Humanitarian Affairs Officer / Risk Management and Compliance

Strengthens risk management and compliance for a country-based humanitarian pooled fund, helping OCHA and implementing partners identify control failures, meet policy requirements and respond to misconduct. The role combines monitoring, training, analysis and operational advice.

Department: Crisis Response Division

• Monitor humanitarian developments that may affect pooled-fund performance and compliance
• Track audit and evaluation management responses and prepare risk and compliance studies
• Detect compliance issues with partners and verify prevention and control mechanisms
• Deliver risk-management and compliance training to implementing partners
• Maintain monitoring, reporting and policy-advice mechanisms for the humanitarian financing unit
• Lead partner eligibility reviews and responses to contractual or policy non-compliance
• Provide technical support on alleged or confirmed financial misconduct and sexual exploitation or abuse incidents

• Advanced university degree in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field, or a first degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis relief, rehabilitation, development or a related area
• Experience in compliance and risk management
• English at UN Level III

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