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• Ensure that all MSH Uganda financial and operational activities are
  in compliance with Ugandan law (tax laws, CSA laws and government pension
  agency laws), donor rules and regulations, and MSH policies and standards.
  Develops an annual customized compliance monitoring plan, including
  evaluation tools, standards, ethical considerations, and schedule to
  evaluate all COMU functions, including all COMU or remote staff/office
  locations, and to revisit sites needing extra attention.
• Develops compliance framework for the MSH country office; including
  compliance checklists for the various business processes, transaction
  classes, country laws governing NGO operations, and specific donor
  requirements.
• Periodically reviews and updates the compliance monitoring checklist
  and other tools to stay current with MSH procedures and policies.
• Examines the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance
  within MSH (country policy framework and identifies gaps in procedures and
  controls systems and provides recommendations to the Country Leadership
  Team for strengthening them.
• Follows-up on recommendations to ensure they have been implemented
  and adhered to.
• Tests internal controls, targeting high risk areas, including
  workshops, vehicle usage, inventory control and cash advance management,
  payroll and Fleet Management.
• Documents internal control weaknesses and compliance deviations and
  their impact, and makes recommendations to address these weaknesses.
• Identifies gaps in knowledge and skills and provides recommendations
  for training.
• May be requested to provide training directly to staff.
• Prepares detailed reports of each compliance review and other task
  assignments, with prioritized findings and recommendations.

• Presents final reports to the MSH Uganda Country Leadership Team
  after review and approval from Supervisor.
• When necessary, collaborates with internal and external audit on
  investigations of whistleblower cases, suspected fraud, mismanagement,
  loss of assets, etc.
• Follows-up on recommendations from the internal and external
  auditors to ensure the recommendations have been implemented and adhered
  to.
• Assists COMU Director in providing response to ad hoc requests from
  auditors.
• Stays abreast of laws, directives, and current trends in the local
  legal and NGO environment, and provides regular updates to the COMU
  Director.
• Provides risk assessment for financial and operational landscape.
  Identify high risk, high probability events, and provide recommended
  mitigation plan.
• Provide ad hoc risk assessments for specific scenarios by request.
• Provide ad-hoc advice, helping staff to achieve the goal of
  establishing sound risk management and internal control systems; offer
  practical advice on how best to comply with financial policy and donor
  guidelines.

• Prepares quarterly audit, investigations, and status of audit
  recommendations reports for submission to Director Internal Audit and
  Uganda Country Representative, if applicable.
• Meets with Project Directors on a regular basis, or as requested by
  the CR.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the COMU Director and/or
  Director of Internal Audit.

• The applicants for the Management Sciences for Health (MSH
  Compliance Officer job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in
  Accounting or business management, or related area. Advanced degree;
  Professional certification in Accounting; Internal Audit; and Fraud
  Examination is preferred.
• Six or more years of experience in compliance, risk management or
  audit required
• Knowledge and skills; Extensive familiarity of U.S Government grant
  rules and regulations (USAID, CDC,) or other donor rules and regulations
  (E.U) required. Experience in international development programs
  preferred. Excellent planning, management, and organizational skills.
  Proven leadership and interpersonal skill. Professional proficiency in
  English required

• Navigating the Environment: Perspective, Dealing with ambiguity, Organizational Agility,
  Political Savvy and Strategic Agility
• Ensuring Delivery of Results: Functional/Technical skills, Client
  Focus, Managing through systems, Managing and Measuring work, Negotiating,
  Information Sharing, Process Management, Priority Setting, Problem Solving
  and Timely Decision Making

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