The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Save the Children International seeks to always be a child safe organization through fulfilling its obligations to the community and through programme implementation carried out by the organization for safeguarding children and to improve the living standards of the child.
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Position: Location: Risk & Compliance Manager
Contract Length: 12 months
The Opportunity:
The Risk & Compliance Manager will be accountable for the coordination of the risk and compliance tasks which entails operational & fraud Risk management, Internal control and compliance management Planning and monitoring, Coordination of Internal Audit planning and implementation. The incumbent will be responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of risk management and compliance related responsibly in collaboration with the Head of Risk and compliance Director and will provide support to field offices as well as country office as required or assigned by the line Manager. The post holder will collaborate with the Head of the Risk and Compliance to support the design of effective tools, management systems and mechanisms to support the inculcation of standard SCI, Member and donor practice that will enhance compliance at all level.
This role is an additional technical resource that support the design and implementation of the overall goals of risk identification and mitigation. The risk and compliance manager works closely with the Internal Audit function to integrate the internal audit plans & activities with the risk management plan to ensure cohesion in the departments support to the senior management.
The primary objective of this role is to support the initiatives risk identification, prevention, control, and mitigation. The Risk and Compliance Manager works with the Function lead to align the function goals & objectives with the overall country office strategic plan.
SCOPE OF ROLE
The Risk and Compliance manager will provide technical support related to risk management in all SCI operational locations within the country operation. Save the Children Currently works in multiple locations supported via Field office/sub office structures. The role will support Field management in various locations to efficiently assess, monitor and mitigate identified risks.
This role will support case management, compliance and control strengthening, coordination of the RMP process, fraud prevention, awareness, data update, leading investigations, allocation and action follow-up.
Reports to: Head of Risk & Compliance
Staff reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Responsibilities
The Risk & Compliance Manager will be responsible for the provision of independent evaluation of risks including fraud risk, control processes, systems and control measures in collaboration with the Head of Risk and Compliance.
The central role of this post, is to support the establishment of risk management plans - identify risks (from assessments or internal audit reviews) and monitor action implementation. The post holder will be responsible for the timely evaluation of current systems and processes to help strengthen the risk environment. Support partner capacity building in performing and acting in the best ethical and professional manner. The post will support fraud investigation and case management processes.
Case Management
- Support and facilitate independent Fraud case reporting, acting a key fraud reporting focal point and liaising with the accountability team to build reliable and trusted reporting system.
- Provides accurate and timely case management update in the DATIX system, communicating with stakeholders within country and to RO in consultation with the Head of Risk and Compliance Director.
- Draft ToR for triaged cased for investigation, brief the selected investigators, plan investigations of assigned cases, lead/guide and support the investigators through the investigation process, draft investigations report and submit to Head of Risk and Compliance Director for review.
- Allocate, communicate and follow up investigations’ actions with the relevant stakeholders as recommended by the investigation and the Disciplinary committee.
- Provides guidance to award management teams to achieve balance between requirement for rapid implementation and minimizing potential financial, reputational and audit risks
- Provide monthly data update of the fraud Risk Tracker, and support the regular fraud risk reporting at various levels.
Compliance and controls support
- Supporting the risk and compliance Director to identify gaps in controls and making recommendation for the design and upgrade of control procedures and processes.
- Supporting the drafting of policies, SoP, procedures, guidelines etc. and aiding the dissemination of such across all locations.
- Work with the risk and Compliance Director in the planning, engagement of stakeholders and the conduct of risk assessment, spot-check, periodic reviews etc.
- Provide action plans and circulate to the relevant action owner, monitoring the improvement actions from all concluded assessment, reviews, spot-check, internal audit reports etc.
- Consolidate the action trackers for the various reviews and maintain one centralised controls improvement tracker for the Senior management referencing and follow-up.
- Coordinate with the director of Risk and Compliance to provide technical advice on donor and SIC compliance standards.
Risk Management Process
- Coordination of the Quarterly risk management plan Committee Meetings- Setting up meeting calendar, recording the minutes of the meeting, sending out agenda and following up actions and RMP updates.
- Collaborates with project leadership to follow up on recommendations and ensure corrective actions/processes are implemented. (Note: The position will provide advice and oversight as directed, but is not responsible for actual implementation.)
- Assist the country compliance and risk unit with reviewing and investigating any potential compliance issues identified on the project.
Risk Prevention
- Trains, supervises, and mentors the implementation of SCI fraud, bribery & corruption policy, prohibited transactions and anti-money-laundering policy, SCI relevant policies, and country laws, preparing this individual for the assumption of greater risk management and compliance responsibilities.
- Supports project participation in internal / external audits.
- Coordinate and conduct fraud bribery and corruption trainings, refresher trainings, staff inductions etc.
Assist the partnership team to roll out fraud and risk prevention via the online link, conduct face to face awareness trainings, support capacity trainings and coaching of partners
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in an area of Commerce, accounting or Business administration or related field relevant to the position requirements.
Certified accountants or Internal auditor is desirable.
Experience:
- 3 years’ experience in finance and audit working for a large NGO
- A minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience in professional accounting and financial/grant management
- Knowledge of donors, compliance and contracts regulations and reporting requirements of major donors such as USAID agencies.
- English Language Fluency
Preferable Skills:
- Practice knowledge of financial accounting and management.
- Practice knowledge of auditing and internal control.
- Have a basic knowledge of sectorial programming and log frames
Personal Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to explain complex issues to both staff and peers.
- Ability to manage a complex and varied workload; to work effectively under pressure; and to organize and priorities work to ensure deadlines are met.
- An energetic, flexible and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and cooperatively within a team setting
- Strong team working skills and ability to develop and maintain effective working relations at all levels both within and outside the team.
- Ability to challenge and negotiate assertively and cooperatively with senior staff.
- Proven ability to handle challenging work load with minimum motivation
- Cross-cultural experience, understanding and sensitivity;
- Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills;
- Commitment to Save the Children values
- Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind sets
- Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
- Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.
Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom Save the Children is in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation. Any violations of this policy will be treated as a serious issue.
We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.