Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 09, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
USAID SCALING UP NUTRITION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (SUN TA)
SENIOR COMPLIANCE OFFICER (GRADE 9)

1. Project Background:
The Scaling Up Nutrition Program is a cross-ministry and multi-donor program to reduce stunting in Zambia through the implementation of the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) 1,000 Most Critical Days Program. SUN TA provides support and direct technical assistance to sub-national local government departments in target districts to plan, implement, coordinate, and monitor integrated nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific activities to reduce the rate of stunting among Zambian children under two and improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating mothers. USAID has identified two main objectives that address stunting, including (1) Adequate Quantity and Quality of Dietary Intake among Target Groups; and (2) Adequate Health Conditions for the Biological Utilization of Nutrients. SUN TA interventions increase access and availability of safe, diverse, nutritious food; adoption of better child feeding and household hygiene practices; and access to improved health, water, and sanitation services. The project prioritizes sustainability by improving intra-household joint decision-making and building the capacity of local government and their stakeholders to ensure coordination, accountability, and learning, following the Scaling Up Nutrition model.

2. Purpose:
The Senior Compliance Officer will report to and assists the Compliance Manager in identifying, prioritizing, and assigning accountability for managing potential threats related to regulatory or policy non-compliance- or ethical misconduct- that could lead to fines or penalties, and reputational damage.
The position monitors and ensures compliance with internal rules and regulations at all levels in accordance with DAI and client’s rules and regulations, to foster an ethical culture and an environment of high integrity in the interactions amongst staff and stakeholders of SUN TA.

3. Place of Performance and Reporting:
The Senior Compliance Officer will be based in Lusaka, Zambia and will report to the Compliance Manager.

4. Responsibilities and Key Tasks:
• Support the Compliance Manager develop a targeted, risk based, and coherent annual compliance plan, disseminates the plan to management and core operations teams and ensure strict adherence/implementation of the plan within stipulated timelines.
• Conduct compliance reviews related to SUN TA district activities.
• Prepares timely through and analytical compliance reports with corroborating evidence and recommendations on corrective actions and assist with relevant follow-up.
• Participate in reviewing and testing of procedures and systems of internal controls at SUN TA to ensure they are functioning as planned and in accordance with sound managerial principles.
• Contribute to the production of timely compliance reports with corroborating evidence and recommendations on corrective actions and assist with relevant follow-up.
• Support the Compliance Manager in the conducting of review follow-up of financial, grant management, operational, or regulatory compliance deficiencies arising from compliance reviews.
• Facilitates and monitors the implementation of corrective plans to aid SUN TA in improving compliance with procedures and processes.
• Provides guidance to executive leadership regarding best internal control practices that minimize risk to the organization; works cooperatively with SUN TA staff to explain and improve processes and enhance internal controls and compliance.
• Performs internal and external audit planning tasks including pre-audit information gathering and data analysis to develop risk-based audit scope and performs interviews and testing procedures and documents results per prescribed audit program and maintains audit data in the database.
• Conducts follow-up reviews of financial, grant management, operational, or regulatory compliance deficiencies noted during compliance reviews.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Compliance Manager.

5. Supervisory Responsibilities:
The Senior Compliance Officer supervises the Compliance Officer.

6. Education and Experience:
• ACCA/CIMA, B. A. degree in accounting, finance, management, business administration or equivalent required
• Must have current Associate Membership of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)
• At least 9 years of experience in overall audit or compliance;
• Fully experienced in conducting compliance reviews, internal investigations, and audits, including strong interviewing skills
• Experience in fraud detection and anti-fraud training.
• Must have analytical and organizational skills, with attention to detail.
• Able to apply advanced analytical skills in MS Excel and other applications to identify potential issues and trends.
• Demonstrated management and supervisory experience of a relevant scope and scale;
• Strong communication abilities
• Ability to work independently and the capacity to plan
• Strong report writing skills

7. Key Result Areas
• Ensuring adherence to DAI/SUN TA policy and procedures, USAID regulations, GAAP, Regulatory Standards, and Industrial best practice.
• Be able to reviews all sectors and test internal controls for Programs, Finance, Procurement, Operations, HR, and IT for adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• Ensure a systematic and disciplined approach to effective risk management through knowledge management and systems thinking.
• Conduct training staff in e.g., compliance and ethics
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with team members while retaining high levels of confidentiality and discretion
• Conduct integrity checks on procurement, inventory management and field expense reports.

8. Key Competencies for the Role
INTELLECTUAL
INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION
TECHNICAL
LEADERSHIP
Analytical
Team oriented
Strong verbal and communication skills
Compliance
Negotiation, coaching and mentorship
Accounting and audit skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 108

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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