Overview
Engage as a full-time Risk and Compliance Officer on a consultancy contract to prepare an overall risk management approach for the Country Office, including identification of risk areas, recommendations on mitigations, and follow-up on implementation.
Tasks Summary
- Provide advice on risk & compliance issues and creation of a viable control environment.
- Assist in ensuring resource use conforms with approved plans and donor agreements.
- Advise on enhancement or establishment of internal control systems.
- Plan, design, and implement overall risk management policy for WFP related to food and cash transfer to partners.
- Contribute to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for managing risk and compliance.
- Undertake reviews to assess internal controls, identify risk areas, and assess potential for fraud and corruption.
- Facilitate accountability, prepare reports, and formulate recommendations.
- Review and advise on internal policies and procedures.
- Perform risk assessment and update CO risk registers.
- Assess information/training needs and deliver training programmes.
- Carry out other programmatic and administrative tasks related to risk management.
- Act as focal point for education and training on risk, ethics, and fraud prevention.
- Inform management on suspected fraud or major discrepancies.
- Support program sub/units in reviewing partner reporting requirements.
- Provide advice on financial management and reporting procedures of partners.
- Lead capacity building trainings in districts.
- Assist in building a risk mitigation strategy.
- Lead discussions with government institutions and CPs on risks.
- Prepare a plan for regular spot checks for CPs and government institutions.
- Provide advice and training on financial reporting and procedures.
- Design and run specific trainings for WFP field staff on basic control procedures.
- Prepare reports for each spot check mission, identify risk areas, and recommend mitigating actions.
- Follow up on the implementation of recommendations.
- Review of relevant SOPs in CO.
Experience Requirements
Strong experience in Finance/Audit and Risk.
Qualification Requirements
Advanced University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related fields, or First University degree in the same subject(s) with additional years of related work experience. Membership in an international recognized professional accountancy body such as Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Certified Public Accounts (ICPA); Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA) or equivalent is desirable.
