Overview
The Manager, Ethics, Risk and Compliance will set up and oversee a unit that implements strategic measures to enhance a culture of ethics, risk management, compliance, and PSEAH across IFRC operations and programmes in Afghanistan.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct periodic risk assessments and coordinate development of the Afghanistan Country delegation risk register.
- Lead risk mitigation planning and provide monthly progress reports.
- Organize and lead quarterly risk review workshops.
- Lead fraud risk assessments and partner risk assessments.
- Develop a country-specific compliance framework and ensure vetting of programmes for compliance.
- Provide contextualized training to staff on compliance obligations.
- Coordinate compliance due diligence checks on vendors, service providers, partners, staff, and other entities.
- Conduct periodic compliance assessments and spot checks.
- Review recurring or material compliance issues and propose improvements.
- Lead transactional testing to identify deviations and ensure issues are addressed.
- Prepare compliance briefings and reports for the Head of Delegation and EPD.
- Exercise authority to request documents, verify evidence, and recommend halting or escalating transactions.
- Conduct compliance reviews of operational and procurement plans.
- Undertake field visits to review programme and project implementation.
- Maintain the compliance tracker and follow up on actions.
- Oversee the implementation of the segregation of duties.
- Lead the development of a country-specific Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) and child safeguarding framework.
- Work with CEA and PGI focal points to improve complaint mechanisms, referral pathways and PSEAH communications.
- Provide contextualized SEAH awareness sessions for staff, partners, vendors and service providers.
- Ensure survivor-centred and confidential handling of PSEAH concerns.
- Monitor safe programming, CEA integration, and PGI Minimum Standards.
- Promote safe recruitment, safe procurement, and safe partnership practices.
- Work closely with ARCS to finalise and operationalise PSEAH related policies and action plan.
- Maintain and update local referral pathways and the SEAH focal point directory.
- Lead the implementation of IFRC’s ethics and integrity framework.
- Oversee the implementation of the Code of Ethics and Conduct, financial disclosure programme, whistleblowing policy, anti-fraud and anti-corruption programme, and gift and hospitality policy.
- Provide regular updates to Head of Delegation and EPD.
- Strengthen collaboration with the IFRC network on ethics, compliance, risk management, and PSEAH.
- Serve as the primary focal point for international organizations, international non-government agencies, UN agencies and donors on strategic country level compliance, risk, and PSEAH issues.
- Represent IFRC in inter-agency fora on ethics, compliance, risk management, and PSEAH.
- Prepare briefing notes, talking points, and thematic analyses.
- Supervise ethics, compliance, risk management, and PSEAH personnel.
- Support the ARCS in institutionalizing ethics, compliance, risk management, and PSEAH.
- Provide contextualised awareness sessions for vendors, service providers, partners, and other entities.
- Serve as the Focal Point for Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI).
- Promote a culture of risk awareness, accountability, transparency, and integrity.
- Perform any other related duties assigned by the line manager.
Required Experience
- A minimum of ten (10) years' work experience in ethics, compliance, PSEAH, anti-fraud or risk management in humanitarian settings or related fields.
- Experience in complex or high-risk environments.
- Experience in designing and implementing risk management frameworks and internal control systems.
- Experience advising senior management on ethics and/or compliance issues.
- Proven experience in successfully implementing a PSEAH strategy in humanitarian context.
- Experience in conducting due diligence checks.
- Experienced working with partner organizations.
- Experience coordinating complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Able to work out of office hours, during emergencies, when necessary.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in law, business administration, finance, governance, risk management, public administration
- Professional accreditation as required for senior compliance roles (certified internal auditor - CIA, CRMA, CFE, ISO risk management certifications).
