Compliance Officer

Scope

The Compliance Section of IRC is responsible for supporting and promoting an ethical and compliant work environment within the Kenya Country Program, through proactive prevention initiatives to raise awareness and promote behaviors consistent with IRC’s Code of Conduct; and to provide timely review of alleged wrongdoing inconsistent with IRC values and policies. The compliance section also promotes a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance in the behavior of staff, incentive workers and volunteers and coordinates consistent and effective follow up as needed when there are allegations of misconduct. It implements prevention strategies to promote a culture of ethical and compliant behaviors across all field bases, offices and areas of operation. It also provides guidance, facilitates, and supports compliance of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Kenya country program and the implementing partners to local laws, IRC policies and procedures and donor guidelines, regulations, and contractual commitments.

The Country Program is seeking to recruit a Compliance Officer under a regular contract, to be based in the IRC Hagadera field office under the direct supervision of the Field Coordinator with dotted line to the Compliance Coordinator and will further support Lamu, Garissa and Nairobi.

Duties and Responsibilities

In carrying out this overall function, the officer will:

• Conduct screening and assessment of complaints
• Draft documents and communications with respect to cases under investigation, including investigation plans, witness statements and other documents.
• Conduct interviews with subjects, complainants, or witnesses.
• Identify, collate, and analyze potential evidence.
• Supervise the implementation of mitigation measures.
• Prepare thorough investigation reports and present detailed findings to management
• Undertake compliance reviews and prepare reports.
• Follow up and support on implementation of corrective actions
• Undertake system reviews through collaboration with different departments
• Follow up with relevant departments in ensuring timely response to compliance audit requirements and recommendations.
• Design and facilitate trainings that promote a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance
• Promote a culture of reporting on ethics and compliance concerns and client responsiveness
• Assist in partnership management – the reviews and evaluation of processes from a compliance perspective.
• Review the partners’ agreements or contracts, ensuring compliance to IRC policies and procedures.
• Undertakes other related tasks as the need arises.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant social science e.g. Criminal Justice/Criminology, sociology, law, finance or a comparable field.
• Five years’ relevant  experience in the compliance space.
• Validated ability to analyze data to report critical information.
• Strong planning, organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate information accurately, clearly and swiftly.
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing, in English and Kiswahili a plus.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, and reporting skills.
• Ability to respond to changing priorities.
• Ability to work independently on own initiative
• Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
• High level of integrity, professionalism, self-motivation and sense of urgency
• Strong dedication to IRC’s mission, purpose and values.