Consultant (Risk Management), Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Hosted Fund, REMOTE, 10 months

Job title:

Consultant (Risk Management), Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Hosted Fund, REMOTE, 10 months

Company

Unicef

Job description

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, EDUCATION

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the first global fund dedicated to education in emergencies and protracted crises. It was established in 2016 during the World Humanitarian Summit by international humanitarian and development aid organizations, along with public and private donors, to help reposition education as a priority on the humanitarian agenda, usher in a more collaborative approach among actors on the ground and foster additional funding to ensure that every crisis-affected child and young person is in school and learning. ECW recognizes the need to adopt a systematic and proactive approach to managing its risks, in alignment with its strategic objectives and stakeholder expectations.

You can access to more information on ECW via this link .

How can you make a difference?

The objective of this assignment is to work under the guidance of the Risk & Compliance Manager in ECW’s SPA team to develop a set of key risk management documents that will inform ECW’s risk management practices as far as corporate and portfolio risk management are concerned. The main outcomes of this consultancy will be a finalized set of documents and learning materials prepared and delivered to the SPA team on time and to a high-quality standard, aligned with the principles set out in key risk management frameworks such as the COSO Enterprise Risk Management framework and the ISO:31000 framework. Key components will include:

• A Risk Management Policy that defines the scope, principles, roles, and responsibilities of risk management within ECW.
• A risk reporting system that includes the design and development of new risk reporting templates, formats, and frequency, as well as risk escalation and communication protocols.
• Risk management guidelines that provide the methodology, tools, and processes for identifying, assessing, treating, monitoring, and reporting risks at different levels and functions of ECW.
• A risk management learning programme to introduce the new policies and procedures to ECW personnel and its partners.

DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT

Deliverables

Description

Estimated number of days

Deadline/timeline

Deliverable 1:

• Prepare an ECW Risk Management Policy
• Hold discussions with ECW’s SPA team and review relevant background information to understand the context of this assignment and requirements for developing a Risk Management Policy as well as Deliverable 2 and Deliverable 3.
• Draft an ECW Risk Management Policy based on the requirements agreed with the SPA team and the principals of the relevant COSO and ISO frameworks (Enterprise Risk Management Framework and ISO 31000 respectively), (MS Word document in line with ECW branding that can be uploaded to ECW’s website), as well as inputs from the Finance & Operations section and other ECW Secretariat teams as needed. A risk appetite statement can be included in the Policy or developed separately.
• Work with the SPA team to circulate the draft ECW Risk Management Policy both internally within the ECW Secretariat and key external stakeholders, including donors and implementing partners, for feedback. This deliverable and deliverable 2a may include traveling to NYC (trip duration approximately 2 weeks).
• Finalize the ECW Risk Management Policy (and risk appetite statement if developed separately) using ECW branding guidelines and submit to the SPA team.

10

15

20

10

15 March 2024

12 April 2024

17 May 2024

31 May 2024

Deliverable 2:

Update risk reporting templates * Further to the review of background documents undertaken under Deliverable 1a, review relevant templates of i) portfolio risk reporting including risk assessment templates and ii) corporate risk reporting including the ECW Corporate Risk Register and discuss requirements for updating those templates with the SPA team.

• Prepare an updated i) risk assessment template, ii) portfolio risk report template, and iii) corporate risk register template based on the requirements agreed with the SPA team, including automation functionality, and the requirements set out in the ECW Risk Management Policy (MS Word or MS Excel documents in line with ECW branding that can be uploaded to ECW’s website and grants database), with inputs from other Secretariat teams as needed.
• Work with the SPA team to circulate the updated templates with ECW Secretariat contacts identified by the SPA team as well as implementing partners, for feedback. Organize a half day workshop with the ECW Education Team and grantees to obtain feedback on the templates.
• Finalize the four templates set out under (2) above and submit documents to the SPA team.

5

15

20

5

17 May 2024 (work done in parallel with deliverable 1c above)

21 June 2024

19 July 2024

2 August 2024

Deliverable 3:

Prepare risk management guidance documents * Further to the review of background documents undertaken under Deliverable 1a, hold discussions with ECW’s SPA team and review relevant background information to understand existing risk management guidance and requirements for developing new guidance documents (Word documents in line with ECW branding that can be uploaded to ECW’s website).

• Prepare two risk management guidance documents for i) grantees and iii) ECW Secretariat, based on requirements agreed with the SPA team (Word documents in line with ECW branding that can be uploaded to ECW’s website).
• Receive feedback from the SPA team on the documents prepared. Use this feedback to the above two documents and submit to the SPA team.

3

10

5

2 August 2024 (work done in parallel with deliverables 1c and 1d above)

16 August 2024

23 August 2024

Deliverable 4:

Prepare learning programme for ECW and grantees * Prepare learning materials for i) ECW staff, consultants and interns and ii) ECW grantees to include a) a PowerPoint presentation communicating the new policies and procedures (ECW Risk Management Policy, updated templates, guidance), b) information of roles and responsibilities of groups i) and ii) above, and c) a video walkthrough of how each of the above two groups is required to complete relevant templates/documents.

• In coordination with the SPA team, finalize those learning materials and submit to the SPA team.

20

10

20 September 2024

4 October 2024

Deliverable 5:

Provide ad-hoc technical risk management support and advice to ECW on areas related to the above deliverables * Provide support and guidance to the SPA team and the wider ECW team on technical risk management areas relating to deliverables 1-4 above.

Up to 10 days

30 October 2024

TOTAL ESTIMATED WORKING DAYS

158 days

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An Advanced university degree (Masters) in risk management, internal audit, social sciences, international development, public administration, or other related fields.
• A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in risk management, internal audit or risk management consulting.
• Experience in developing risk management policies, procedures and guidance for a global organization, preferably a United Nations or other development or Education in Emergencies organization.
• Very strong analytical and document drafting skills using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Very strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex information into ‘plain English’.
• Experience in: i) working with internal and external stakeholders to gather feedback on draft policies, procedures, and guidance notes; ii) synthesising feedback in a time-sensitive but thorough fashion; and iii) setting out a clear vision for next steps.

Ability to work to strict deadlines and work autonomously to meet consultancy timelines. * Experience of working in risk management or internal audit in the United Nations, an international development entity or a humanitarian entity.

• Experience of working in the field of education and/or Education in Emergencies.
• Experience of working in fragile and conflict-affected states.
• Experience of working in risk management or internal audit with an ECW partner.
• Fluency in English (written & verbal) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish), particularly French, is desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit .

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. , irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

Advertised: 06 Mar 2024 Eastern Standard Time
Deadline: 20 Mar 2024 Eastern Daylight Time

Expected salary

Location

USA

Job date

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:45:57 GMT

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