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Job Title:   Risk and Compliance Coordinator

Organisation: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reporting to: Country Director

About US:

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 36 countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.

Job Summary:   The Refugee Investment Facility (RIF) is a cross-country pilot initiative being implemented jointly between the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and i-Gravity – a Swiss firm specialized in impact investment and innovative finance solutions. The RIF offers impact-linked and concessionary loans to enterprises directly impacting refugees and communities in refugee hosting districts of Uganda and Jordan, based on four impact parameters: increased employability, increased decent and sustainable employment, increased access to services and products, and financial inclusion. During the pilot phase of the RIF, DRC and i-Gravity are expecting to generate knowledge from collected information which can be transformed into essential lessons learned which can be used to correct the Theory of Change.

The Risk and Compliance Coordinator will provide operational and administrative support to risk management principals in DRC Uganda, including but not limited to the Country Director, Head of Support Services and Head of Program, to improve risk management in the program as well as improve country operation analytics and decision-making.  The position will actively promote and support a culture of risk and compliance management by ensuring risk and compliance management actions are in line with DRC policies, donor requirements and local laws.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support risk and issue management workflows in line with existing operational risk management instructions.
• Monitor and track escalation of high-very high risk and issues together with availability/delivery of impact mitigation resources.
• Support the HOSS with tracking losses, providing support to ensure completeness/adequacy of the Loss Annex and providing timely analysis of loss status and trends.
• Support the Country Director with the monthly KPI meeting and providing adhoc analysis as requested.
• Adhoc support to finance for project audits and project compliance reviews.
• Support the SOA and HOSS with the rollout of the legal compliance review in 2024.
• Review and analyze internal and external audit reports to provide input on country risks and issues as well as development of compliance control measures.
• Support the development of standardised risks and engage with relevant technical stakeholders to develop standardised risk identification guidelines.
• Support the development of periodic compliance reporting mechanism for regional and country SMT.
• Be the focal point for Core Humanitarian Standards policies, roll-outs and implementations across the DRC Uganda program.
• Be the focal point for all legal matters related to expatriates’ work status in Uganda. This entails tracking their work permits, special passes and ensuring they are up to date, while also tracking progress with external government agencies to ensure no delays in processing the documents.
• Update DRC’s NGO permit, other statutory documents and reporting to relevant authorities as needed (FIA, URSB, URA, PDPO etc), ensuring they are up to date. Any risks associated with the legal compliance in this regard to be flagged to SMT.

 




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should possess relevant accounting professional qualifications, preferably a master’s degree/ CPA/ACCA at least level II
• Six years of relevant experience in Audit, Risk Management or Compliance role in humanitarian and/or development sector.
• Accounting professional qualifications, preferably a master’s degree/ CPA/ACCA at least level II
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills with a well-developed ability to motivate and persuade at high levels.
• Understanding of the local laws and sensitivity to the socio-cultural context.
• Experience and use of tools and systems for risk management and compliance.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking ability;
• Proven ability to work effectively with others to achieve results;
• Languages: Excellent Communication skills in English required.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 20^th January 2024  

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