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Message from the Executive Director
Message from the Executive Director
Risk management is the business of all of us at UNFPA – allowing us to understand and adapt to opportunities and challenges and to ensure we are fit for purpose. This Guidebook is essential to bringing our updated Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy to life and to achieving our strategic goals and objectives.
The purpose of this Guidebook is two-fold: to help identify, assess and manage risks that could affect the delivery of UNFPA’s mandate; and to provide a framework for evaluating risks alongside opportunities and trade-offs. It outlines the principles for ERM at UNFPA, defining the roles and responsibilities of staff and managers.
UNFPA has a long history of implementing sound risk management practices, helping us build a strong reputation with donors as a trusted partner that delivers results. The Guidebook builds on these achievements, helping us improve our risk culture and align ourselves with United Nations system-wide standards and best practices.
I encourage you to familiarize yourself with this useful resource and to use it in your daily work. Applying proper risk management consistently and effectively across our organization will guide us towards a reinvigorated, accountable, and impactful UNFPA poised to deliver the future we want: a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
Thank you for your continued collaboration and support.
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Message from the Chief Risk Officer, Mr. Sam Choritz
Message from the Chief Risk Officer, Mr. Sam Choritz
0485 20241030_NYHQ_CoS-Choritz_ERM.mp4"This ERM Guidebook describes in each section the underlying principles, concepts, and functions of risk management. It guides how to implement it as a continuous practice in your respective Business Units and UNFPA organization as a whole. The information in this guidebook will help the organization address the following questions:
How to navigate this Guidebook
How to navigate this Guidebook
The Guidebook is a dynamic document that plays a vital role in the implementation of the new ERM policy at UNFPA, as it is designed to assist all members of UNFPA's staff in enhancing their comprehension of risk management within UNFPA.
Organizational Structure and Navigation of the ERM Guidebook
Organizational Structure and Navigation of the ERM Guidebook
The ERM Guidebook is structured in a logical sequence based on the ERM process requirements, which are displayed as top menu items on the Guidebook site. The sections are as follows:
1. Using myRisk application
2. Risk identification
3. Risk assessment
4. Risk response design
5. Risk validation
6. Link to ERM Portal
7. Other links to related Google sites.
Each section is further divided into sub-sections, as required for that section. The sub-sections for the Risk assessment section are SIS/myRisk application, Identification of causes, Control effectiveness, Impact analysis, Likelihood analysis, Risk rating, Focal point analysis, and Risk appetite analysis. Similarly, Risk validation section has submission and validation as sub-sections
Just so you know, the Risk Assessment section has eight sub-sections, while the Risk Validation section has two sub-sections, and the other sections do not have any sub-sections.
How the sections and sub-section pages are organized?
How the sections and sub-section pages are organized?
To further elaborate on the organization of section and sub-section pages, each section page follows a consistent structure. This includes the section name, a brief description, and top left-side page navigation that allows you to quickly jump to different areas within the page without having to scroll.
The main area of each section and sub-section page provides an overview of the section, along with step-by-step guidance and a video tutorial that demonstrates how to navigate through the SIS/myRisk application. Additionally, a section containing more detailed information; is separated into sub-sections with clear arrows to guide you.
At the bottom of each section page, are relevant links and resource materials. For your convenience, we have also created previous and next-page navigation within each section.
Each section and page also contains helpful resources and links.
How to view myRisk application screenshots
How to view myRisk application screenshots
If you need to view screenshots, they are arranged as a collapsible group. To expand a screenshot, simply click the down arrow key, and to collapse it again, click the up arrow key (shown below)
How to view the Videos
How to view the Videos
To view the videos included on the section pages, you have two options to view the videos. Firstly, you can play the video in the small window on the page. Alternatively, you can click the Pop-out button to view the video in full-screen mode. There are also buttons available to control the video playback, such as play/pause, volume, and full-screen mode (see below)
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