Internal Controls and Compliance Officer (Re-advertised)

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Job Description

Organization Description:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world's leading crisis response agencies, providing life-saving assistance and supporting recovery and reconstruction for people affected by war and natural disasters. Active in public health, education, livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, and protection and promotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to home.

The IRC was registered in Uganda in mid-1998 and implements rehabilitation activities in the sectors of Child and Youth Protection and development, Health, Economic recovery and Development and women protection and empowerment as well as contributing to the response to the Southern Sudanese Refugee situation. IRC Uganda has a head office in Kampala, field offices in Kiryandongo, Lamwo, Moroto, Kyaka and West Nile.

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Internal Controls and Compliance Manager, the Internal Controls and Compliance Officer will support the Country Program in planning and undertaking the work of the Internal Control function. The role will have a range of responsibilities, all aimed to promote a culture of Enterprise Risk Management, integrity, and compliance in the behavior of staff and volunteers, and to coordinate consistent and effective investigations as needed when there are allegations of misconduct.

Duties and responsibilities

Internal Controls and Compliance

- Carry out reviews of the existent internal controls in all departments and assess their design and operating effectiveness. - Review compliance with established key controls in finance, grant management, human resources, IT, partnerships, security, supply chain and programs. - Ensure compliance with all the local laws including taxation, social security, labor laws and donor rules and regulations. - Facilitate appropriate response to identified gaps in the control environment, including the monitoring of progress against agreed upon follow up actions. - Prepare and regularly update the master list of all external and internal audit actions while following up with process owners to update and share the progress on audit actions. - Ensure accountability and transparency to key stakeholders through the enforcement of donor rules and regulations in financial and progress reporting. - Draw periodic schedules to carry out spot checks on operations and program activities across the field offices and in Kampala.

Risk Management

- Coordinate the identification and classification of risks to the Country Program, the documentation of these, and the determination of appropriate actions to manage or mitigate such risks. - Facilitate the effective implementation of the overall organizational risk management system, including its review and monitoring. - Facilitate the monitoring of progress towards agreed risk management or mitigation actions, such that remedial actions can be taken in a timely way as and when necessary.

Capacity Development

- Enforce the local integration of IRC Organizational Policies and support training and awareness programs for staff on ethics and compliance issues. - Raise fraud awareness across the entire workforce. - Facilitate continuous learning regarding the Enterprise Risk Management. This includes learning from interaction with other IRC countries and with NGO regulatory bodies.

Misconduct Allegations and Investigations

- Work with IRC’s global Ethics and Compliance Unit (ECU) and Country leadership, to ensure that staff and partners are aware of the IRC’s reporting mechanisms. - Provide timely support to the ECU on investigations as appropriate, in accordance with the IRC’s investigations process. - Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements.

- University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other related field, or other University degree. Part or full professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIA or CFE is an added advantage. - At least two years of relevant progressive experience in undertaking audits, compliance assessments, risk management and fraud investigations. - Highly organized, close attention to detail, and ability to effectively prioritize tasks. - Strong knowledge of how to collect useful information, analyze it and draw meaningful conclusions. - Professional fluency in English, with ability to communicate concisely and impactfully. - Willingness to travel frequently to different field offices.

Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity

We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous 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 allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity in our organization. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request reasonable accommodation.

Professional Standards

IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Standards for Professional 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, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

NB: This advert will close on 27th February 2024.

Candidates who had previously applied for this position are not recommended to re-apply.