Senior Risk Management Adviser

Responsibilities

• All Senior positions

Benefits

Additional Information

Please note that this vacancy is only open to eligible staff members who have been individually notified of their eligibility to apply for positions advertised in the Accelerated Posting Compendium. Deadline for Applications June 12, 2026 Hardship Level H (no hardship) Family Type Family Residential location (if applicable) Grade PR5 Staff Member / Affiliate Type Professional Reason Regular > Regular Assignment Target Start Date 2026-10-01 Standard Job Description Senior Risk Management Adviser Organizational Setting and Work Relationships The Senior Risk Management Adviser is part of the UNHCR Risk Management Network and will collaborate with the Chief Risk Officer to ensure strengthening of risk culture across the organisation. Special attention is paid to coherence, identification of systemic risks/issues requiring a corporate-wide response and sharing of good risk management practices and lessons learnt. The incumbent shall engage with internal stakeholders, including with the regional bureaus and headquarter entities, as appropriate, to align reforms and initiatives and to share risk information. Keeping the Representative/Director informed, the incumbent shall also engage with external stakeholders, including government offices, partners, donors, and (especially for in-situ posts) contractors and refugee/host communities, to maximize collective efforts to manage risk, and strengthen the accountability and quality of services provided to forcibly displaced and stateless persons. For in-situ and roving positions (while on mission), the incumbent will be in a first line role, supporting the Representative as the risk owner. S/he shall review the adequacy of risk management systems, structures, procedures and capacities within the operation, make recommendations as appropriate, and assist management in their implementation. For regional and situational positions, the incumbent will coordinate operations within their area of responsibility in matters related to risk management and oversight, as part of the second line. S/he will assess the adequacy of risk management within the operations and provide advice and guidance to first line owners of risk who make and execute risk decisions. At the regional bureau level, the incumbent will work closely with, and provide guidance to the Head of the Strategic Planning and Management Service, the Senior Strategic Planning and Management Coordinator(s), and/or the Regional Controller and other senior colleagues on emerging risks and related issues. The incumbent may manage relevant functions relating to risk management. The incumbent reports to Senior Management in an operation/bureau or to the Chief Risk Officer, depending on the location and nature of the position. For HQ positions the incumbent will support the organization-wide efforts to further strengthen the risk culture in UNHCR globally. S/he will report to the Chief Risk Officer and will work closely with colleagues in the ERM Service, key HQ divisions and entities, the regional bureaux, UNHCR Risk Management Network as well as Risk Owners and Risk Focal Points across the organization to enhance the application of risk management in the organization. All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.