To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, economics, accounting, risk management, information technology, or another related field is required.

Certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) or equivalent may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Work Experience: At least eight (8) years of progressively responsible relevant professional experience in internal, external auditing, ICT auditing, or managing the development, rollout, and support of ICT services is desirable.

Relevant ICT experience obtained by working in development financial institutions and/or the United Nations System is highly desirable.

Required knowledge and key skill sets:

• Ability to navigate through a complex ICT landscape and assess key ICT risks
• Experience in developing and executing ICT audit strategy
• Good relationship management skills – managing relationships with vendors
• Broad based ICT audit technical skill sets
• Good knowledge of commonly used ICT audit frameworks and methodologies
• High level of proficiency and good experience in managing ICT audits and assessing ICT risks
• Good experience managing ICT audit consultants, vendors and staff

Desirable attributes, considered an asset:

• IT project management experience
• Familiarity with UNICEF/UN system is a plus
• Experience in managing the development, rollout, and support of ICT services.

Languages: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.