Data Management Specialist, Office of Audit and Investigation Services (OAIS), New York, P-4

The Position:

The Data Management Specialist post is located in the Quality Assurance, Policy, and Reporting Unit (QAPR) in the Directorate of the Office of Audit and Investigation Services (OAIS).

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

OAIS reports to the Executive Director of UNFPA and is responsible for supporting the achievement of UNFPA’s objectives by contributing to the improvement of its operations, risk management and results through internal audit, investigation, and advisory services.  

To fulfill this mandate, the Internal Audit Branch of OAIS provides independent and objective assurance and advisory services, with the objective of increasing accountability; enhancing risk management, governance, and control processes; and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of UNFPA’s operational and programmatic performance. UNFPA performs its internal audit work in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

The Data Management Specialist will work under the overall direction of the Director, OAIS, and direct supervision of the Chiefs, QAPR and Investigation Units. Together with other OAIS staff, the individual will aim to achieve the above objectives

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

• Advanced university degree in Accounting, Business, Public Administration, Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, or other related field (a first level degree in any of the above fields in combination with a professional auditing certification and relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree) is a requirement.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or national audit certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CA, or other recognized national certification) or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or certifications in the investigation profession is a requirement.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in internal or external audit, with at least 3 of them performing audit data management (i.e., data extraction and analysis) activities. 
• Experience in data analytics, developing queries/scripts, and using various data analytics software and visualization tools, such as SQL, Python, Tableau, and Power BI, is required.
• Experience in the following areas would be distinct advantages:
  • Audit of information technology systems and controls.
  • Use of electronic audit management tools such as TeamMate+ or equivalent.
  • Enterprise Resource Planning systems e.g., Peoplesoft, Oracle, etc.
  • Use of investigation analysis/eDiscovery software.
• Experience in an international organization (e.g., UN system, multilateral or regional financial institutions, development aid sector), desirable.

Languages: 

Fluency in English is required, with proven ability to express well verbally and in writing; Knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.