The Office of Audit and Investigation Services (OAIS) reports to the Executive Director of UNFPA and is responsible for supporting the achievement of the objectives of UNFPA by contributing to the improvement of its operations, risk management and results through internal audit and investigation services.
To fulfill this mandate, the Internal Audit Branch provides independent and objective assurance and advisory services with the objective of increasing accountability; enhancing risk management, governance and controls; and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of UNFPA’s operational and programmatic performance.
Qualifications and Experience
Education:
- Advanced university degree in Accounting, Business, Public Administration, or Finance (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).
- A Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or National Audit Certification (CPA, CA or other recognized national accreditation) is a requirement.
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) desirable.
Experience:
- 5 years of relevant professional experience in internal or external audit or another directly relevant area, such as governance, risk management and control services.
- Experience with internal auditing practices and tools.
- Functional management processes, such as accounting, general administration, operations, etc.
- Exposure to information technology systems audit and controls.
- Exposure to performance and/or value for money audits.
- Experience in an International Organization (UN system, development aid) would also be considered an advantage.
Ability to use the following tools would be considered an advantage:
- Electronic working papers software (such as TeamMate) and tools (such as Visio).
- Enterprise Resource Planning systems, preferably PeopleSoft.
We are no longer accepting applications for this position.
