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Job Title:    Chief of Service, Audit

Organization: United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS)

Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda

Job Opening Number: 221126

Grade: D-1

About US:

The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) was established in July 1994 as an operationally independent office that assists the Secretary-General in fulfilling his internal oversight responsibilities in respect of the resources and staff of the Organization through monitoring, internal audit, inspection, evaluation and investigation. The Office has the authority to initiate, carry out and report on any action it considers necessary to fulfill its responsibilities with regard to its oversight functions.

Job Summary:   The Chief of Peacekeeping Audit Service is responsible for managing the substantive work programme and resources of the Service. This post is located at the Entebbe duty station and involves frequent travel to the various peacekeeping missions and to the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: These responsibilities include the following:

• Develops an annual risk-based audit plan for the activities managed by the Service.
• Manages the execution of the annual audit plan, ensuring the efficient utilization of the human and financial resources of the Service, in accordance with: (i) approved audit work plans and budgets; (ii) OIOS policies and procedures; and (iii) the Internal Standards for the Professional Practice of internal auditing followed by OIOS.
• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.
• Assists the Director, IAD with establishing operating guidelines, internal audit manuals, lines of authority and communicating work objectives and priorities of reporting.
• Establish effective collaborative relationships between the Service and client entities to increase the relevance and impact of the Service’s outputs.
• Identify resource requirements for the Service for inclusion in OIOS’ staffing strategies and budget requests.
• Represent the Service within the United Nations and other organizations as requested by the Director, IAD.
• Carry out other tasks as may be assigned by the Director, IAD to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of IAD work programmes.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) Chief of Service, Audit job must hold an advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in auditing, finance, business administration, accounting or closely related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science
• programs is an advantage.
• Professional certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or equivalent is desirable.
• At least fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in auditing of which at least 5 years must be at the management level, is required.
• At least three (3) cumulative years of experience in audit working in a peace operation or other similar international field operation is desirable.
• Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• Languages: fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official language of the United Nations is desirable.

Competencies

• Professionalism: Knowledge of the substantive field of work in general and of specific areas being supervised. Ability to produce reports and papers on technical issues and to review and edit the work of others. Ability to apply UN regulations and rules, policies and guidelines in work situations. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. The ability to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management.
• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Managerial Competencies

• Leadership: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow: empowers others to translate vision into results; is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing.
• Judgement/Decision-making: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates desiring to serve the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) in the aforementioned capacity should express their interest by visiting the UN recruitment website and clicking the link below

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Deadline: 4^th January 2024

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