Job Purpose
The Risk Management Consultant provides risk management and advisory services that add value to taking and managing risk proactively and effectively. S/he implements an effective risk management process in line with IFRC’s Risk Management Policy. S/he works to raise the overall risk maturity of the regional office, delegations, and offices. S/he facilitates the regular review of the top risks of the region with the regional leadership, including monitoring the risks and mitigating actions to adjust the risk appetite as necessary.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitate, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of the IFRC Risk Management Policy at the regional level.
- Act as a central point of escalation, ensuring critical risks are reviewed and where needed escalated to the Regional Director and/or to the Senior Officer Global Risk Management.
- Provide ongoing risk management training and guidance to teams across the region on managing critical risk areas and support the development of effective risk mitigation plans and controls.
- Facilitate risk management workshops to ensure the risk registers at the delegations are established and up to date, and to increase risk awareness among teams.
- Liaise with delegations and offices to support the assessment of the capabilities, needs, and gaps of National Societies, to identify how IFRC can better support them to identify and mitigate their risks.
- Provide guidance and support to the National Societies in the region to establish, implement or improve their risk management framework.
- Provide training to teams to build risk awareness and risk management capacities within the organization.
- Identify and recommend opportunities for enhancements to processes, procedures, and policies.
- Provide regular reports on risk management to the Regional Director and to Senior Officer Global Risk Management to respond to requests on risk. management in the region, in particular from National Societies, in alignment with the global risk management strategy and the IFRC Risk Management Policy, and in coordination with the Senior Officer of Global Risk Management when relevant.
- Contribute to the work of the IFRC risk management network, in further developing and implementing risk management across the IFRC Secretariat
- Facilitate the collection and analysis of risk evidence, and the management initiatives over risk and control.
- Oversee the development of regional risk management strategies and regional risk mitigation plans.
- Work in close collaboration and cooperation with the Regional Director, Deputy Regional Director, Regional Head of Units, Heads of Delegations, Legal adviser, and thematic leads, to help them identify and mitigate risks.
- Deploy to emergency response operations as needed, helping to establish the risk register and support in recruitment of risk staff as needed.
- Support to operations managers in the elaboration of donor reports that require risk register information.
Duties applicable to all staff
- Actively work towards the achievement of the Federation Secretariat’s goals
- Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles
- Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager
Education
- Relevant university education in an area such as accounting, audit, business management, finance, project management, risk management, or another relevant field
- Risk Management qualification, a member of the Institute of Risk Management, or an extensive background in risk management
Experience
- Minimum 5 years experience in the area of risk management, internal audit, compliance, finance, or similar areas, in an international humanitarian organization, UN, donor agencies, government, or multinational companies.
- Experience in working in a multi-cultural environment
- Experience in delivering training and awareness on risk management and control
- Experience working with the Red Cross or Red Crescent Movement
- Experience in coordinating with senior management, donors, and other relevant stakeholders
Knowledge, Skills and Language
- Understanding of the principles and application of good corporate governance, business and operational risk management and effective internal controls
- Ability to work in a cross-cultural and cross-functional environment
- Ability to establish/maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to plan work and manage conflicting priorities, and handle multiple demands simultaneously
- Excellent negotiation and diplomacy skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to provide authoritative advice
- IT literate and self-supporting in computers (Windows, spreadsheets, word-processing, etc.)
- Good knowledge of Latin America and the Caribbean
- Good understanding of the IFRC Network
Languages
- Fluently spoken and written English.
- Good command of Spanish.
Competencies and Values
- Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and Teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust.
- Functional competencies: Strategic orientation; Building alliances; Leadership; Empowering others.
- Managerial competencies: Managing staff performance, Managing staff development.
How to apply
Comments
Applicants will need to send their applications together with a letter of motivation no later than the closing date. In order for us to assure a proper comparative evaluation of your application for this vacancy and to enable us to consider your profile against other similar current and future vacancies, we ask that you submit your application taking into account the following:
Important Note:
Please note that the selected candidate will be hired through a Consulting Agreement. The incumbent is responsible to abide by Federation policies, procedures, plans, and applicable national laws. The closing date is midnight Geneva time. Only those candidates shortlisted for interviews will be notified. The Risk Management Consultant will remain in her/his hometown teleworking and providing remote support to Americas Region.
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