Risk and Compliance Manager
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out high quality, policy relevant research on population, health and education issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out high quality, policy relevant research on population, health and education issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.
The Risk and ComplianceManager willprovide direction and oversight over APHRC’s risk management and internal control compliance activities.
He/She will advise theorganization on potential risks and also
monitor for compliance to the agreed action plans.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience on audit procedures in the NGO sectorto be able to appreciate and review development work.
The job holder will carry out financial as well as performance
audits and will team up with the M & E officer for some of the reviews.
Key Responsibilities
Advisory & Support
- Planning,
designing and implementing an overall risk management process for the
organization
- Periodically
review the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework to guide the
evaluation of risks for their vulnerability and impact
- Coordinate
the semi-annual review of the risk register. This will entail technical
support to the risk champions from the various units in risk assessments
and reviewing response plans from the various function/line managers.
- Providing
support, education and training to staff to build risk awareness within
the organization
- Coordinating
periodic review of grants, partnership and consultancy contracts for the
Center advising on key risks
- Conducting
due diligence audits/ reviews of proposed partner institutions
- Risk
reporting to management and staff and the board of directors
- Coordinating
the external audits Compliance
- Internal
Audit of different units within the organization to review compliance to
procedures, processes and agreements
- Make
visits to partner institutions from time to time carrying out performance
and financial audits
- Initiates
investigative procedures in case, there is a violation of procedures,
policies, rules or regulations.
Qualifications and Experience
- At
least 5 years’ experience in internal audit with most of these being in
not for profit organization. Candidates who have mainly been in external
audit but have at least 2 years’ experience in internal audit may also be
considered.
- University
degree and professional qualification in finance or audit e.g. CPA, ACCA,
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) etc.
Interested candidates who meet the requirements above should
submit their applications enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and expected
remuneration and providing contact details of three referees to the address
below. Online applications should be sent to jobs@aphrc.org by April 4,
2013.
Please, indicate “Risk and Compliance Manager” on the subject
line of the email application or on the envelope.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
The Human Resources Officer
African Population & Health Research Center
P. O Box 10787-00100 GPO, Nairobi