Internal Title: Compliance Officer II
GRADE/BAND : J
DEPARTMENT : Internal Audit
Overall Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Project Director, the Compliance Officer II will be responsible for establishing the compliance framework, planning, conducting, and reporting on internal audits and compliance verifications over MSH (country) finance and operations to ascertain that MSH policies and procedures, local laws and regulations, and applicable donor requirements are followed in conducting financial transactions and operational activities. S/he will identify gaps in existing control systems, and provide recommendations to strengthen them while also building on developing and strengthening MSH’s internal policies and SOPs. S/he will identify gaps in knowledge and skills; and will train on both existing and improved policies, process flows and SOPs.
Travel requirements:
- Availability to travel domestically and internationally as needed; up to 50%
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Keyboard use, Pulling drawers,
- Lifting papers <10lbs., ETC.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION
Required:
- BA degree in business management or fields closely related to the assigned responsibilities is required.
- Preferred:
- Professional certification as Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner. Certified Public Accountant or equivalent.
REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
Required:
- Five years for postgraduate degree or Seven plus years for BA degree of experience in compliance, contract, risk management or audit required.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Knowledge of donor regulations, including U.S Government grant rules and regulations (USAID (OFDA, etc) and other private and bilateral donors.
- Strong analytical skills and experience with financial systems required. Strong working of MS Word, Excel, Access
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal English) and the ability to write clear, concise reports.
- Excellent organizational and personal management skills
- Well-developed conceptual, critical, problem solving and analytical thinking with the ability to convey complex information in a straightforward, interesting way, and influencing this to a wider audience.
- Knowledge or appreciation of (country) in terms of its political, economic and social trends plus a good understanding of the key development and humanitarian issues in the region.
- Leadership, project management and team building skills, including training, giving support and recognizing expertise in others.
- Skilled at influencing activity at a senior level, taking initiative and working independently as well as work a team player; demonstrate cooperation with members of other teams, responding quickly and accurately to queries and issues.
- A strong commitment to high standards of service delivery and customer care.
- Commitment to MSH’s overall aims and policies and experience of promoting women’s rights and the interests of marginalized people in all aspects of MSH’s work.
COMPETENCIES
CORE JOB COMPETENCIES:
Navigating the Environment:
Perspective, Dealing with ambiguity, Organizational Agility, Political Savvy and Strategic Agility
Ensuring Delivery of Results:
Functional/Technical skills, Client Focus, Managing through systems, Managing and Measuring work, Negotiating, Information Sharing, Process Management, Priority Setting, Problem Solving and Timely Decision Making
Leading with Credibility:
Managing others: Building Effective Teams, Conflict Management, Managing Vision and Purpose, Integrity and Trust, Motivating others, Approachability and Developing direct reports and others
Core Personal Competencies:
Ethics and Values, Integrity and Trust, Listening, Written Communication
Core MSH competencies:
Adaptability, Communication, Problem Solving, Creativity and Innovation, Quality, Quality and Timeliness of Work, Quality of work and Team Relationships, Resource Utilization
More Information
- Job City Addis Ababa