Risk and Compliance Specialist – Regional Services

About the role

The Risk and Compliance Specialist will join the Integrated Risk Management team at UNICEF's West and Central Africa Regional Office. Reporting to the Chief Risk Management, the role focuses on strengthening risk management and compliance across the region, with a particular emphasis on partnership management for programmes and operations.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure risk data quality and integrity through consolidation and analysis of regional risk trends.
• Support country‑level risk management capability building and conduct control testing and reviews.
• Assist in assurance activities, standardising tools and methodologies across the region.
• Monitor risk actions, produce regional risk reports and early‑warning signals.
• Facilitate partnership management compliance for both programme and operational activities.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Development Studies, Economics, Auditing or a related field.
• Minimum five years of continuous professional experience in risk and compliance, programme management or internal audit, preferably with international organisations or NGOs.
• Fluency in both French and English.

Required skills

• Risk Management
• Compliance
• Financial Controls
• Internal Audit
• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
• Financial Management
• Data Analysis and Statistics