Manager Compliance

Position Overview:

The Manager Compliance ensures compliance of all programmatic and operations activities in all offices. The position reports directly to the Director Programmes.

Objective:

The Manager Compliance is responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory donor rules and regulations within his/her assigned portfolio. This role ensures a culture of compliance by providing advice and guidance on statutory donor rules and regulations for grants and contracts, enforces administrative policies, and promotes adherence to procedures to ensure that all staff, project partners, subcontractors, and sub-awardees follow USAID regulations and requirements. The Manager Compliance provides guidance to relevant staff to improve their understanding of the terms and conditions of grants and contracts by providing donor compliance advice and training so that programs are delivered responsibly with minimized compliance risk. The role also advises implementing teams in areas of risk analysis and mitigation.

Scope of Work:

• Serve as a solution oriented subject matter expert for all USAID major compliance matters


• Design and monitor procurement, finance, administration and program processes as a means to identify and/or prevent possible violations including fraud, conflict of interest, or any other possible violations of ethical and legal guidelines, and internal as well as Donor policies


• Advise the organization and disseminate information on any changes made to USAID compliance regulations and assess impact on the organization


• Respond to escalated USAID compliance related questions and issues


• Advise on USAID grant and contractual matters; ensure there is a strong understanding across the organization of what issues need to be escalated


• Engage with key stakeholders as needed by providing input and developing donor compliant solutions


• Work closely with the Senior Management to develop policies, guidelines, tools and templates as needed to ensure optimal implementation of USAID compliance requirements


• Working with the Subaward and Partnership team, regional teams, and technical units to provide advice, input and develop solutions on escalated compliance related subaward questions, specifically USAID contracts and partnership agreements


• Work closely with the Director Programmes to develop and provide training on USAID compliance matters; such as fraud prevention and reporting, Ethics and compliance etc.


• Actively respond to allegations of misconduct


• Identify and address potential areas of financial vulnerability that are high risk; develop/implement practical corrective action plans to resolve issues


• Conduct spot checks of procurement and finance documentation, financial records, etc and provide feedback


• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Director Programmes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s level degree in relevant field or Part Qualified from ACCA, CA


• Experience with an Audit firm (Articles Completed /Industry knowledge and working experience of the Big 4 audit firms will be highly preferred)


• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a related role required


• Relevant experience working on USAID programs in a related role is highly preferred


• Demonstrated intimate knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations


• Strong computer skills (MS Office suite) required


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required


• English language fluency required


• Ability to establish & maintain a strong network with both internal and external stakeholders with high-level professionalism in the related expertise area