environments/developing countries is desirable.
- Previous experience in law enforcement and or investigation would be a comparative advantage.[KB1]
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
- Experience in the international standards on enterprise risk management.
- Experience of the principles of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis, project management, business planning and reporting, and the ability to apply analytical and strategic thinking.
- Excellent analytical ability with consistently demonstrating attention to detail.
- Experience in problem solving and decision making in a fast paced environment adopting a flexible and proactive approach and the ability to pre-empt and achieve solution based outcomes.
- Experience in Risk Management – the ability to identify, analyze and manage risks at an operational level and identify and communicate in a timely manner, any risk management issues.
- Stakeholder Collaboration – a proven track record of building and sustaining a range of strong relationships and providing high quality service delivery.[KB2]
- Strong organizational, planning and time management skills in order to multi task competing priorities in a fast paced and dynamic environment[KB3]
Required Language(s) Proficiency in written and spoken English is requiredProfessional CertificatesNA
6. Travel:
The Risk Specialist will be based in Mogadishu with travels to the regions as necessary.
7. The following documents shall be required from the applicants:
- Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
- A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
- Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.
How to apply
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