CARE INTERNATIONAL
EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA REGION
CARE East and Central Africa (ECA) and Southern Africa (SA) Regional Offices VACANCY
REGIONAL RISK & COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR – GREAT LAKES
The CARE East and Central Africa (ECA) Region is responsible for the oversight of CARE’s operations in the region as well as the provision of support to Nine Country Offices in the region. CARE ECA is seeking an energetic, optimistic, proactive, and resourceful person to take up an exciting challenge in the capacity of Regional Risk & Compliance Coordinator – Great Lakes to offer support to the Country Offices (COs) in the Great Lakes region (DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda), to be based either Kigali, Rwanda or Bujumbura, Burundi. This is a national position.
This role gives the selected individual an opportunity to lead on providing independent assurance and consulting services with the aim of improving operations in a transparent, effective, and innovative way.
Your role functions will include,
- Support the Great Lakes Country Offices (COs) accomplish their objectives by evaluating the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance. policies relating to compliance are instituted, understood, and maintained
- Assess compliance with selected policies, procedures, donor requirements as well as local laws and regulations. This includes ensuring compliance matters are appropriately considered throughout the sub-region.
- Perform special investigations as requested and make written recommendations to the COs that will increase efficiency & effectiveness of the control systems.
- Support COs teams, including Internal Audit, Finance, Human Resources, Administration, Procurement, and IT, to identify and remediate internal control gaps identified.
Qualifications required for this role include university graduate or equivalent degree in either accounting/finance, or related area from a recognized and must be a National Board of Accounting and Auditing Member/ACCA/CPA/CIA. Fluent in French and English. Over five years’ experience working in a similar position preferably in international NGO. Having working knowledge of classical compliance techniques and tools including problem solving, corrective action and auditing, as well as good knowledge of internal control systems and risk management. Knowledge of major donor policies, regulations, reporting formats e.g., USAID, EC and DfID.
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