US Non-profit Roving Compliance Manager Careers – Lutheran World Relief (LWR)

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Organisation: Lutheran World Relief (LWR)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: DWS Global Finance Coordinator
About US:
Lutheran
World Relief is a US non-profit organization that works with local partners to
provide lasting solutions to poverty, injustice and human suffering. LWF Uganda
works to reduce people’s vulnerability, supporting them to realize their
potential, to build on their assets, and to respond to their own problems and
needs. LWF Uganda currently has five areas of operation in Pader, Kitgum,
Adjumani, Katakwi, Sembabule, Kampala and Kamwenge Districts.
Job Summary: The Roving Compliance Manager will work closely
with Finance Unit, Global Funding Unit and Programs Unit to ensure that World
Service maintains a high standard of compliance in its operational systems. A
major focus will be to ensure compliance to WS’s regulations on financial
management, procurement policy and Donor contracts. The purpose  of this role is to ensure that Country
Programs comply with LWF standards and donor obligations, with particular focus
on funding contracts and reporting to EU, ECHO, BPRM and UNHCR. This position
will provide support to the Finance, Funding and Quality/Accountability
functions in LWF.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Compliance:
  • Ensure that LWF complies with the conditions
    spelt out in the donor agreements, with particular focus on contracts with
    ECHO, Europe aid, BPRM and UNHCR.
  • Work alongside the Global Funding Unit to
    prepare new donor applications, the budgeting process and to review the
    donor contracts.
  • Ensure that all countries programs comply to
    the WS Finance manual, Procurement manual and to the donor conditions as
    the least minimum.
  • Assist the Finance and Global Funding units
    to monitor and comply with the funding conditionalities agreed with donors
    (Procurement, contracts quality compliance checks, donor reporting
    schedule).
  • Guide the Global Finance Coordinator (GFC)
    and GFU Coordinator on the status of compliance to donor contracts,
    drawing attention to shortfalls, risks, inconsistencies and related issues
    that require actions.
Reporting:
  • Work alongside the Global Funding Unit to
    prepare financial reports to donors with particular focus on ECHO and BPRM
    reports.
  • Ensure that country programs properly
    prepare, control their donor contracts, procurement management and that
    they fulfil their contractual obligations on reporting to donors;
Financial Management
Support:
  • Available to provide support to Country
    Programs on financial management. The support may be provided remotely or
    by visiting the country program on a short or extended stay.
  • Regularly review donor reports while visiting
    country programs and highlight key areas of concern
  • Occasionally provide support to weaker (ICU)
    country programs on financial reporting and to sit-in as the finance
    manager as/when required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant should relevant qualifications
    and experience to perform the duties mentioned above
  • Excellent spoken and written English skills
    required, French skills desirable.
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an application with
cover letter, CV and minimum three reference contacts to: LWF_HROffice@lutheranworld.org
with the subject line: “15/16 Roving Compliance Manager.”
Deadline: 5th June, 2016
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