Compliance Officer at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

The Compliance Officer will conduct verification of internal controls and compliance of all financial and operational functions in the GF-Malaria Project, Nigeria. The position holder will verify that all staff are well versed in donor and MSH policies and procedures and are adhering to such standards. S/he will identify gaps in existing internal control systems and provide recommendations to strengthen them; will identify gaps in knowledge and skills; will provide recommendations for training.

Responsibilities

• In coordination with the Senior Compliance Officer, s/he will develop a plan and evaluation tools and then carry out independent appraisals and verifications of the effectiveness of MSH and donor policies, procedures and standards, and (country) law, by which MSH (country/project) financial resources are managed.
• S/he will review and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of financial reporting, compliance with applicable laws and the safeguarding of assets.
• S/he will plan, perform and report back on internal assessments to ensure that financial control, financial guidelines of donor organization and other control procedures are in place and are being properly implemented and managed within MSH GF-Malaria Nigeria offices.
• S/he will also be responsible for advising and monitoring quality standards of operations and value for money.
• S/he will follow-up on recommendations from the internal and external auditors to ensure the recommendations have been implemented and adhered to.
• Under the direction of the Senior Compliance Officer (and MSH General Counsel, where necessary) s/he will conduct thoroughly documented investigations of whistleblower cases, and suspected fraud and will directly interface with the Director, Governance and Entity Management on these or other specific cases.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or business management or related area.
• Advanced degree preferred
• Professional certification in Accounting, Internal Audit, and Fraud Examination
• Six plus years of experience in compliance, risk management or audit required.
• Extensive familiarity of Global Fund and US government grant rules and regulations and/or other donor rules and regulations (E.U, USAID, CDC, DFID) required.
• Experience in international development programs preferred.
• Excellent planning, management, and organizational skills.
• Proven leadership and interpersonal skill.
• Professional proficiency in English required
• Perspective, Dealing with ambiguity, Organizational Agility, Political Savvy and Strategic Agility
• 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
• Ethics and Values, Integrity and Trust, Listening, Written Communication
• Adaptability, Communication, Problem Solving, Creativity and Innovation, Quality, Quality and Timeliness of Work, Quality of work and Team Relationships, Resource Utilization
• Availability to travel domestically and internationally as needed. Up to 50% domestic travel.