UNDP Audit and Evaluation Advisory Committee (pro-bono)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the development programme of the United Nations system that is on the ground in about 170 countries and territories, with its headquarters in New York, USA.

The Audit and Evaluation Advisory Committee of UNDP was established in 2006 to assist UNDP Administrator in fulfilling their responsibilities regarding oversight, financial management and reporting, internal audit and investigation, external audit, risk management, the evaluation and ethics functions, and systems of internal control and accountability. The current Terms of Reference for the AEAC is available here.

The Committee is composed of members that are independent and external to UNDP.  Members are not remunerated but shall be provided with travel and daily subsistence allowances (per diem) for attending in-person audit committee meetings.  Meetings are held three times a year at UNDP headquarters in New York.  The Committee may also conduct virtual meetings when needed.

UNDP calls for expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to serve in this advisory committee.

Duties and Responsibilities

Please refer to the Terms of Reference for the AEAC.

Competencies

Please refer to the Terms of Reference for the AEAC.

Required Skills and Experience

Applicant should have relevant advanced professional qualifications and significant senior-level experience in finance, accounting, internal audit, investigation, external audit, evaluation, ethics, risk management, information technology, internal controls and governance. A strong understanding of the structure and functioning of the United Nations system and/or other intergovernmental organizations would be desirable.

Interested applicants are invited to submit an expression of interest, including a recent and concise Curriculum Vitae through this job site. 

For any inquiries, please send an email to the Committee Secretariat (aeac.secretariat@undp.org) or refer to the terms of reference of the Committee at this link for additional information.  

Confidentiality
All members of the Committee shall sign a statement of confidentiality on first appointment.
 

The deliberations of the Committee and the minutes of the meetings are confidential unless otherwise decided. The documents and informational material circulated for the
consideration of the Committee shall be used solely for that purpose and treated as confidential.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles. 

Right to select multiple candidates

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

Use of AI by candidates

Applicants are invited to read UNDP’s guidance for candidates on using AI responsibly in UNDP recruitment and selection

Scam alert

UNDP does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process. For further information, please see www.undp.org/scam-alert.