Compliance Officer at The Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity (CIHEB)

• The Compliance Officer (in a reliever capacity) will play a crucial role in ensuring full compliance; for CIHEB-KENYA programs/projects as needed. This position reports directly to the Compliance Manager or CEO/The Board in absence of the compliance manager.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular compliance reviews and risk assessments to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of operations, compliance with policies, procedures, statutory laws and the industry best practices; and provide recommendations and advice on improvements to Ciheb-Kenya’s systems and procedures
• Work with the Compliance Manager to ensure that internal control processes and systems are adequate to minimize risks.
• Through technical assistance and spot-checking, verifies that programs comply with donor rules and regulations, applicable organizational policies and host country laws.
• Minimize fraud through active monitoring and close review on Ciheb-Kenya offices practices and procedures and participate in the development of new internal control initiatives.
• Update and report on the status of the implementation of audit and compliance recommendations on a regular basis
• Conduct quarterly donor compliance spot check and prepare the quarterly reports to be submitted to the Compliance Manager. This includes a review of sample documents from Finance, HR, Programme, Logistics, Procurement and Grants and communicate findings to the relevant staff/department for corrective action.
• Provide technical support or create awareness to all departments/staff in relation to donor compliance issues as guided by the Compliance Manager.
• Support in the design of Internal Controls and continuous improvement of the finance, procurement, and reporting components of the Ciheb ERP system.
• Any other special projects as assigned by the Compliance Manager.

Qualifications:

• Exceptional organizational skills, ability to determine priorities and giving attention to details: ability to manage/work along with professional people from different professional backgrounds
• A minimum of 5 years’ years professional experience serving in a Compliance function with Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Alternatively, a minimum of 5 years’ experience as an auditor in an audit firm with experience in auditing NGOs
• A Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting or Finance
• Qualified accountant with a CPA or equivalent, CIA and/or CISA qualification will be an added advantage
• Experience working on USAID/CDC and other donor-funded projects in developing countries with NGO or grant-related entity
• Good understanding of internal audit including international trends and best practices
• Demonstrative proficiency in Information Technology, particularly computer-assisted audit techniques, including the capacity to navigate financial systems like ERP
• Availability to travel locally to program’s implementation sites
• Ability to present high-quality reports with information effectively to senior management and project managers.
• Excellent writing and spoken communication skill in English