Head of Internal Audit

Leads WIPO internal audit strategy, quality assurance and high-risk audit delivery, strengthening governance, risk management, internal controls and organizational accountability.

Department: Internal Audit Section, Internal Oversight Division

• Lead risk-based internal audit planning and prioritization
• Oversee complex internal audits and quality assurance of audit work
• Advise senior management on governance, risk management and internal controls
• Monitor implementation of audit recommendations and high-risk issues
• Manage and develop audit section staff
• Deliver audit reports and briefings to senior management and oversight bodies
• Represent the section in inter-agency oversight networks
• Support strategic planning, budgeting and performance reporting for the division

• Advanced university degree in business administration, public administration, audit, finance, accounting or a related discipline
• Alternatively a first-level university degree plus two additional years of relevant professional experience
• At least ten years of progressive internal audit experience and audit-team management in an international or private-sector environment
• Experience in risk-based auditing methodologies and complex audit portfolios
• Experience supervising multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent English written and spoken proficiency

• Initial two-year fixed-term appointment with a maximum cumulative term of five years
• Total annual salary of USD 173,222