• Perform regular and ad hoc assessments to identify and evaluate risks, assess effectiveness of internal controls, and assess the potential for fraud and corruption in operational activities.
• Prepare reports summarising the status of compliance of internal controls, key oversight themes using risk information (e.g. risk indicators, incidents) to highlight areas out of risk appetite and contribute ideas on required actions in areas of risk & compliance vulnerability.
• Assist in Maintain the country Office risk register ensuring it is kept up to date.
• Undertake research/obtain background information related to the subject under review, track and report on specific risks, trends and cross-cutting matters representing a high risk to the organization.
• Collect and analyse data on fraud incidents, fraud risk metrics, and fraud risk appetite.
• Contribute to enhancement of adequate internal control systems with clear accountabilities, including performance and risk management systems, monitoring and oversight processes and techniques, tools, processes to support their implementation.
• Support the coordination and delivery of relevant trainings, workshops and other capacity building initiatives relevant to risk management and compliance.
• Assist in ensuring the use of all WFP resources is in conformity with approved CO strategic plans/project plans, WFP rules and procedures, and donor funding agreements.
• Perform fact-finding reviews, fraud risk assessments and other duties as required.

Eligibility Criteria

• Education: Completion of Secondary school. Further training in the following areas will be an added advantage: finance, accounting, public or business administration, audit or other related field, and/or professional qualification in audit, performance and risk management or other related fields. University degree will be an added advantage.
• Experience: seven years of relevant progressively responsible experience in undertaking and/or contributing to risk management activities, audits, legal support, monitoring and evaluation including assessing and recommending effective internal controls and mitigation actions in organizations that use modern enterprise risk management frameworks, techniques and systems. Demonstrated experience in enterprise resource planning systems (SAP, etc) is required.
• Language: Fluency (level C) in English language and Arabic. Fluency in a local language is required.