About the Chain of Hope
Chain of Hope is an international NGO founded in 1994. Its mission is to strengthen health systems to give everyone, and especially children, the same chances of survival and development.
We operate in 25 countries using a comprehensive approach, focused on the child but also on mothers and disadvantaged communities:
- Prevention and screening from a very young age, particularly within the framework of school health programs.
- Care and surgery, in order to meet the most urgent needs of children and their mothers.
- Training and skills transfer to local teams through our international network of experts in all areas of surgery.
- Construction and equipping of hospital facilities adapted to local needs.
Position and responsibilities
Reporting to the CEO, you will lead audit, internal control, and risk management at headquarters and in country offices. You will engage managers, ensure the successful implementation of corrective measures, and support teams without replacing them.
You report to the General Management and the Audit and Internal Control Committee (CACI). You also independently perform the functions of Data Protection Officer (DPO) and co-manage the reporting unit with the HR department.
Risk mapping and management
- Update the risk maps of the association and country offices with their managers; monitor control measures and alert on major risks.
Internal audit
- Define priority audits, conduct them at headquarters and in the field, then formulate prioritized and operational recommendations.
- Manage the monitoring of action plans with managers, verify their implementation, report any obstacles and support, if necessary, donor audits.
Internal control, procedures and compliance
- Develop internal control procedures and tools with the departments and ensure their adoption and application, both at headquarters and in the field.
- Oversee the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT), stakeholder screening and waiver management.
Personal data protection – DPO function
- Advise GDPR services and contacts; monitor processing documentation, requests to exercise rights and personal data incidents.
- Monitor GDPR compliance, prioritize recommendations, verify actions implemented by departments and alert the CEO, while respecting the independence of the DPO.
Ethics and whistleblowing unit
- Raising awareness of the prevention of fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSEAH).
- Co-manage the reporting unit with the HR department; ensure confidential and impartial handling of alerts, follow-up of corrective measures and an independent process in case of conflict of interest.
Reporting, Governance and CACI
- Provide the CEO with a prioritized dashboard each month (risks, audits, internal control, GDPR and action plans); alert on critical risks and propose the necessary arbitrations.
- Prepare meetings, reports and minutes with the treasurer, president of the CACI; follow up on decisions and recommendations.
Desired profile
Education and experience
- Master’s degree in auditing, internal control, risk management, compliance, finance or a similar field; additional training in GDPR, internal investigations or fraud prevention is appreciated.
- At least 8 years of experience in audit, internal control, risk or compliance. Experience in an international NGO or comparable organization, at headquarters or in the field, is highly desirable.
- Proven experience: risk mapping, audits, deployment of internal control and management of cross-functional action plans with demonstrated results.
- Additional strengths: DPO experience, handling sensitive reports and investigations, screening, donor audits and coordination with support and operational functions.
Skills and qualities required
- Cross-functional leadership: mobilizing without hierarchical authority, empowering managers and achieving concrete results without doing it for them.
- Analysis and decision-making: prioritize risks, write clear recommendations and produce dashboards useful for arbitration.
- Integrity and discernment: handling sensitive situations with independence, confidentiality, impartiality, diplomacy and firmness.
- Pedagogy and listening: convincing, training, supporting change and conducting interviews, including delicate ones.
- Donors: know the requirements of French (AFD, CDCS), European (ECHO, INTPA) and UN partners, as well as the constraints on the ground.
- GDPR: having the knowledge required to perform the role of DPO with independence of judgment.
- Tools: very good command of Excel, Word and PowerPoint; good practice of SharePoint and Teams for document management.
- Languages: excellent command of French and professional English, both written and spoken.
- Organization: autonomy, sense of priorities, method, availability and flexibility.
- Commitment: adherence to the humanitarian principles and code of ethics of La Chaîne de l’Espoir, with pragmatism.
Conditions
- Managerial position – Permanent contract
- Desired start date: December 15, 2026
- Health insurance covers 80%
- 50% reimbursement of transport pass or sustainable mobility allowance (bike) of 45 euros/month
- Meal vouchers worth €12.10 covered at 60%
- Teleworking policy: up to 3 days per week after the first month in the office
- 23 days of annual RTT (reduced working time)
- Salary range: between €45,600 and €50,400 gross per year depending on profile and experience
- CE: gift vouchers