Overview
The Risk and Compliance Coordinator is responsible for assessing, monitoring, and mitigating internal and external risks across the Country Office. The role supports the Risk and Compliance Director in developing approaches and systems, ensuring effective monitoring and response to external risks, compliance with policy and regulations, and legal and local political issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the organization’s Risk and Compliance Director in risk identification and assessment processes.
- Facilitate risk management processes.
- Conduct fraud risk assessments/compliance reviews and prepare reports.
- Prepare and update the SCARF.
- Provide support on internal control/mitigation design for new projects or processes.
- Provide support for risk prevention expertise to major humanitarian incidents.
- Provide training to staff and Partner staff on fraud and key control and compliance risk prevention measures.
- Implement the annual work of compliance / spot checks/audit reviews on key Management controls.
- Review/attend key control meetings/processes and provide specialist input.
- Provide independent reporting of risk, incidents & investigations.
- Support in reporting of risk versus appetite and management of escalations.
- Report incidents in Datix.
- Conduct fraud and safeguarding investigations.
- Coordinate Fraud investigator training.
- Manage and track all mandatory fraud training and ensure the Learning Management System is updated.
- Track the progress of risk actions.
- Track audit/investigation findings and follow up on the CO Management Improvement Plan.
- Develop Annual consolidated risk management plan and support field /area offices to complete their risk management plans.
- Analyse trends in the CO and report to the Risk and Compliance Director, including recommendations for improvement.
- Support translation of visibility material into local language, pictorial images, and /or other related fraud materials.
- Support the fraud risk assessment plan.
Required Experience
At least 4 years’ experience in a similar position out of which 2 years in management role within both the commercial and NGO sectors. A program experience, with strong analytical skills is preferable.
Qualifications
BA degree in a relevant subject.
