Compliance Officer at Urgent Action Fund-Africa

The position is responsible for performing compliance checks on the overall financial, programmes and grants systems and processes for the organisation by ensuring consistency with UAF-Africa’s standard operating procedures, policies and with donor rules and regulations. Key responsibilities include monitoring grant compliance, preventing fraud, managing sub-grants and ensuring operational accountability and transparency.

Specific Responsibilities

• Conduct financial, regulatory, operational audit, reviews and compliance testing of UAF-Africa’s policies and procedures to establish the reliability and integrity of financial and operating information.
• Analyse risks for each process and make recommendations on the systems, processes, operations, and procedures reviewed.
• Review and update the risk register and track the closure of action plans with support from Portfolio Heads.
• Assist in the development and implementation of different organisational policies and procedures, including grant-making, finance, procurement, ICT policies, procedures, and systems.
• Facilitate all donor systems reviews and due diligence exercises as required.
• Perform risk assessment with regard to partners’ financial compliance and report timely
  on the outcomes.
• Perform regular partner support visits and maintain an issues log to make follow-ups on
  issues identified during the visit and share the agreed action points with all concerned.
• Monitor the organisation’s compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory directives.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements through timely, accurate financial reporting and the management of donor-specific audits.
• Draft, review, and monitor sub-grant agreements to ensure clear deliverables and compliance obligations.
• Review of various organisation contracts with donors, suppliers and partners to ensure compliance.
• Investigate occurrences of fraud, embezzlement, corruption, and indiscipline, and bring them to the attention of the Executive Director and the Board.
• Organize trainings and workshops for the Programme team on applicable donor rules and
  regulations and any new government policies and directives.
• Work with the management team to incorporate capacity building for staff in compliance processes, code of conduct and anti-fraud awareness as required.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree qualification in a related field.
• Management or Finance Degree with professional qualifications (ACCA/CPA/CFA), including membership to the relevant professional body.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 8 years’ relevant work experience in compliance, risk management, or auditing working in or with organisations in Africa, preferably women’s rights or social justice-oriented organisations.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing organisational policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Strong analytical skills, knowledge of regulatory frameworks (AML/CFT), and ability to draft compliance policies.
• Experience in budgeting, financial analysis, and reporting, preferably in an NPO context.
• Excellent written and verbal communications in English.