Compliance Officer – USAID at Eagle HR Consultants

The Compliance Officer provides guidance to relevant staff to improve their understanding of the terms and conditions of grants and contracts by providing donor compliance advice and training so that programs are delivered responsibly with minimized compliance risk. The role also advises implementing teams in areas of risk analysis and mitigation. This role will guide all USAID awards (assistance and acquisition), with a special focus on acquisition for both pre-award and post-award phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the subject matter expert on USAID compliance, addressing complex compliance matters and responding to pre-award and post-award queries.
• Continuously review PACIDA’s internal policies, ensuring alignment with USAID compliance regulations; conduct research on USAID requirements and provide guidance on potential policy interactions.
• Inform and advise PACIDA on changes in USAID compliance regulations and develop solutions and tools for ongoing adherence.
• Collaborate with PACIDA teams to create policies, guidelines, tools, and templates that meet USAID compliance needs, focusing on acquisition compliance
• Support negotiations with USAID donors and partners, ensuring PACIDA’s interests are represented.
• Supporting donor proposal budgeting, analysis of institutional income, and donor contract expenditure tracking.
• Monitoring and providing management information on key risks
• Contributing to the implementation of improved financial systems and processes to facilitate better donor reporting and compliance.
• Support the Finance Manager in drawing annual action plans within PACIDA and driving the process of smooth implementation for quality programming.
• Develop and maintain strong relations with key PACIDA internal stakeholders: Programs and Partnerships, Finance, Operations and Compliance, Human Resources, and external legal advisors as needed.
• Partner with HR to deliver training on USAID compliance, fostering organizational knowledge and adherence to compliance standards.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Finance Manager.

Knowledge: Qualifications & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law, International Relations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and agency supplement: USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) required.
• Experience with varying contract types: fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, time and material, and incentive-type contracts are preferred.
• 5-7 years of relevant professional experience in External/ Internal Audit or Risk Management and Compliance.
• Proven expertise in interpreting and applying statutory and regulatory language in executing awards and contracts from USG entities and in maintaining current knowledge of changes in the language, application, and enforcement of this language.
• Developed understanding of professional business standards required to create a high-performing and accountable environment.
• Experience in organizational problem-solving, operations, high-performance management in complex organizations.
• A positive thinker and collaborative problem solver.
• Strong interpersonal relations, team-building and communication skills.
• Previous experience providing compliance training in a multicultural setting.