Risk and Compliance Associate- SC L6- Gaza

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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.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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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).

📌 Type of Contract: Service Contract

➡️ Unit / Division: Gaza Area Office, Risk Management

📍 Duty Station: Gaza- Deir al-Balah

➡️ Duration: 12 months (renewable)

The position is only open to nationals or residents with a legal permit/ID to work in Gaza.

❗You are required to fill in all mandatory fields on Workday in English and upload your English CV as an attachment. Your application would be otherwise disqualified.

What will you do in this position? 

This job is located at the WFP Palestine Gaza Area Office based in Deir al-Balah. The job holder will report to the Head of Area Office in Gaza. The job holder will further be closely supported by the Palestine Country Office Risk Management Unit, responsible for promoting and embedding risk management initiatives in WFP’s Palestine country operation spanning activities in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. Accordingly, the job holder will represent the risk management function in the Area Office in order to ensure real-time and onsite risk management support for the operation.

The Risk Associate supports the establishment and enhancement of risk management activities, and contributes to the application of controls and compliance with policies and procedures and to the overall effectiveness of operations and optimization of WFP resources. 

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

Why work with WFP Palestine? 

For decades, Palestine has been facing a protracted and complex protection and humanitarian crisis. The humanitarian situation worsened alarmingly after an upsurge in violence from October 2023.

WFP, through our dual mandate in humanitarian and development, provides life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable and food insecure non-refugee Palestinians.

WFP provides logistics support to humanitarian and development partners, allowing them to reach more people faster, and at a lower cost to donors and the environment. By offering our cash-based transfer platform to the wider humanitarian and development community, coordinating logistics, and developing an inter-agency common feedback mechanism, WFP contributes to wider humanitarian efforts.

At WFP Palestine, we offer a wide range of benefits and entitlements for Service Contract holders. Some of them are:

✅ Competitive salaries per job level

✅ Pension contribution added to net salary

✅ Medical insurance with the possibility to enroll eligible dependents

✅ Applicable danger pay (reviewed on quarterly basis)

✅ Annual leave - 30 days per year

✅ 16 weeks of parental leave for birth mothers and 4 weeks of parental leave for non-birth parent

✅ Learning & development opportunities

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Area Office in Gaza, and with functional supervision from the Head of the Risk Unit in East Jerusalem, 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 to: identify and assess risks; contribute to the development and design of mitigation actions; assess effectiveness of the internal controls.
• 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;
• 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.
• Participate in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for managing the risk and accountability process.
• 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 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. Provide support to meet related incident management requirements, including concerning documentation and reporting of relevant incidents.
• Take lead in third-party risk management efforts in Gaza, specifically the provision of oversight of WFP’s cooperating and implementing partners, and key suppliers.
• Other duties as required, including potentially contributing to business continuity planning processes.

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have

EDUCATION:

Completion of secondary level education is mandatory. First University degree in business/public administration, finance, accounting, international development, compliance, audit or other relevant field is highly desirable. 

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum six (06) years of relevant experience in risk management, audit, compliance, monitoring, program/project management and/or related fields, with a background and interest in international humanitarian and/or development sectors.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Has contributed to risk management activities and participated in risk analysis and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Has conducted monitoring and reporting activities, has knowledge of results hierarchy, performance metrics and measurement.
• Has participated in conversations with various functional teams on impact, timing or planning initiatives, using analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills as well as resourcefulness, initiative, good judgement, tact and diplomacy.
• Has contributed to risk management and compliance activities, including assessing, and recommending effective internal controls and mitigation actions, preferably in organizations that use modern enterprise risk management, internal control and auditing frameworks, techniques, and systems.
• Basic knowledge of governance, and organizational structures.
• Solid oral and written communication skills

LANGUAGE:

Fluency of English and Arabic languages is required.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact:  global.inclusion@wfp.org

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.

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• If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.

• At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.