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a.    Organizational Setting

The post is located in the Internal Oversight Division (IOD). IOD serves as an independent and objective reviewer of WIPO operations and activities based on risk and relevance to WIPO management and constituencies with a view towards promoting economy, efficiency, effectiveness and impact of the Secretariat’s work. IOD is comprised of three sections: audit, evaluation, and investigation.

b.    Purpose Statement

The incumbent will contribute to IOD’s professional work in all three areas of audit, evaluation and investigation under the authority of the Director, IOD, and with guidance from the IOD heads of section as appropriate.

c.    Reporting Lines

The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Director of IOD.

d.    Work Relations

The incumbent will routinely work with IOD colleagues including auditors, evaluators, investigators and support staff. Furthermore, as part of oversight engagements, the incumbent will liaise with other departments and offices in the Organization, as well as vendors, consultants and other contractors, when and as needed.

The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:

a.  Support auditors and evaluators in planning engagements including notifications, collecting data, desk reviews, managing the organization of meetings, workshops, and interviews;

b.  Support oversight fieldwork by contributing to reviewing, testing, and analyzing data and information;

c.  Contribute to implementing the Quality Assurance and Improvement Program of the Internal Audit and the Evaluation Sections, including quality review of deliverables and presentations, collecting and analyzing client feedback, verifying conformance of engagement files and processes where applicable, and collecting and reporting performance data;

d.  Receive and analyze allegations of fraud, corruption, harassment, abuse and other violations of WIPO’s Regulations, Rules and administrative issuances;

e.  Perform investigative action including, but not limited to, requesting information, documents and data from other WIPO departments and offices; compiling, reviewing, analyzing and summarizing documents and data; conducting online inquiries both in open source and within WIPO IT systems; preparing questions and participating in interviews;

f.   Contribute to drafting reports and other deliverables and prepare investigation files and contribute to the design of investigative plans;

g.  Support the preparation of IOD annual and quarterly activity reports, dashboards, newsletters, and memoranda on the status of recommendations;

h.  Take initiative in identifying appropriate tools, best practices, and information that would support the work of IOD;

i.   Perform other related duties as required.

Education (Essential)

First-level university degree in law, management, investigations, auditing, social sciences or a related area.

Professional certification such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) and/or Internal Audit Practitioner designation.

Experience (Essential)

At least three years of relevant professional experience, in law, investigations, auditing, evaluations, or a related field.

Experience (Desirable)

Experience in international organizations, e.g. in the United Nations system.

Language (Essential)

Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English.

Language (Desirable)

Good knowledge of French or other official UN languages.

Job Related Competencies (Essential)

Ability to handle confidential and sensitive material.

Ability to write clearly and precisely and to communicate effectively.

Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and the internet.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

Job Related Competencies (Desirable)

Knowledge of professional software for the management of audit engagements, recommendation implementation follow-up, and investigation cases.

1.    Communicating effectively.

2.    Showing team spirit.

3.    Demonstrating integrity.

4.    Valuing diversity.

5.    Producing results.

6.    Showing service orientation.

7.    Seeing the big picture.

8.    Seeking change and innovation.

9.    Developing yourself and others.

Mobility:  WIPO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director General and may be assigned to any activities, office or duty station of the Organization.  Accordingly, the selected candidate may be required to move from time to time to new functions and/or to another duty station.

Annual salary:

Total annual salary consists of a net annual salary (net of taxes and before medical insurance and pension fund deductions) in US dollars and a post adjustment.  Please note that this estimate is for information only.  The post adjustment multiplier (cost of living allowance) is variable and subject to change (increase or decrease) without notice.  The figures quoted below are based on the April 2024 rate of 84.8%

Please refer to WIPO’s Staff Regulation and Rules for detailed information concerning salaries, benefits and allowances.

Additional Information

* Initial period of two years, renewable, subject to satisfactory performance.  No fixed-term appointment or any extension hereof shall carry with it any expectancy of, nor imply any right to, (further) extensions or conversion to a permanent appointment.

This vacancy announcement may be used to fill other posts at the same grade with similar functions in accordance with Staff Rule 4.9.5.

Applications from qualified women as well as from qualified nationals of unrepresented Member States of WIPO and underrepresented geographical regions are encouraged. Please click on the following links for the list of unrepresented Member States and the list of underrepresented regions and the WIPO Member States in these regions.

The Organization reserves the right to make an appointment at a grade lower than that advertised.

By completing an application, candidates understand that any willful misrepresentation made on this web site, or on any other documents submitted to WIPO during the application, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process, or termination of employment with WIPO at a later date, if that employment resulted from such willful misrepresentations.

In the event that your candidature is shortlisted, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of an identification and of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WIPO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and these will be reviewed individually.

Additional testing/interviewing may be used as a form of screening.  Initial appointment is subject to satisfactory professional references.

Additional background checks may be required.