Senior Auditor/deputy Head, Internal Audit

Background:
The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence
- and security-building measures, human rights, combating human trafficking, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counter-terrorism and economic and environmental activities. All 57 participating States enjoy equal status, and decisions are taken by consensus on a politically, but not legally binding basis.

The OSCE Secretariat in Vienna assists the Chairpersonship in its activities, and provides operational and administrative support to the field operations, and, as appropriate, to other institutions.

The Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) is part of the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna, Austria. OIO is responsible for planning and delivering internal audits, investigations, and independent evaluations of the Organization's activities, including Institutions and Field Operations. The work of OIO assures the adequacy of governance, risk management, and internal control, ensures compliance with the Organization's internal control framework, and enhances performance and the efficiency and effectiveness of operations.

The Internal Audit Section is part of the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) within the OSCE Secretariat, in Vienna, Austria. It consists of one Head of Internal Audit and six additional auditors and audit associates.

Tasks and Responsibilities:
As Senior Auditor/Deputy Head, Internal Audit, you will be responsible for planning, leading and conducting assigned audits, reviews and other format of audit/advisory activities, and drafting the related reports, aimed at providing assurance on and/or strengthening governance, risk management, internal control, compliance and performance across the Organization. These assigned activities typically include the most complex, high-value and/or sensitive planned assignments and thematic reviews across the organization.

You will report directly to the Deputy Director/Head of Internal Audit of OIO, with your second-level supervisor being the Director of OIO. You will supervise Auditor(s) and/or an Audit Associate; supervision of other audit staff and consultants is carried out on a functional basis, in the context of specific assignments where you will be assigned as team leader or in the context of serving as quality assurance function.

More specifically, you will perform the following:

- Planning, conducting and drafting reports for assigned audits, reviews and other format of audit/advisory activities, aimed at providing assurance on and/or strengthening governance, risk management, internal control, compliance and performance across the Organization. As team leader, ensuring successful planning, implementation, quality assurance and reporting on these complex, high-value and/or sensitive assignments, including rendering adequate support, assistance and coaching to team members. In the planning and execution of the audits, you will factor gender mainstreaming consideration into the audit works to the fullest extent possible;
- Translating audit/advisory activities into actual and measurable added-value with effective engagement with relevant auditees during assignments; providing appropriate explanations on the audit/review process; keeping auditees periodically informed on the status of the audit, emerging findings and reporting, and validating draft observations and recommendations with clients;
- Performing periodic follow-up with auditees (for relevant assignments) to ensure that the agreed actions are on track to be implemented, engaging with clients to ensure that actions implemented address the issues/risk identified, and getting insight into the added-value gained as a result of implementing the agreed actions;
- Actively contributing to the continuous development of professional practices within the Office of Internal Oversight and conducting detailed quality assurance review of internal audit assignments completed by other (Senior) Auditors throughout its lifecycle from planning, work paper documentation, to reporting, for accuracy, methodology used, and soundness of conclusions. Quality review is aimed at confirming adherence to the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)/the 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards. Identifying opportunities and monitoring current activities to address recommendations from quality assessments including the most recently conducted external assessment to ensure continuous compliance with the IPPF;
- Supporting the development of the OIO work plan, and providing feedback within requested timeframe to revisions, updates, etc. to CRMS guidance or other related policy documents for which OIO input is sought;
- Serving as de-facto Deputy-Head in the day-to-day managing of the internal audit function, in addition to acting as an alternate to the