The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is the internal oversight body of the United Nations (UN). The Office assists the Secretary-General in fulfilling his oversight responsibilities in respect of the resources and staff of the Organization through the provision of audit, investigation, inspection and evaluation services.
Role Overview
The incumbent is independently responsible for the overall planning, development, management, and supervision of assurance and advisory engagements for a portfolio of clients. This includes management of assigned staff dealing with complex audit operations and issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Risk Assessment & Planning: Oversee annual risk assessments of clients, ensure risk registers are current, and develop medium and long-term goals and annual audit work plans for the Section.
- Engagement Management: Plan, organize, and coordinate teams conducting multiple concurrent engagements. Define objectives and scope for each audit/advisory task.
- Leadership: Provide direction to ensure OIOS standards and global internal audit practices are met within budget. Empower staff, provide technical guidance, and lead sensitive or complex audit engagements.
- Data Analytics: Lead efforts to collect and analyze data, providing insights to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning and decision-making. Ensure data accessibility and integration.
- Reporting & Oversight: Review working papers and engagement communications (audit and advisory reports). Monitor the status of audit recommendation implementations.
- Regulatory Advisory: Recommend improvements to administrative issuances and the Organization's financial rules.
- Coordination: Liaise with internal audit functions of other UN organizations and maintain positive relationships with auditees and oversight bodies.
Requirements
- Education: Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, accounting, or a related field. A first-level university degree with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree. Completion of programs in data analytics or data science is an advantage.
- Professional Experience: A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible professional experience in audit, finance, accounting, or administration.
- Management Experience: At least five years in audit management and five years in managing a diverse group of professionals.
- Reporting Expertise: Five years of experience drafting audit reports and three years reviewing them.
- Technical Proficiency: Experience analyzing complex data sets to identify anomalies using contemporary data analytics tools is required.
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