Requisition ID: req33482
Job Title: Compliance Intern
Sector: Compliance
Employment Category: Intern
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job Description
The International Rescue
Committee delivers emergency aid, protects children, provides health care and
nutrition services, prevents, and responds to violence against women and girls,
safeguards human rights and helps to kick-start economic recovery. Working in
Kenya since 1992 in two refugee camps, Dadaab and Kakuma, and four counties
(Garissa, Turkana, West Pokot, and Nairobi), the IRC has restored hope and
opportunity to more than 315,000 beneficiaries by providing emergency response
through a network of four field offices and a range of institutional and
community-based partnerships
The IRC is committed to a
culture of ambitious leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work,
creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. As
a dedicated advocate for the most vulnerable, the IRC leads the way from harm
to home.
Do you have a strong work
ethic and are passionate about Compliance work? Are you excited about IRC’s
mission, making a positive impact, and seeing an improvement in people’s work
lives? Then join us!
Scope
The Country program is
seeking to recruit an intern for a period of 9 months, beginning 1st November
2022.
The Compliance Section of
IRC Kenya is responsible for supporting and promoting an ethical and
collaborative work environment within the Kenya Country Program, through
proactive prevention initiatives to raise awareness and promote behaviors
consistent with IRC’s Code of Conduct; and to provide timely review of alleged
wrongdoing inconsistent with IRC values and policies under the supervision of
the ECU Investigation team.
The department also
promotes a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance in the behavior of
staff, incentive workers and volunteers and coordinates consistent and
effective follow up as needed when there are allegations of misconduct. It also
provides mentorship, facilitates and supports compliance of the country program
and the implementing partners to local laws, IRC policies and procedures and
donor guidelines, regulations, and contractual commitments.
Duties and Responsibilities
The intern will provide
support in the conduct of investigations into allegations and support
prevention initiatives.
In carrying out this
overall function, the Interns will:
- Perform
general administrative tasks as advised.
- Assist
in updating databases.
- Assist
in cataloguing and record keeping.
- Assist
with meetings, preparing minutes and reports.
- Assist
in preparation and processing of request forms.
- Assist
with follow ups in response to compliance requirements.
- Perform
other duties as necessary.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in a relevant social science e.g. law, Criminal
Justice/Criminology, sociology, or a comparable field.
- Proven
ability to analyze data to report critical information.
- Strong
planning, organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to
communicate information accurately, clearly and swiftly;
- Excellent
communication skills, verbally and in writing, in English and Kiswahili a
plus.
- Excellent
analytical, and reporting skills.
- Ability
to work independently on own initiative
- Excellent
IT skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel.
- High
level of integrity, professionalism, self-motivation and sense of urgency
- Strong
commitment to IRC’s mission, purpose and values.
How to Apply
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Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and
principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are
Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these
values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from
Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal
Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several
others.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the
gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling
environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave,
gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowance.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International
allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits
are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants
on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin,
religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Disclaimer:
Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does
not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.
