Overview
The Chief, Internal Oversight will lead and oversee internal audits and investigations, providing assurance and advisory services to assess reliability, integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness across UNIDO's programmes, projects, operations, systems, and corporate functions. The role aims to strengthen governance, accountability, risk management, and organizational integrity.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee internal audits and investigations.
- Provide assurance and advisory engagements.
- Evaluate and advise on strengthening internal controls, enterprise risk management, results-based management, and governance processes.
- Develop and oversee an annual internal audit work plan.
- Lead investigations into allegations of misconduct.
- Administer a quality assurance process.
- Supervise a centralized case management system.
- Review and finalize high-level oversight reports.
- Report, provide advice, and make recommendations for improvements to management.
- Monitor, verify, and report on implementation of management action plans.
- Leverage advanced technology tools and forensic software.
- Strengthen technical collaboration with internal and external oversight bodies.
- Tailor complex oversight findings for different audiences.
- Provide a clear vision for the oversight unit.
- Represent the Unit in engagements with senior leadership, auditees, and external oversight bodies.
- Lead the internal oversight universe and risk-based planning.
- Oversee timely and consistent delivery of all engagements.
- Ensure reporting quality and alignment with strategic expectations.
- Manage and develop the internal oversight team.
- Lead the quality assurance and improvement programme.
- Provide strategic support to the Director, Evaluation and Internal Oversight (EIO).
- Represent UNIDO in UN-wide fora.
Required Experience
- Progressively responsible professional experience in internal oversight functions within international organizations is required.
- Demonstrated managerial experience leading and supervising audit and/or investigation teams, including workload management, coaching, review of outputs, and ensuring quality and compliance with professional standards is required.
- Proven experience conducting or directing complex and sensitive audits and investigations at the international level, ideally in multilateral, public‑sector, or UN system settings is required.
- Experience advising senior management on governance, internal controls, risk management, and results‑based management is required.
- Familiarity with data analytics, digital audit tools, and modern investigative techniques is required.
- First-level university degree (Bachelor’s): at least 13 years of relevant professional experience.
- Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent): at least 10 years of relevant professional experience.
- Doctorate: at least 8 years of relevant professional experience.
Qualifications
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in Audit, Finance, Law, Business or Public Administration, Accounting, Criminology, or another field relevant to UNIDO’s audit and investigation mandate, is required.
- Advanced university (master’s or equivalent) degree or Doctorate in the same fields are accepted with a reduced requirement for years of professional experience.
- A credential of Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) is required.
