Batch Recruiment - Internal Auditor, P-4, Office of Internal Audit and Investigations, New York (3 positions)

The Internal Auditor's work is crucial to strengthening UNICEF's governance, risk management and control processes, and hence to the efficient and effective delivery of results for children. Working as part of the OIAI team, you will provide assurance to UNICEF management on the effectiveness and efficiency of programmes, systems, processes and controls, and identifies opportunities for improvement.

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

For every child, a future

This position is based in UNICEF Headquarters in New York within the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI), and requires frequent travels to UNICEF locations (approximately 4 months per year), often in difficult duty stations, outside of New York.

To learn more about our work, please follow this link: https://www.unicef.org/auditandinvestigation/index_65818.html

OIAI provides independent and objective assurance and advisory services designed to add value and improve the operations of UNICEF. It helps UNICEF accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control processes.

How can you make a difference?

Under the overall supervision and guidance of Deputy Director, the Internal Auditor conducts audit engagements in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and OIAI Charter. Specific duties include:

• Conducting complex/major audit (or advisory) assignments as team member or leading less complex ones at field and headquarters locations in accordance with the accountabilities International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and OIAI policies.
• Contributing to risk-based audit planning and, as team leader, preparing risk-based audit plans and programmes for review and approval of the Management of OIAI. 
• Assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal control processes of operations being audited.
• Preparing working papers detailing audit work performed for review by team leader, and (as team leader) review the work working papers of team members for approval of the Management of OIAI.
• Developing detailed observations for assigned segments acknowledging good practices and with recommendations based on adequate root-cause analyses to effectively address identified shortcomings, strengthen governance, risk management and internal control, and improve business processes.
• Preparing high-quality draft reports incorporating input from team members, responses from clients and feedback from Management of OIAI.
• Conducting special assignments including management reviews, advisory services, and special audits.
• Monitoring the implementation of recommendations and agreed corrective actions, review and assess the adequacy of corrective actions, and recommend closure of recommendations.
• Contributing to OIAI's risk-based work planning activities, development of professional practices, internal audit policies, procedures, and change initiatives.
• Participating in professional development activities.

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, economics, accounting, international development, social sciences or another related field. (A first-level university degree in combination with at least 10 years of qualifying auditing experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.)
• Certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or equivalent is desirable.
• At least 8 years of progressively responsible relevant professional experience in financial auditing, operational auditing, and/or management auditing in a variety of government, international organizations, non-profit organizations, and/or the private sector (with at least three years at international level).
• Experience of working in developing countries and international development is desirable.
• Experience in auditing computer information systems, data analytics and using computer assisted audit techniques such as ACL and IDEA is desirable.
• Experience in programmatic audit is desirable.
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Working knowledge of another official UN language particularly Arabic would be an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. The functional competencies required for this post are Analyzing, Deciding and Initiating Action, Applying Technical Expertise, Following Instructions and Procedures.. View our competency framework at: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.