Senior Program Manager – Environmental, Social, and Governance Compliance, Restore Africa Program at Catholic Relief

Roles and Key Responsibilities: 

Consistent with “Restore Africa” program scope, establish and manage the multi-country (Malawi and Uganda) program-specific Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Compliance Plan consistent with CRS and the funder’s (Global Evergreening Alliance) policies and procedures. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead and implement the environmental and social risk assessment process for CRS and subcontractors, conduct Office Health and Safety and security risk assessments for the in-country programs, establish emergency preparedness and response procedures to address the identified risks, in ensure that appropriate incident reporting procedures are in place. Train CRS and subcontractor staff on the same
• Manage compliance with anti-terrorism regulations and mandatory reporting and disclosures.
• Establish comprehensive systems to monitor compliance of all project sub-contractors with funder requirements, contract terms, and ESG-I requirements
• Support compliance with Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Standards and VERRA Verified Carbon Standards to ensure carbon credits are generated
• Collaborate with CRS global audit, risk and compliance, and office of general counsel leads in HQ and the regional level and CP leadership on implementing and strengthening internal control systems and continuous process performance improvement
• Support the procurement of annual external audits and work on remediation and closure of any observations or findings
• Track compliance with any CRS global and country environmental guidelines and policies
• In collaboration with CP management, programming, and/or operation leads, design and facilitate relevant compliance and ESG training sessions and contribute to relevant components of institutional capacity strengthening plans for CRS and subcontractors
• Advise senior leadership on risks and appropriate mitigations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Qualifications 

• Masters degree in International Development, International Relations or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience managing large scale development grants, preferably focusing on carbon credits and ESG-I compliance.
• Proven track record of successful compliance program management, including management of multi-activity projects, complicated logistics and large budgets, and multiple subcontractors.
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience, including performance evaluation, coaching and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years work experience in international development, at least 5 of these years overseeing risk and compliance for a complex project (multiple countries, multiple subcontractors, and/or complex donors) required.
• Experience managing compliance with EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of corporate ESG evolving norms and standards strongly preferred
• Knowledge of carbon credit markets strongly preferred.