Job Description
The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a
highly qualified and experienced Senior Technical LeadRisk andCompliance to join our team. This role is
central to implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving CIP's corporate
risk, compliance, assurance, and internal control frameworks. While it carries
no direct supervisory responsibilities, the position provides institutional
coordination, technical guidance, constructive challenge, and follow-up across
functions, country offices, science programs, and corporate service units.
The role strengthens CIP's second line of defense,
ensuring risk management processes, compliance requirements, internal controls,
policies, assurance activities, and escalation mechanisms are consistently
applied across the organization.
About CIP: CIP is part of the CGIAR
global research partnership committed to transforming food, land, and water
systems in a climate crisis. CIP’s mission is to develop and share
science-based innovations in potato, sweetpotato, and other root and tuber
crops. CIP partners with organizations in over 20 countries in Africa, Asia,
and Latin America to strengthen agri-food systems and provide economic, social,
and nutritional benefits, especially for women and youth. We integrate social
and biophysical sciences to address complex challenges in food and agriculture.
For more information, please visit https://cipotato.org/about/.
The position: This role supports the
operationalization of CIP's Risk Management Framework, Risk Appetite Statement,
Assurance Map Framework, Policy Framework, Internal Control Framework, and
Issue Management processes — aligned with CIP's institutional priorities, CGIAR
expectations, ESG-related risk considerations, and recognized international
standards including COSO, COSO ERM, and ISO 31000. The position reports
to the Director of Operations and is based in Lima, Peru.
Key Responsibilties:
1.Risk & Internal Control
Framework Leadership
Lead the implementation and continuous strengthening of CIP's Risk
Management, Internal Control, and Issue Escalation frameworks (aligned with
COSO and ISO 31000). Maintain risk registers, dashboards, and reporting tools,
identify control gaps, and drive proportionate, risk-based corrective actions
across the organization.
2.Assurance Mapping &
Policy Alignment
Coordinate CIP's Assurance Map, working closely with Internal Audit,
external auditors, and process owners to identify coverage gaps and strengthen
oversight. Ensure the Policy Framework stays aligned with institutional risks
and support the rollout of new policies through training and practical
guidance.
3.ESG & Institutional Risk
Integration
Champion the integration of ESG-related risks — environmental, social,
governance, safeguarding, and supply chain — into corporate risk registers, due
diligence, procurement, and reporting processes, equipping teams with practical
tools to manage these risks.
4.Issue Management, Escalation
& Audit Follow-up
Oversee the end-to-end issue management cycle: documentation, root cause
analysis, escalation, and tracking of corrective actions. Coordinate audit
follow-up (internal and external) and prepare clear, timely reports for senior
management and governance bodies.
5.Capacity Building &
Culture of Compliance
Design and deliver training on risk, compliance, and internal controls,
provide expert guidance to country offices and science programs, and champion a
culture of accountability, ethics, and continuous improvement across CIP