CDD | 6 months | ASAP
Acted
For thirty years, the international NGO Acted has been working on the last mile of humanitarian action to save lives. Acted currently supports 20 million people in 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas, and pursues a triple humanitarian, environmental and development mandate. Acted draws on a detailed knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, in order to build together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty.
Acted Burkina Faso
The northern regions of Burkina Faso currently face a fragile political and security context, marked in particular by a complex multidimensional crisis. There were just over a million displaced people in the country at the beginning of 2021.
Acted’s mission in Burkina Faso began in 2019 to provide support to populations affected by the security and humanitarian crisis, provide its expertise in rapid response and emergency situations, while strengthening response capacities and coordination between humanitarian and development actors.
Acted Burkina Faso’s interventions are multi-sectoral, flexible and inclusive, with the aim of meeting the urgent needs of populations. From its first interventions, Acted Burkina Faso focuses on the most necessary humanitarian aid: responding to needs in food security, water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), shelter and essential household items and finally in the coordination and integration of protection. In parallel, and following the evolution of the humanitarian crisis, Acted supports the government in the management of temporary reception sites and informal sites. The REACH initiative allows the entire humanitarian community to strengthen the analysis of humanitarian needs, in particular through a project to monitor the humanitarian situation in 4 regions, the establishment of a multi-sectoral country assessment to support the HNO/HRP 2021 process and territorial assessments.
In the North region, Acted provides assistance in food security and livelihoods, water, hygiene and sanitation, shelter and essential household items. Acted supports the government in the management of the displacement sites of Ouahigouya and Seguenega. The organization plans very soon to support the logistics cluster in the management of a humanitarian warehouse and the sharing of information with partners.
Main role and responsibilities
The Country Risk and Compliance Officer contributes to monitoring, through a risk-based audit approach, the implementation of Acted processes in compliance with Acted’s procedure guides, donor-specific procedures, best practices and national legislation in the country concerned; (ii) develop and actively contribute to action plans to mitigate risks identified with country coordination, manage priorities, budgetary constraints and organizational context.
He/She provides technical support and works to strengthen the capacities of FLATS teams in the country to implement the action plan and address issues.
He/She also provides technical support for strategic external donor audits and the preparation and monitoring of due diligence.
He/She must comply with and ensure compliance with the audit code of conduct.
Main responsibilities
1. Internal Audit Management
- Participate in the implementation of the approved national internal audit plan: conduct and supervise internal audit missions by adopting a risk management approach
- Implementation of Acted standard guides and the FLAT (Finance Logistics Administration Transparency) system in the capital, the zones and at partner level
- When necessary, contribute to monitoring compliance with the country’s rules and legislation at the request of your coordination and in conjunction with the country finance manager
- Provide support to mitigate risks identified as “high risk”
2. External audit: Ensure the preparation and monitoring of external audits and due diligences
3. Training sessions / lessons learned / best practices
- Lessons Learned
- Process improvement
4. Transparency
5. Internal coordination
Qualifications and skills required
- Higher degree in Audit, Finance, Management Control, International Relations, Law or related to the position offered;
- 1 to 2 years of experience in auditing (external and/or internal), finance, logistics, administration or law;
- Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organizational skills;
- Know how to demonstrate flexibility, dynamism, autonomy;
- Ability to work in stressful situations and under pressure;
- Excellent level of English, written and spoken;
- Experience in management and training is a plus.
Terms
- Salary defined by the Acted salary scale according to the level of education, expertise, security level and level of experience: between €1,800 and €2,000 net per month (before income tax)
- Monthly living expenses allowance $300
- Accommodation in guesthouse and food provided by Acted
- Social security, mutual insurance (MSH) and repatriation assistance (SOS International) covered by Acted
- Transportation to the mission and return ticket fully covered every 6 months (to the address specified on the employment contract)
- Visa fees covered by Acted
- R&R every 3 months (airfare covered up to $500 + additional $200 allowance)
- A week of preparation for departure including 4 days of immersion safety training
- Possibility of having a 30-minute call with a tax consultant
- Psychological support (appointment with a professional)
How to apply
Send your application (CV and cover letter) by email (jobs@acted.org), with reference: T&CO/BFA
Please note that Acted does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
