Risk Officer,

Organizational Context

This job is based in Port Sudan and will move to Khartoum, covering both the risk and compliance responsibilities. The job holder will report to the Risk and Compliance Officer and will be required to make frequent visits to field offices and review country office processes.

Job Purpose

The Risk Officer supports the Country Office (CO) Risk and Compliance team, providing specialized advice and assistance to establish effective risk assessment and management activities. This role is critical for ensuring the application of robust controls and compliance with WFP policies and procedures, thereby contributing to the overall effectiveness of operations and optimizing WFP resources. The officer champions the mainstreaming of WFP’s comprehensive risk and compliance framework, embedding risk assessment into planning and decision-making processes. Key responsibilities include developing and monitoring risk appetite metrics, updating risk registers, and driving the implementation of mitigation actions. A significant aspect involves building the capacity of WFP teams and partners, raising awareness and skills in risk management to strengthen a culture of integrity and accountability. The role provides essential advice on internal controls and fraud risk management, facilitates periodic risk reviews, identifies systemic issues, and formulates sound recommendations for management action. This position is instrumental in enhancing internal control systems, developing Standard Operating Procedures, and preparing comprehensive reports on compliance status, ultimately safeguarding WFP's resources and ensuring operational integrity.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility is to support the Risk and Compliance Officer in embedding risk assessment into organizational planning and decision-making. This involves developing and monitoring key risk appetite metrics and indicators, and regularly updating risk registers to track mitigation actions. A crucial aspect is building the capacity of teams and partners through awareness-raising and skills development in risk management, fostering a culture of integrity and accountability. This includes providing guidance on internal controls, risk management, and fraud risk management. The role also entails promoting policies, best practices, and lessons learned. Regular reporting on risk, compliance, and quality matters, including emerging risks and opportunities, is essential, with timely escalation of significant risks. Facilitating risk reviews with stakeholders to identify and respond to operational risks and opportunities, and monitoring the implementation of agreed responses, are key duties. The position requires ensuring the risk register is current, identifying systemic issues, and recommending management actions or policy changes. Analyzing and following up on recommendations from oversight missions, and contributing to the enhancement of internal control systems, performance planning, and monitoring processes are also vital. Developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for risk and compliance missions, leading or participating in fraud risk assessments, and preparing comprehensive reports on compliance status and vulnerabilities are core functions. Finally, assessing training needs and delivering training on risk management and compliance, including anti-fraud and anti-corruption standards, is a significant responsibility.

Work Experience

Requires at least three years of postgraduate professional experience in leading and contributing to performance plans and risk management. This includes assessing and recommending internal controls and mitigation actions within organizations utilizing modern enterprise risk management frameworks, techniques, and systems. Experience with major enterprise resource planning systems like SAP is also mandatory.

Skills

Risk management, assessment, and mitigation, Internal controls and compliance, Fraud risk management and fact-finding reviews, Capacity building and training delivery, Project management, oversight, monitoring, and reporting, Policy dissemination and SOP development, Data analysis and recommendation formulation, Enterprise resource planning (SAP), Fluency in English and Arabic, Knowledge of international and local regulations

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