UN WOMEN: AUDIT SPECIALIST
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. The Division of Management and Administration is responsible for the planning, allocation and management of financial, human and administrative resources including information communications and technology, the effective and efficient delivery of essential operations services in UN Women, continuous development and improvement in operations, policies, and methods to align with UN Women and stakeholders' evolving business needs and advisory support to the Executive Director in the formulation and implementation of the UN Women overall mission, strategy and plans of actions. Under the direction and guidance of the Director, Division of Management and Administration, the Audit Specialist serves as the focal point for UN Women external and internal audits. S/he advises UN Women management and offices on attainment of resolution to audit findings and recommendations. S/He develops and maintains relationships with stakeholders in various entities including the UN Board of Audit, UNDP Office of Audit and Investigation, UN Office of internal Oversight Services (OIOS) and UN Women offices.
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Summary of key functions: Under the direction and guidance of the Director, Division of Management and Administration, the Audit Advisor develops and supports UN Women’s quality assurance system, designed to monitor UN Women’s operations effectiveness. S/he will serve as focal point for and coordinates UN Women interactions with external oversight bodies, i.e. UN Board of Auditors and the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). S/He will liaise with the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services and act as the focal point with UNDP's Office of Audit and Investigation. S/He will periodically interact with Management of UN Women, UN Board of Auditors, internal auditors, finance and legal colleagues in UN system, Inspectors from JIU. S/He will provide support to the Director in interacting with member state delegates to the UN Women Executive Board and delegates to the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly in the context of representing UN Women responses to reports of oversight bodies. Specific duties include:
Other activities
Facilitation of knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing:
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CORE VALUES / GUIDING PRINCIPLES: Integrity: Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct. Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity: Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity. CORE COMPETENCIES:
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Note: In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment. | |
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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. |
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