Crisis & Risk Management Professional

Requirements

• Requires master’s degree level, preferably in: Crisis Management, Risk Management, Business Administration, Security Studies, International Relations, Emergency Management, Audit, Compliance, Business Continuity or related field.
  
• Minimum 10 years’ professional experience in crisis management, risk management, internal control, audit, compliance, or related functions, including familiarity with ISO 31000 and ISO 22301 and other related standards.
  
• Minimum 5 years professional experience in risk reporting to and advising international C- and S-Board levels on risk
  
• Experience in international NGO or federated system desirable.
  
• Willingness to travel 30/35%
  
• English and French proficiency is a must, Spanish is an asset
  

• Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise risk management (ERM) principles, frameworks and tools; facilitate structured risk identification and assessment processes; and contribute to the development and monitoring of mitigation measures and internal controls, ensuring alignment with governance structures and organizational policies.
  
• Prepare risk analyses, dashboards, and consolidated reports for leadership; contribute to risk reviews, audits, and assurance processes; and ensure accurate documentation and structured reporting to support risk-informed decision-making.
  
• Support the development and regular updating of crisis response protocols, SRAs, contingency plans, and SOPs; contribute to crisis simulations and preparedness exercises; and support integration of crisis preparedness into operational and programmatic planning.
  
• Provide coordination and analytical support during crisis situations; prepare situation reports, structured briefings including data-driven and executive summaries for leadership; and support after-action reviews and lessons-learned processes to strengthen organizational resilience.
  
• Coordinate with safeguarding, humanitarian action, compliance, audit, finance, communications, and security colleagues to ensure integrated risk and crisis management approaches; provide technical guidance and tools to Member Associations; facilitate structured information flow across entities; and ensure adherence to risk and crisis management policies and escalation procedures.
  
• Implement and refine an ERM program based on the COSO 2017 (or most current) framework. Advise leadership on aligning risk appetite with strategy, performance and safeguarding.
  
• Advice on the design, maintenance, and stress-test Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans. Ensure that critical business functions have a "Plan B" that is validated through regular tabletop exercises and simulations.
  
• Provide advisory on Risk Management and Support to develop Risk Mitigation and Preparation