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Job Description
As the Global Risk and Compliance Manager, your primary responsibility will be to support the organization in managing risk and ensuring compliance with our internal and external compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
Compliance Management:
- Ensure the organization’s compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and contractual obligations.
- Maintain a general awareness of our operational contexts’ legal and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and implement compliance policies, procedures, and controls.
- Conduct internal compliance audits of country offices to identify areas of non-compliance and recommend corrective actions.
- Provide guidance and training to staff and stakeholders on compliance requirements.
Country Office Audit Support
- Work with Country Directors in conducting internal financial audits
- Review results of external auditors when required and provide management summaries.
Training and Education:
- Develop and deliver training programs on risk management and compliance topics for staff and partners
- Provide guidance and support to staff in understanding and adhering to risk management and compliance requirements.
- Foster a culture of risk awareness and compliance throughout the organization.
Reporting and Monitoring:
- Establish mechanisms for monitoring and reporting on risk management and compliance activities.
- Prepare regular reports on risk assessment findings, compliance issues, and mitigation efforts for DSS and management teams.
- Monitor and analyze key risk indicators and compliance metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Recommend and implement corrective actions to address identified risks and noncompliance issues.
Investigations Lead
- Act as either investigation lead or as an advisor to Country Directors in investigating compliance infractions, including code of conduct, ethics or safeguarding violations, fraud, corruption, or serious security-related incidents.
- Ensure investigation guidelines, including confidentiality, are enforced and that all investigations are conducted professionally and sympathetically where staff, community members, or others are negatively affected by an incident.
Travel:
- The role will require regular travel to country offices to conduct risk management and compliance assessments as well as respond to incidents requiring investigation as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law, Finance, or a related field. A Master’s degree in a similar field is preferred.
- 7-9 years of experience in a similar role
- Proven experience in risk management, compliance, or a related field, preferably in the nonprofit sector.
- Basic knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements relevant to nonprofit organizations.
- Familiarity with risk management frameworks.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Detail oriented with the ability to work independently and prioritize tasks.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
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