Congo Democratic Republic of Congo: Country Transparency and Compliance Officer – Bukavu At

Fixed-term contract | 6 months | ASAP

Acted

For thirty years, the international NGO Acted has been working on the last mile of humanitarian action to save lives. Acted currently supports 20 million people in 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas, and pursues a triple humanitarian, environmental and development mandate. Acted relies on in-depth knowledge of territories and local contexts to develop and implement long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, in order to build together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

Acted Democratic Republic of Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains shaken by the consequences of decades of civil war. In a precarious situation, the displaced suffer from chronic food insecurity or diseases linked to lack of access to water, hygiene and sanitation. Present since 2003, Acted works mainly to respond to emergencies, strengthen the resilience of populations, co-build effective governance and promote inclusive and sustainable growth. Operating today mainly in the areas of South Kivu, Tanganyika and North with projects financed by BHA (Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance), FH (Humanitarian Fund), ECHO (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations ) and FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), Acted provides a flexible and adapted emergency response to acute and complex humanitarian crises by intervening with the most vulnerable populations. With seven projects underway in our different areas, Acted seeks to meet their immediate needs in terms of access to housing (shelter), food security, essential household items and even access to water, while ensuring promotion of a protective environment.

Acted currently has three different projects in the South Kivu Zone. A multi-sector emergency project in food and non-food aid, CCCM and also agricultural recovery. A rapid response project managed by the SAFER consortium operating throughout the South-East zone. And a project relating to emergency assistance in shelter and essential household items for displaced and host populations. With regard to the Tanganyika Zone, Acted is currently carrying out two projects, including one on the theme of Coordinated Action for multi-sectoral programming in the camps and outside the camps and another carried out in consortium with the aim of supporting recovery activities. agricultural and provide food assistance for vulnerable people. Finally, for the North Zone, Acted also has a multi-sectoral response project in terms of food assistance, agricultural support, economic recovery as well as support in terms of Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH).

Acted is committed to acting today and investing in the future with the contribution of a broad network of partners, local organizations, global networks and different clusters who bring their expertise, experience and voice for the smooth running of the mission and the achievement of its impact objectives. In the DRC, Acted is therefore active in humanitarian coordination with existing clusters and working groups, as well as entities such as OCHA.

Main role and responsibilities

The country risk and compliance manager contributes to controlling, through a risk-based audit approach, the implementation of Acted processes in compliance with Acted procedure guides, specific donor procedures, best practices and national legislations in the country concerned; (ii) develop and actively contribute to action plans to mitigate risks identified with country coordination, manage priorities, budgetary constraints and organizational context.

He/She provides technical support and works to build the capacity of FLATS teams in the country to implement the action plan and resolve issues.

He/She also provides technical support for strategic external donor audits, the preparation and monitoring of due diligence.

He/She must comply with and ensure compliance with the audit code of conduct.

Main responsibilities

Internal Audit Management

• Participate in the implementation of the approved national internal audit plan: lead and supervise internal audit missions by adopting a risk management approach
• Implementation of Acted standard guides and the FLAT system (Finance Logistics Administration Transparency) in the capital, the zones and at partner level
• When necessary, contribute to monitoring compliance with the rules and legislation of the country at the request of your coordination and in conjunction with the country finance manager
• Provide support to mitigate risks identified as “high risks”

External audit: Guarantee the preparation and monitoring of external audits and due diligence

Training sessions / lessons learned / best practices

• Lessons learned
• Process improvement

Transparency

Internal coordination

Qualifications and skills required

• Higher diploma in Audit, Finance, Management Control, International Relations, Law or related to the position offered;
• 1 to 2 years of experience in audit (external and/or internal), finance, logistics, administration or law;
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organizational skills;
• Know how to demonstrate flexibility, dynamism, autonomy;
• Ability to work in stressful situations and under pressure;
• Excellent level of English, written and spoken;
• Experience in management and training is a plus.

Terms

• Salary defined by the Acted salary scale according to the level of studies, expertise, level of security and level of experience: between 1600 and 1800€ net monthly (before income taxes)
• Monthly living expenses allowance $300
• Guesthouse accommodation and food covered by Acted
• Social security, mutual (MSH) and repatriation assistance (SOS International) supported by Acted
• Transport to the mission and return ticket fully covered every 6 months (to the address specified on the employment contract)
• Visa fees covered by Acted
• One week of preparation for departure including 4 days of immersion safety training
• Possibility of having a 30-minute call with a tax consultant
• Psychological support (meeting with a professional)