About the course

This course covers fundamental concepts of Risk Management and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and essential elements that UNICEF staff should be aware of when implementing ERM across the organization. In today's world of rapid change, organizations are taking on elevated levels of risk. This phenomenon has reinforced the need to apply appropriate ERM strategies to monitor and manage risk at the proper levels. It is crucial to managing activities in a manner that can allow an organization to align risk strategies with risk management and internal control activities. From this course, you will come away with a broad understanding of ERM and how it fits within UNICEF's Vision, Objectives, and Strategy.

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define the key terms and concepts in Risk Management
  • Describe the four essential Risk Management phases
  • Understand the role of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in UNICEF

Audience

A globally dispersed workforce, and in particular operations staff, who serve as organizational risk and policy focal points for their respective offices.

Length

The total duration of this course is 45 minutes.

Methodology

This course is composed of series of single self-paced modules, including, examples, cases scenarios, and knowledge checks. At the end of each module, a short assessment must be passed with a minimum score of 80% to receive a certificate of completion.

Structure

This module is part of the ERM Risk Management Series. The content of Module 1 is presented in one interactive module containing 8 lessons: 

Module 1: Understanding Risk Concepts

  • Navigating the Course
  • Risk Concepts
  • The Risk Management Process
  • The Country Programme Cycle
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Key Concepts Review
  • Resources
  • Assessment

After completing the module and assessment, you will be asked to complete a short evaluation form to obtain your certificate.

Contact details

For technical issues, please submit queries through the Service Gateway portal or contact agora@unicef.org