Risk and Compliance Officer At Save the Children

THE OPPORTUNITY

The CO Risk and Compliance Officer Collaborate transversally with the internal control of the country office and fraud prevention. Also, help in the resolution of cases of suspected fraud.

In the event of an emergency situation, flexibility is expected of the incumbent to work outside of their normal job description and be able to adapt to required tasks and schedules as needed.

Requirements

• CPA, bachelor’s degree in administration or economics
• Minimum of 3 or 4 years at junior level in medium audit company and the commercial sector or large matrix INGOs as well as experience with fraud prevention

Knowledge

• Strong writing skills in Spanish
• Good English language skills required (reading and writing communication skills)
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)

Responsibilities

A. Support the Head of CO Risk and Compliance in the coordination of fraud management

administration in accordance with the established annual action plan, including:

1. Support in stakeholder communications relating to fraud incident reports and investigation updates
2. Support with case management, including record updates and uploads to the case management system, Datix
3. Support the case investigation processes
4. Support and coordinate the compilation and sharing of fraud reports to Country
5. Support the planning and coordination of continuous training in prevention of fraud, bribery and corruption policy as appropriate for all staff, volunteers, suppliers and partners.
6. Promote and implement Save the Children’s policies and practices with respect to fraud, bribery and corruption, as well as other related policies and procedures.

B. Support the Head of CO Risk and Compliance to carry out internal audits in accordance with

the established annual action plan and generate the corresponding reports under her supervision.

1. Support the process of reviewing and updating organizational policies and procedures in accordance with established requirements.
2. Support and strengthen the internal control of the organization to ensure continuous improvement in processes.
3. Support the process of awards risk management assessments for new and ongoing projects.
4. Support the action tracking process of audits, spotchecks and reviews with different stakeholders/action owners in the submission of required documents to meet deadlines.
5. Support the review of documents submitted to close actions, to confirm that they meet the requirements to close the action.

C. Other duties in relation with the internal control systems and fraud management in the Country Office

Desirable

• Understanding of the role and approaches of the international development sector
• Previous experience of delivering training sessions / workshops