Generic responsibilities
- Support the CD and the CMG by ensuring:
- That risks in the COโs operations are identified, assessed and controlled effectively; andย
- COโs compliance within high-risk areas/issues, by:
- ย identifying such high-risk areas/issues;
- conducting regular compliance checks on the said areas/issues (e.g. spot checks);ย
- reporting regularly to the CD and the CMG on compliance issues; andย
- Support in implementing compliance improvement measures throughout the CO.
- Support the CO with maintaining and updating all risk management and compliance related CO registers, namely the CO Risk Register, Waiver Register, Recommendations Tracker and Standards Operating Procedures (SOP) Register.
- Support in-country function leaders (Head of Support, Area Managers, Head of Programmes, Health Safety and Security Manager) with implementing compliance improvement measures related to high-risk areas/issues.
- Support function leaders in the CO with ensuring that all SOPs in the CO are aligned with policies and regulations not related to a specific function, are coherent with other SOPs throughout the CO and NRC and follow basic quality principles.
- Support the COโs focal point for audits in the coordination of the work among the different CO's sections/units to respond to external audits initiated by institutional donors and to facilitate the follow up of these auditsโ recommendations.
- Provide training and support to CO staff on the following: i) Areas of expertise held by the R&C function at HO (Risk management, compliance, Anti-corruption, Data Protection, Code of Conduct, legal and complaints management) and ii) compliance with regulations not specific to a given function (i.e. SSD, COTER, sanctions).
- Contribute to the development of NRCโs risk management framework by documenting lessons learned and best practices in the CO.
Specific responsibilitiesย
- Provide support on investigations led by regional investigation team.
Critical interfaces
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
- R&C unit at RO for i) ensuring that technical advice, support and training provided is in line with existing policies; and ii) responding to donor-initiated audits.
- Function leaders at COย (HoS,ย HoP, HSSย Manager, Advocacy Manager) for identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring of CO risks, development/adaptation of verification methods, development/revision of SOPs and implementing compliance improvement measures on high-risk areas.
- Area Officesโ managers for implementing measures to improve compliance in high-risk issues.
Scale and scope of positionStaff:ย NAย Stakeholders:ย R&C or similar staff in peer organisations in CO (INGOs, UN)ย Budgets:ย NAInformation:ย Agresso, HR files (for spot checks), Cycles, GORS, NRC Protect. Holder of CO registries related to R&C (see responsibility above) and CFM data baseย Legal or compliance:ย Brief description of any legal or compliance responsibility the postholder has (term ofย employment, vendors, donors)ย
1.ย Professional competenciesย
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.ย
Generic professional competencies:
- Law degree preferable master or other risk and compliance related degree.ย
- Minimum 3 years of experience from working in compliance, auditing or risk management functions.ย
- Provide support on investigations led by regional investigation team.
- Documented results related to the positionโs responsibilities.
Context/Specific skills, knowledge and experience:ย
Experience from Cabo Delgado and the humanitarian context in Mozambique.Knowledge of the regulatory context in Mozambique.Audit background is an advantage.2. Behavioural competencies
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. The following are essential for this position:
Analysing - Having a strong capacity for absorbing large amounts of information, verifying critical elements and communicating conclusions rationally and clearly.Planning and delivering results - Being able to break down a project/activity into achievable tasks; ensuring that activities are relevant, well planned and implemented according to strategies, procedures and internal requirements; and making decisions by analysing relevant information, developing appropriate solutions, providing reasons for decisions and taking action.Working with people - Setting a positive example for others by being accountable for own behaviour and actions and addressing problems by focusing on solutions, not obstacles.Communicating with impact and respect - Presenting the actual situation by keeping superiors and teams informed about both positive and negative information, but always respecting confidentiality of sensitive informationNRC Encourages Applications From
โข ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Residents or Natives from specific posting Location are particularly encouraged to applyย
โข ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย We actively encourage for applications from women
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.