FHI 360 is seeking candidates for a Compliance Manager to provide technical leadership to an anticipated DFID-funded, eight-year Health Investment Programme in Nigeria. Nigerian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Oversees the administrative/operational processes that support project management and implementation activities and link them to enterprise supporting services.
- Promotes a project-wide culture of compliance and risk management and leads the development and execution of compliance processes and ensure the right tools and resources are in place for project success.
- Leads in project compliance strategic planning including leading regularly scheduled reviews of project operations to ensure procedures are implemented.
- Manages capacity building activities aimed at strengthening project operations and will manage/track special project initiatives as assigned.
- Advises project management and general staff on critical intersections between project implementation and compliance issues, based on knowledge of organizational policy, donor regulations, and specific award terms and conditions.
- Provides professional expertise in contract implementation and sub-award management to ensure full compliance with donor rules and regulations and efficient coordination with the FHI 360 contracts office.
- Provides field-based oversight of the sub-award solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, and pre-award responsibility determination processes.
- Supports the home office by preparing draft sub-contracts and grants request packages, as required, for home office submission to the donor.
- Provides guidance on interpretation and application of specified regulations.
- Trains other staff in standardized procedures for efficient award and sub award management.
- Creates/identifies training materials (online, webinars and in person) on compliance matters for project staff
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree, or its international equivalent or higher in administration, public administration, health program planning and management, or other relevant field preferred;
Skills/Experience:
- Typically requires 8+ years of compliance and risk management experience.
- Project or technical leadership experience required.
- Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff
- At least five years of professional experience in managing DFID and/or international development organization projects and staff;
- Proven experience in DFID programmatic and financial regulations and reporting per DFID guidelines preferred;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; knowledge of Hausa and other local languages will be an advantage;
- Experience in working with key stakeholders in Nigeria, particularly in the North and Northeast regions strongly desired;
- Certification in Compliance and Risk Management preferred.
- Prior management experience preferred.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 22 2018
Active Until:
Dec 22 2018
Hiring Organization:
Fhi 360
industry:
Nonprofit