Internal Auditor, Internal Audit Branch, Office of Audit and Investigation Services (OAIS), New York, P-3

The Position:

The post of Internal Auditor is located in Unit 2 of the Internal Audit Branch, which is part of the Office of Audit and Investigation Services (OAIS). You will report directly to the Unit Chief of Internal Audit Branch, Office of Audit and Investigation Services (OAIS).

Unit 2 covers the Arab States, West and Central Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean regions.

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 is an operationally independent office of UNFPA and reports to the Organization’s Executive Director. It is responsible for supporting the achievement of UNFPA’s objectives by contributing to the improvement of the Organization’s operations, risk management, and results through its internal audit, investigation, and advisory services. OAIS solely performs, manages, or authorizes others to carry out these 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 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 Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

The Internal Auditor will conduct internal audits and may be required to perform other governance duties in the Office of the Director, OAIS, as needed.

You would be responsible for:

Under the overall guidance of the Director, OAIS, and the direct supervision of the Chief(s), Unit 2 of the Internal Audit Branch, and operating with a high level of autonomy, the incumbent:

A. Carries out internal audits of UNFPA organizational units and/or business processes

• Perform quality internal audits (e.g., compliance, performance, financial, and integrated audits), either as a team member in complex audits or as a team leader for simple to medium-complexity audits, assuming responsibility and accountability for achieving audit objectives in accordance with IIA Standards and OAIS guidelines. This will involve:
  • Preparing risk-based audit plans and programmes;
  • Conducting audit field work;
  • Preparing and, where appropriate, as team leader, reviewing audit work papers;
  • Developing and documenting audit findings and the related recommendations to improve governance, risk management, and controls processes and systems, as well as operational and programmatic performance;
  • Communicating, orally and in writing, audit results to business unit management;
  • Preparing and conducting audit entry and exit conferences and all related communications;
  • Timely preparing quality draft audit reports, incorporating input from other team members; and
  • Finalizing audit reports, incorporating auditees’ answers and OAIS management feedback.
• Undertake audit missions to UNFPA business units, including those located in areas with hazardous working conditions. 
• Communicate, timely and effectively, with OAIS Management to keep them apprised of the status of engagements, any issues affecting them, and any steps taken to address such issues.

Expected result:  Timely, efficient, and effective conduct of assignments given, including issuance of high-quality audit products.

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