Compliance Officer , Southern Africa
- Job Reference no.
- INT5725
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Location
- Harare
- Division
- International
- Department
- Position Type
- Fixed Term
- Job Type
- Experienced
- Closing date for applications
(UK Time) - 27 September 2012
Job Description
THE VACANCY IS OPEN TO CANDIDATES WITH THE RIGHT TO WORK IN ZIMBABWE
JOB TITLE Compliance Officer
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Harare
JOB FAMILY Programmes
SALARY National Salary Scale
LEVEL: C2
CONTRACT LENGHT - 1 year
INTERVIEWS - To be conducted week ending 12 October 2012
OXFAM PURPOSE: To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering
TEAM PURPOSE:
To work with others to improve programme quality and impact on poverty through the provision of coherent and coordinated support the country and regional programmes
JOB PURPOSE:
To ensure that operations of Oxfam are in compliance with the regulatory, donor and with the internal policies and procedures.
Dimensions
- Conduct organizational wide (covering both country and program levels) Compliance Reviews;
- Education and Training on compliance matters;
- Participate in identifying, managing and assessing risk;
- Assistance in the development and enforcement of compliance and internal audit related policies;
- Assistance in the review of organization wide standard operating procedures;
- Conduct follow up reviews on internal audit observations;
- Participating in investigations into regulatory and compliance issues;
- Plan and analyze the requirements of internal and external compliance and internal controls needed to effectively meet the mandates;
- Act in an advisory role on compliance matters
- Provide ad hoc support on internal audits on an exceptional basis;
Key Responsibilities
- Planning for and conducting compliance reviews for projects
- Conduct follow up reviews of country/projects based on internal audit observations and compliance review findings
- Coordinate or perform investigations on Fraud, Corruption, or abuse of Oxfam operations and projects;
- Participate in the development and enforcement of compliance and internal audit related policies (i.e., Employee Fraud and Theft);
- Facilitate the review of standard operating procedures;
- Providing solutions to minimize risk by designing and developing corrective actions in response to audit or operational reviews;
- Assessing, evaluating and developing processes and systems that help mitigate Oxfam's business risks;
- Determine country/project level operational risks in the area of finance, procurement, HR, compliance and more.
- Contribute and assist in maintaining a organizational risk management framework
- Providing assistance (demand driven) to field staff in the area of compliance on matters such as finance, procurement, operations or HR based on the results of compliance reviews, and/or internal audit findings;
Skills and Competence
- Relevant academic qualifications in financial management, Risk Management, Audit,business administration, economics or similar relevant field
- Significant knowledge and experience of all core financial management, contracts and grants administration, program management, and compliance
- Strong numeracy skills and experience using a computerised financial management information system (such as PeopleSoft), and good computer skills (Excel especially, Word, Lotus Notes)
- Good analytical and conceptual thinking skills with a proven proactive approach to identifying and resolving problems and suggesting improvements that continuously seek to provide a better service to Oxfam.
- Strong attention to detail Ability to represent Oxfam in a professional and competent manner with external individuals and organisations
- A high level of self-awareness, personal energy, stamina and flexibility. Ability to work creatively, effectively and under own initiative
- Good presentation and facilitation skills, able to work with and train other staff with differing levels of skills
- Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably cooperative with members of other teams, responding quickly and accurately to queries and issues
- Commitment to Oxfam's overall aims and policies and experience of promoting gender equity and diversity and the interests of marginalized people in all aspects of Oxfam's work
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