Location:

Montpellier, France
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

FULL_TIME
Posted:

2 months ago
Category:
Deadline:

16/11/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

CIP’s Board of Trustees Nominations Committee invites qualified individuals around the world – with expertise in audit, finance, and risk governance matters – to join the CIP Board of Trustees. Working together, the CIP team and Board of Trustees members will combine their collective skills to drive positive change, strengthen our organization, and address the complex challenges facing our global society. This collaborative, interdependent approach will enable us to make a meaningful impact. The role offers opportunities to collaborate with leaders across the CGIAR System, establish new connections, and form partnerships to pursue an innovative and crucial agenda.

The Board meets physically twice each year with electronic communication at other times, a modest honorarium and travel costs are offered. CIP encourage people with experience aligned with the Audit, Finance and Risk profile (attached) to apply

Requirements

General

The Board member will have skills, expertise and experience appropriate to address the complex audit, finance and risk landscape of the CGIAR Integrated Partnership.
With respect to diversity in the composition of the CIP Board, the objective is to have a variation of age, gender, expertise, social background, ethnicity and nationality.

Desired skills, expertise and experience

The member will have an appropriate combination of skills, expertise and experience encompassing in areas such as:
General management and oversight
Financial management
Treasury and investment management
Risk management
Change management
Internal/external audit management (e.g., Center-based audit and System-wide audit frameworks)
Resource mobilisation
Legal and compliance
Ethics and business conduct
Cybersecurity, data management
Senior management experience leading finance/audit units in a science organization similar to CIP or an international system such as the CGIAR, and cross-national experience in different financial, human resources, and ethics systems.