Risk and Compliance Specialist (NO-3), FT, #00137607, Lilongwe, Malawi, ESAR

UN Children's Fund - UNICEF

Staff Closes 30 Sep 2026 0 days left

Overview

This role leads operational support for Implementing Partnerships and HACT, focusing on partnership management, assurance activities, cash transfers, and fiduciary safeguards. It also contributes to enterprise risk management, governance, and capacity building.


Key Responsibilities
  • Lead operational support for Implementing Partnerships and HACT, including partnership management, assurance activities, cash transfers and fiduciary safeguards.
  • Monitor partnership performance, assurance results, compliance trends and risk indicators.
  • Translate insights into clear dashboards, reports and governance briefings.
  • Contribute to enterprise risk management, governance, internal controls, audit readiness, fraud risk management, ethics and accountability.
  • Advise teams on practical improvements to operational effectiveness.
  • Strengthen staff and partner capacity in HACT, compliance, risk management, fraud prevention and fiduciary accountability.
Required Experience

5 years of relevant work experience in Partnerships, risk management, compliance, internal controls, audit, fraud risk management, governance, implementing partnerships, HACT assurance, quality assurance, enterprise risk management and any other related fields.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree in Risk Management, Finance, Economics or equivalent or any other comparable recognized professional qualification or valid professional certification (CIA; CISA; etc.) from an internationally recognized, accredited chartered accountancy institution is required.

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in English and a local language is a requirement.
Languages Preferred
Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language.
Contract Duration
Not specified
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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