Risk and Compliance Officer at Kenya Red Cross Society

SCOPE OF THE ROLE:

• The position is a part of the Enterprise Risk Management initiative, increasing investment in and attention to risk management, compliance and oversight to better identify, mitigate and respond to important risks in operations. The aim is to achieve a more risk-informed management of the Society by reinforcing the continuum between risk identification, root-cause analysis, implementation of risk mitigation measures and response to risks and enhancing risk monitoring and reporting.
• Reporting to the Head of Risk and Compliance Management, the incumbent will support program and operational Managers as well as Risk Champions in effective risk management and compliance thereby improving risk culture and integrity in the Society.
• The incumbent shall assist in reviewing the adequacy of risk management and compliance systems, structures, procedures and capacities across the Society, and support development and delivery of measures as appropriate for their strengthening.
• The incumbent will support the Risk Champions Network and help build their capacity to ensure uniformity of approach, identify and address systemic root causes requiring a Society-level response, and the sharing of best-practice.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical support for the project
• Provide support on risk management approaches, tools and compliance issues to management and staff.
• Support the integration of risk management for programs and other teams in operational planning and decision-making processes.
• Support the review of risks across the Society, including identification, assessment and evaluation.
• Support the design and implementation of risk mitigation actions as appropriate.
• Assist the Head of Risk and Compliance, departments, program teams, regions and branches in the Society with all aspects of risk management.
• Assist in maintenance and update of the Corporate and functional Risk Registers as an active risk management tool.
• Support the coordination and delivery of relevant trainings, workshops and other capacity building initiatives relevant to risk management and compliance internally and with partners.
• Contribute to improving procedures that integrate risk management and compliance within the Society.
• Assist in the coordination and the follow-up on the assurance providers’ recommendations (internal and external audits, inspections, evaluations, due diligence reviews as well as internal compliance monitoring/coordination review assignment), and take appropriate action with the respective focal points to address any problems or difficulties arising from monitoring of the process.
• Undertake support missions in the Society as necessary.
• Contribute to inter-agency forums and discussions related to risk management and compliance.
• Prepare/contribute relevant inputs to reports and analysis as requested.
• Represent the Head of Risk and Compliance as assigned.
• Assist in the review of the risk management implementation across the Society.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Desired Competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 3 years relevant experience in developing, reviewing and implementing Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks, training and capacity building on risk and compliance.
• Specific learning/training in the fields of Enterprise Risk Management and programme management, knowledge of and working experience with Enterprise Risk Management frameworks.
• It is essential to have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, team-work abilities, report writing, communication, presentation, project management and training/facilitation skills.
• In addition, advanced computer skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills, demonstrated high level of integrity, objectivity, impartiality and fairness are key to perform the job successfully.