Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Audit, the Internal Audit Manager is responsible for leading teams, and occasionally assisting the Chief, in providing assurance and advisory services. The Internal Audit Manager will contribute to the continuous development of the Internal Audit Section through effective leadership, strong people management, and innovation of audit practices. The Manager ensures that all work conforms with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing of the IIA. Internal audits accomplish OIAI’s mission by using a systematic, disciplined approach to assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of Organization’s governance, risk management and control processes.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to a Calling

The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) is an independent office reporting to UNICEF’s Executive Director and the Executive Board. It has two sections: The Internal Audit Section and the Investigations Section. The Audit team helps UNICEF fulfill its mission by providing independent and objective assurance and advisory services designed to add value and improve the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of UNICEF’s operations.

This position is based in Budapest and require frequent and extended travels (up to four months per year) to UNICEF locations, often in difficult duty stations, outside of the duty station.

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Key Accountabilities

  1. Engagement Management and Execution
  • Establish and maintain productive working relationship with clients, ensuring that team members have prompt and adequate access to client personnel, relevant documentation, systems, and tools.
  • Lead all aspects of the planning of assigned audit and advisory engagements, including engagement-level risk assessment, selection of areas to focus on, determination of engagement objectives, scope, and programmes, identification of appropriate criteria for the assessment of the governance, risk management and controls relevant to the engagement.
  • Prepare risk-based audit plans/programmes for review and approval by the Chief, Internal Audit prior to fieldwork.
  • Provide direction and guidance to, and coach team members.
  • Lead execution of audit and advisory engagements, ensuring that team members are adequately supported and understand what is expected of them to achieve engagement objectives and client is promptly appraised of engagement status as well as issues as they are identified.  
  • Monitor the team’s performance to ensure timely delivery of assurance and advisory services and conformance with the Code of Ethics and the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
  • Review the working papers of team members, ensuring they are of high quality and adequately support achievement of all audit objectives in the approved risk-based engagement plan.
  • Perform engagement procedures and prepare documentation of work done for own scope areas, ensuring they are of high quality and adequately support achievement of the relevant audit objectives.
  • Ensure that observations developed by team members and for own scope areas are supported by adequate evidence.
  • Lead the presentation and discussion of engagement results with client. 
  • Prepare high-quality draft engagement reports, reflecting inputs from team members and feedback from clients.
  • Lead by example and proactively address staff issues during the audit engagement and update the Chief, Internal Audit on people management issues.
  • Assess team members’ performance in an objective manner.
  1. Other Tasks
  • Contribute to the development of internal audit workplan.
  • Contribute to other activities as required by OIAI Management

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

  • Minimum requirements
        1. Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in business administration, finance, economics, accounting, risk management, information technology, or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with at least ten years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Professional accreditations such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) are an asset.
        2. Work Experience: At least 8 years of relevant, progressively responsible professional experience in internal and/or external auditing or related fields in either government, non-profit organizations, and/or the private sector (with at least three years at international level) is required. 
        3. Skills: audit governance, risk management, analytical, problem solving, developing country experience.
        4. Language Requirements : English - Proficient/Fluent
  • Desirables
      1. Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
      2. Experience with software and tools such as Power BI, AutoAudit / TeamMate, ACL / IDEA; and staff supervision/people management experience are considered assets.
      3. Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information.

In this role, you will collaborate with colleagues across multiple locations. For effective collaboration, we encourage flexible working hours that accommodate different time zones while prioritizing staff wellbeing.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

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