Regional Risk & Compliance Technical Advisor

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🇨🇲 Cameroon – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🚔 Compliance

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Catholic Relief Services

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1943

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Logistics

Catholic Relief Services is a global humanitarian organization that eases the suffering of and provides development assistance to people in need in over 100 countries. As the official international relief organization of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, CRS focuses on emergency response, health, agriculture, education, and justice and peacebuilding. Their work is guided by Catholic values and the organization aims to serve the poor and vulnerable, regardless of race, religion, or nationality.

📋 Description

• Provide regional technical guidance and advisory support to country programs on risk management, compliance, safeguarding, fraud prevention, accountability, and ethical conduct • Advise country teams on applying global policies, standards, procedures, and donor expectations in local contexts • Support regional risk assessments by identifying cross-country trends, systemic issues, mitigation actions, escalation needs, and follow-up priorities • Provide technical input on significant compliance, safeguarding, fraud, incident, audit, and partner-risk matters • Develop and promote regional risk and compliance tools, templates, guidance notes, learning materials, and job aids • Analyze risk, compliance, safeguarding, incident, partner, and audit information to identify trends, root causes, and support needs • Prepare regional reports, briefing notes, management updates, and learning documents • Support safeguarding awareness, ethical conduct, reporting channels, accountability mechanisms, and corrective actions • Coordinate with country, regional, and global colleagues to align risk and compliance approaches • Participate in regional and cross-functional discussions and provide technical recommendations • Advise on partner risk and compliance oversight, capacity assessments, corrective action monitoring, and partner adherence • Mentor and provide technical backstopping to country risk and compliance staff • Support corrective action plans from the Annual Internal Control Questionnaire process • Provide technical support to the Fraud Oversight Team on FAM cases and related documentation • Review agreements requiring senior regional approval through the Agreement and Proposal Management process • Follow up on audit recommendations, develop closure plans, and maintain audit files • Review donor proposals for compliance, partner, operational risk, safeguarding, and mitigation considerations

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Governance, Ethics, Risk Management, Law, International Development, Business Administration, or a related field • Minimum of 8 years’ progressively responsible experience in risk management, compliance, audit, governance, safeguarding, investigations, partner oversight, or related operational risk functions • Experience in an international NGO or complex multi-country environment preferred • Demonstrated experience providing technical support, advisory guidance, or oversight across multiple countries or complex operating environments • Experience aligning regional risk and compliance approaches with global organizational policies, governance frameworks, safeguarding standards, and donor requirements • Master’s degree preferred • Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CFE, CCEP, CRMA, or equivalent preferred • Strong knowledge of donor regulations and compliance expectations • In-depth knowledge of USG, EU, UN, and institutional donor compliance frameworks • Knowledge of audit, safeguarding, and accountability requirements • Experience with risk assessment methodologies, mitigation planning, corrective action monitoring, and trend analysis • Strong understanding of safeguarding, protection, ethical conduct, and accountability standards • Ability to draft guidance, technical reviews, briefing notes, management updates, and senior-level reports • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion • Ability to collaborate across multiple countries, functions, and time zones • Fluent professional proficiency in English required • Proficiency in French strongly preferred • Legally able to work where the position is performed • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience is not stated; experience is required in addition to the degree

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote position • Locally based in the country where the selected candidate is hired • Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% within the assigned region and, as needed • CRS safeguarding and Code of Conduct commitment • Equal Opportunity Employer