Overview
The Fundraising Compliance Specialist will ensure individual fundraising initiatives comply with internal WFP and UN frameworks and industry best practices. The role contributes to maintaining compliance, operational efficiency, and coordinated governance.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate with Legal Office, Global Privacy Office, and Risk teams to obtain required internal advice and ensure adherence to internal policies.
- Coordinate the preparation and submission of growth fundraising initiatives to relevant stakeholders.
- Maintain records and track outstanding compliance, ensuring timely follow-up.
- Conduct research on best practices for digital fundraising and international donor engagement vis a vis compliance requirements.
- Develop and maintain internal guidance documents, notes for the record (NFRs), and presentations related to governance and compliance.
- Serve as the divisional coordination point for identifying IF initiatives that involve personal data and ensuring their timely referral to GPO for formal review and advice.
- Drive contract management on behalf of IF, in close coordination with the Legal Office, the Global Privacy Office, and Procurement teams.
- Ensure project compliance by reviewing new fundraising initiatives against WFP’s legal, privacy, and risk frameworks.
- Identify and address policy and governance gaps.
- Support the oversight of third-party compliance (including vendors, service providers, and partners).
- Develop and implement fundraising related compliance frameworks, such as crowdfunding SOPs.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate key risks associated with individual fundraising.
- Coordinate quarterly reviews of the IF risk registry and contribute to updates of the Corporate Risk Registry.
- Support compliance audits and assessments, manage the NFR (Note for Record) registry, and maintain an up-to-date repository of industry compliance standards, best practices and relevant regulatory changes.
- Work closely with the Due Diligence Team whenever necessary.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 5 years’ progressive experience working in Business Administration, Legal, or Compliance.
- Experience at the international level, including at a UN agency and/or humanitarian organization is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders, ensuring coordinated and timely delivery across initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline like Law, International Relations, Political Science or Business Administration/Management.
- A master’s degree is desirable but not mandatory.
