CIP Board of Trustees
JOB DETAIL
Category: Research and Development
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CIP’s Board of Trustees
Nominations Committee invites qualified individuals around the world – with
expertise in audit, finance, and risk governance matters – to join the CIP Board of Trustees. Working together, the CIP team and Board of Trustees members will combine their collective skills to drive positive change,
strengthen our organization, and address the complex challenges facing our global society. This collaborative, interdependent approach will enable us to
make a meaningful impact. The role offers opportunities to collaborate with
leaders across the CGIAR System, establish new connections, and form
partnerships to pursue an innovative and crucial agenda.
The Board meets physically twice each year with
electronic communication at other times, a modest honorarium and travel costs are
offered. CIP encourage people with experience aligned with the Audit,
Finance and Risk profile (attached) to apply
Requirements
General
- The Board member will have skills,
expertise and experience appropriate to address the complex audit, finance and
risk landscape of the CGIAR Integrated Partnership. - With respect to diversity in the
composition of the CIP Board, the objective is to have a variation of age,
gender, expertise, social background, ethnicity and nationality.
Desired skills, expertise and experience
- The member will have an appropriate
combination of skills, expertise and experience encompassing in areas such as: - General management and oversight
- Financial management
- Treasury and investment management
- Risk management
- Change management
- Internal/external
audit management (e.g., Center-based audit and System-wide audit frameworks) - Resource mobilisation
- Legal and compliance
- Ethics and business conduct
- Cybersecurity, data management
- Senior management experience leading
finance/audit units in a science organization similar to CIP or an
international system such as the CGIAR, and cross-national experience in
different financial, human resources, and ethics systems.
