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Risk Manager

Position:Professional | P-4Deadline:8 Sep 2026 (10 days left)Job ID:594706Posted on:25 Aug 2026 (4 days ago)
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Job Description

UNICEF seeks a Risk Manager to strengthen risk assurance and compliance in its Venezuela country office amid a complex humanitarian and operational context. Reporting to the Representative, the post leads risk-management practices across processes, systems and entities, while providing monitoring, advisory support and capacity building on compliance, fraud risk and oversight.

Key Details

Position Details

Experience level

Mid / Senior

Minimum experience

8 years

Employment type

Temporary

Arrangement

Onsite

Minimum education

Postgraduate degree

Contract duration

364 days

Language Requirements

Required

Spanish, English

Preferred

Another official language

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Lead risk assurance and compliance efforts for the Venezuela country office
  • Develop and improve risk-management practices across processes, systems and entities
  • Provide risk-management expertise, support and monitoring
  • Strengthen compliance, fraud-risk management, oversight and advisory support
  • Build awareness and capacity on risk management

Role Requirements

  • Advanced degree in Business Administration and Financial Management
  • At least 8 years of professional experience in Risk and Compliance or a directly relevant area
  • Fluency in Spanish and English

Desired Criteria

  • Certifications in operations, strategic or risk management, audit, investigation, internal control, statistics, data analysis or accounting
  • Anti-money-laundering knowledge, sanctions-compliance knowledge or fraud-investigation experience
  • Emergency field experience
  • Relevant country-level experience in development, fragile settings or humanitarian contexts

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Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNICEF Careers, on 25 Aug 2026.