Key Responsibilities:

Development and Management of Risk and Compliance Policies and Frameworks:

• Define World Vision’s enterprise risk management framework and establish guidelines for the development and implementation of relevant partnership policies and procedures.
• Champion the implementation and review of WV Ghana’s risk policy and risk framework, risk.
• Conduct compliance, risk assessments, and support monitoring and reporting of compliance standards.
• Support the Board and Senior Leadership Team in its implementation, review and approval of the enterprise-wide risk and compliance framework, which includes the organization’s risk culture, risk appetite and risk, limits.
• Develop World Vision’s risk identification and annual assessment plan, and facilitate the identification, measurement, assessment, monitoring, and control of the level of risks in World Vision Ghana.

Build a Culture of Risk and Compliance in Programme and Project Management

• Incorporate risk considerations into strategic decision-making and ensure alignment between National Office Strategy and World Vision Ghana’s risk policy.
• Manage the implementation of all aspects of the risk and compliance function, including implementation of processes, tools and systems to identify, assess, measure, manage, monitor and report risks.
• Review and provide feedback on the adequacy of World Vision Ghana’s risk and compliance management, governance and controls.
• Communicate risk management policies, risk appetite and risk limits, across all levels of World Vision Ghana
• Work with Programme Effectiveness, and Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) leads to ensure all programmes and projects incorporate risk management in design or planning.
• Conduct organization-wide training and awareness sessions on internal control and risk issues; establish and maintain risk and compliance awareness culture within World Vision Ghana, and provide appropriate opportunities for organizational learning, including lessons learned from previous problems, ongoing communication, training and development in the utilization of tools such as Riskonnect and Integrated Compliance Monitoring Tool (ICMT).

Risk Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting

• Conduct an annual comprehensive review of Programme Design Documents, Strategy Implementation Plans, Annual Business Plans, Annual Reports, Activity reports, Evaluation reports, and progress towards achieving Child Well-Being Targets and make recommendations on how progress towards Child Well-Being Objectives can be accelerated, impact enhanced and outputs sustained.
• Lead monitoring and reporting of significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in internal control and ensure that appropriate remedial actions are taken.
• Verify and report the organization’s ability to consistently comply with policies, legislations, standards, and procedures, especially in programming; and innovate to increase the efficiency of sponsorship and grants management.
• Undertake periodic risk evaluation, which involves comparing estimated risks with criteria established by the organization such as costs, legal requirements and environmental factors, and evaluating the organization’s previous handling of risks.
• Ensure that the Riskonnect system is updated with World Vision Ghana’s risk information and produce relevant reports from the system to inform decision-making.
• Develop a dashboard for tracking risk compliance and implementation of the organizational effectiveness and audit recommendations for Area Programmes, Grant projects and the Head Office.
• Provide quarterly reports on the risk status of World Vision Ghana’s strategy and programmes with an updated risk register with clear mitigation plans through the Senior Programme Effectiveness Manager to the Strategy and Integrated Programmes Director.

Audit Support

• Verify quarterly that the Internal Audit (Global and Regional) and External Audit recommendations are being implemented within the agreed timelines and report on progress to World Vision Ghana’s Management.
• Ensure that work practices are risk-based and are in compliance with the Institute of Internal Auditors Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (SPPIA), the US Government Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAGAS) for US Government Funding and World Vision’s Financial Manual Internal Audit policies and procedures.
• Represent the Strategy and Integrated Programmes Director in the World Vision Ghana’s Board Risk and Audit Committee meetings.

Management of World Vision Ghana Employee Whistle-blower Reporting and Support Integrated Incident Management

• Evaluate and analyse new whistle-blower reports when received per World Vision International recommended criteria; conduct and advise on whistle-blower investigations; coordinate and lead evaluation; ensure ultimate accountability on conclusions and follow through by line management.
• Support investigations being conducted by qualified personnel and in alignment with policies.
• Undertake or support special reviews and investigations as may be directed by the Senior Leadership Team through the Integrated Programmes Director and Senior Programme Effectiveness Manager and ensure that internal controls are developed and implemented by various departments, units, Regional Operations, Area Programmes, Clusters, and Projects.
• Support other technical leads in tracking incidents in the Office
• Work with other stakeholders to analyze incident reports from departments, clusters, Area Programmes and Regions and conduct investigations in alignment with policies
• Follow up on incident reports and monitor implementation of recommendations
• Support orientation of staff on incident reporting and management.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or

Certification

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

• Minimum Qualification required: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Business Management, Finance, Information Technology or related fields.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Finance and related fields of study with subjects in risks and compliance or certification in Risk Management and Compliance.

Required Professional Experience

• Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the management of resources, assets; and good understanding of risk and audit management, and in developing and implementing robust internal control measures.
• Comprehensive knowledge of risk management practices and principles
• Demonstrated ability in monitoring and tracking compliance with policies and procedures
• Extensive experience in risk-based internal audit with strong knowledge and understanding of governance practices, internal control systems and ability to monitor risk management activities, internal audit and assurance practices
• Experience working in a large international organization and communicating cross-culturally.
• Experience with translating complex technical concepts and simplifying information for mass consumption and usage to a broad international audience.
• Experience with translating data into information and analysis that communicates an easily understood concept or message.
• Membership in a professional risk management association, or willingness to obtain within 1 year.

Required Language(s)

• English (required)
• Proficiency in other international and local languages is an added advantage.

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations

• The position is office-based with frequent travel to the field
• The position requires the ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally (where necessary) up to 40% of the time.
• The position requires the ability and willingness to on-call services up to 10% of the time

Position’s physical requirements

The position is based in the Head Office, Accra.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or other Qualifications

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Experience in strategy development and programme/project management
• Persistence and ability to overcome resistance or challenge differing perspectives with well-reasoned and logical explanations
• Proven ability to cultivate and maintain strong interpersonal and working relationships in a dispersed national and international context
• Strong communication skills and ability to tailor communication to the required audience
• Good negotiation and convincing skills
• Strong analytical skills.
• Solid know-how in sponsorship programs, standards and requirements is highly desired
• Familiarity with humanitarian quality assurance mechanisms including Sphere, Red Cross Code of Conduct, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, Do No Harm, and People in Aid Code of Good Practice.

Other Competencies/Attributes:

• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Attend and participate in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Perform other duties as required.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only