a. Organizational Setting

This post is located in the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Section within the Planning, Budget and Risk Management Division, Department of Program Planning and Finance, Administration, Finance and Management Sector. The GRC Section is responsible for compliance with the WIPO regulatory framework, as well as risk management, internal controls and policy development. It also provides the Secretariat for the Program and Budget Committee (PBC).

b. Purpose Statement

The Internal Controls Analyst provides technology reinforced compliance expertise, notably data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), in support of the reliable operation of WIPO’s regulatory framework. The incumbent acts as the GRC Section’s citizen data scientist, to encourage a data driven culture and works in close cooperation with the data scientists in ICTD.

The Internal Controls Analyst provides substantive input and support to the GRC processes and systems of WIPO to enable organizational assurance addressing GRC related issues and assisting the Head, GRC on related assurance opinions by independent oversight functions. The incumbent develops, monitors and reports on the internal control system, through data driven approaches and based on the COSO framework.

c. Reporting Lines

The incumbent works under the supervision of the Head, GRC.

d. Work Relations

The incumbent will liaise with a wide range of colleagues across the Organization, and with external parties, such as other UN organizations, and suppliers to resolve issues and follow up on GRC-related matters.