Compliance Officer – HQ

MENTOR is now recruiting a Compliance Officer based in HQ to support organisation-wide compliance, governance and internal audit functions under the direction of the Compliance, Governance and Internal Audit Manager. Key responsibilities include supporting compliance with donor requirements, maintaining internal controls, assisting with risk management and contributing to internal audit processes.

Job requirements:
• Experience in compliance, risk management, internal audit and safeguarding/PSEA.
• Familiar with NGO and humanitarian working environments and standard procedures.
• Familiar with donor compliance knowledge (for example, US Government, United Nations, Global Fund and other institutional donors).
• Language: fluent in English, further languages (Arabic, French, Portuguese) would be an advantage.
• Strong ethics.
• Able to deal effectively with confidential and sensitive matters.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Good attention to detail.

Tasks and responsibilities:

1. Compliance and Internal Controls
   • Assist in monitoring compliance with donor requirements.
   • Support tracking of compliance issues and follow-up actions.
   • Liaise with Country Programmes to gather compliance information.
   • Coordinate compliance training and awareness.
2. Governance Support
   • Maintain repository of organisational policies and protocols.
   • Support sharing of updated governance documents.
   • Assist in logging and tracking governance breaches.
   • Coordinate governance-related training and awareness.
3. Risk Management Support
   • Maintain the HQ risk register.
   • Support monitoring of risk mitigation actions.
   • Help analyse risk information from Country Programmes.
   • Coordinate risk management training and awareness.
4. Internal Audit Support
   • Assist in planning and conducting internal audits.
   • Collect documentation and support control testing.
   • Prepare draft audit findings.
   • Track implementation of audit recommendations.
5. Fraud Prevention Support
   • Support proactive organisational fraud and aid diversion prevention.
   • Promote anti-fraud and whistleblowing mechanisms.
   • Coordinate fraud prevention and awareness training.
6. Safeguarding/PSEA Support
   • Support proactive safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
   • Collate and ensure production of in-country safeguarding risk assessments.
   • Aid country teams in the production of culturally appropriate Safeguarding/PSEA packages.
   • Coordinate safeguarding training.
   The MENTOR Initiative is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the organisation. We ensure the constant non-discrimination throughout the recruitment process.
   The MENTOR Initiative is committed to promoting diversity and gender equality and strongly encourages candidates from under-represented backgrounds to apply.
   The MENTOR Initiative applies a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse, mistreatment or harassment, and other types of unethical behaviour including fraud.
   The MENTOR Initiative will contact previous employers of applicants to determine if they have any history of violating international standards and codes of conduct relating to such matters.
   Apply via LinkedIn or send your CV, letter of motivation and details of three referees (including your most recent employer) to: recruitment@mentor-initiative.org