Risk Officer (Risk Management and Compliance) | CST Level II | Kinshasa, DR Congo

Overview

Provide advice and specialized support in risk assessment, management, controls, and compliance to enhance operational effectiveness and optimize resource utilization.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to embedding risk management in planning and decision-making.
• Coordinate feedback collection and analyse data on risk performance.
• Participate in risk assessments to identify, assess risks, and develop mitigation actions.
• Contribute to discussions on risk trends, guidance material, and risk management tools.
• Review and analyse risk management activities in draft Country Strategic Plans.
• Advise management on enhancing risk management and internal control systems.
• Assess training needs and deliver programmes on risk management and compliance.
• Contribute to the development of Standard Operating Procedures for risk and compliance processes.
• Facilitate management accountability and prepare reports on compliance status.
• Conduct the annual Executive Director’s Assurance exercise.
• Support managers in Internal Audit and External Audit exercises.
• Promote and disseminate the anti-fraud and anti-corruption policy.
• Supervise and build capacity of staff.
• Serve as Business Continuity Management and Organizational Conflicts of Interest focal point.

Required Experience

• Hands-on knowledge of governance, organizational structures, strategy and major initiatives of international organizations.
• Demonstrable experience in programme/project management.
• Has managed a team including participation in recruitment, contract management, performance management and capacity building of team members.
• Has conducted monitoring and reporting activities, demonstrating knowledge of results hierarchy, performance metrics and measurement.
• Has conducted risk analysis and contributed to the development of risk mitigation strategies.
• Has facilitated conversations with other units on impact, timing, or planning, using confident analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills as well as resourcefulness, initiative, good judgement, tact, diplomacy and strong oral and written English communication skill.
• Experience in writing for governing body and senior management audiences.
• Progressively responsible experience in undertaking and/or contributing to risk management activities, including assessing and recommending effective internal controls and mitigation actions, in various organizations preferably those that use modern enterprise risk management frameworks, techniques and systems.

Qualifications

Advanced University degree in business/public administration, finance, accounting, international development, audit or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses in audit, performance and risk management or other related fields.

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