About IMF Senior Risk Specialist
The IMF Senior Risk Specialist is expected to take a leading role in reviewing Fund policy and country operations from an enterprise risk perspective, will report to the Advisor in ORM and work collaboratively with the Head of Risk Oversight. The successful candidate is also expected to collaborate with other risk specialists and support ORMs work program on: (i) ongoing support for departments in rolling-out all aspects of ERM methodologies and application, and (ii) analysis of financial and non-financial risks to the IMF.
IMF Senior Risk Specialist Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Assume a leading role in reviewing relevant Fund policy and country operations documents, through an enterprise risk management lens, building on the methods and tools already developed under the ERM framework.
- Work with risk specialists and oversight staff to support ORM’s medium-term work program and in particular the ongoing roll-out of the tools and methodologies included in the ERM toolkit.
- Contribute to ORM’s ongoing learning and communication strategies to key stakeholders throughout the institution including the Board, Management, Senior Departmental management and other staff of the institution.
- Contribute analysis and content to the main outputs of ORM including the annual and mid-year updates on the risk report, risk event reporting, and Risk Tolerance reporting to the Board and Fiscal Risk Committee.
IMF Senior Risk Specialist Minimum Qualifications
Educational development, typically acquired by the completion of an advanced university degree, or equivalent, in business, accounting, economics, finance, information technology, law, communications, organizational development, or a related field, or a professional certification either as an Accountant (CPA or international equivalent) or as an Auditor (CIA or CISA), supplemented by a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience, is required. Alternatively, a minimum of two (2) years of experience in a related position at Grade A12, or equivalent, is required.
The ideal candidate will have in-depth understanding of IMF operations across its core workstreams with specific understanding of policy work and country operations, a good knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks across all dimensions of financial and non-financial risks, and an ability to support change management and operational work of the Fund.
The candidate should demonstrate a strong understanding of the complexity of the Fund’s relationships with member countries, internal work practices and procedures, the ability to engage with diverse teams, and to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
The IMF Senior Risk Specialist job requires excellent oral and written communication skills, a demonstrated capacity to manage and execute multiple tasks and develop new ideas under tight deadlines, and to work well with teams within ORM and across the IMF’s business units.
IMF Senior Risk Specialist role is a one-year contractual appointment. Contractual appointments at the IMF are renewable for up to four years of cumulative contractual service, pending incumbent’s performance, budget availability and continuous business need.
Department:
ORM Office of Risk Management
Hiring For:
A13, A14
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