Project Compliance Officer

Location:	Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Job Code:	1158
# of openings:	1
Description
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT "Sometimes in life there is that moment when it's possible to make a change for the better. This is one of those moments." -Elizabeth Glaser The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 16 countries and at over 7,000 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today, because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. With a growing global staff of over 1,000—nine of 10 who work in the field—the Foundation’s global mission is to implement prevention, care, and treatment; further advance innovative research; and to execute strategic and targeted global advocacy activities to bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide. Position Details Job title:                                 Project Compliance Officer Primary manager:                     Snr. Manager- Internal Review and Compliance

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Have in depth capacity to interpret policies, procedures rules and regulations and assist staff with their comprehension of these.
• Review and ensure compliance with all local legal requirements including registration, taxes and local labour laws.
• Identify potential areas of compliance exposure/vulnerability and assist in the development of corrective action plans for the resolution of problematic issues.
• Stay abreast of donor policies, procedures, rules and regulations and country legal requirements and inform compliance manager of any significant changes.
• Perform internal reviews in all EGPAF offices and transactions ensuring compliance and adherence with Foundation and donor requirements.
• Conduct on-site financial compliance review including thorough reviews on financial statement, accounts receivables including employee’s receivables, segregation of duties, documentation storage and retention.
• Conduct random surprise checks and vendor verification reviews in all offices to ensure proper procurement procedures are being practiced and report of findings.
• Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk: assist with the development of corrective action plans for the resolution of problematic issues: and provide general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar issues in future.
• Develop effective compliance and ethics training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers.
• Assist with improving the awareness and understanding of compliance to assist employees with the establishment of a culture of compliance in each sub office.

Required Qualifications

• Advance University graduate in relevant field of study(such as Accounting or Business) with at least 3 years’ experience OR bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance Management and Auditing with at least 3 years’ experience in audit. Previous auditing experience is highly desirable.
• CPA’S will be preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to be self-directed, self-motivated and efficient team player.
• Well organized and detail oriented.
• In depth knowledge of USG regulations, systems and procedures for managing complex grants programs with several partners.
• Experience in managing donor funds and working in an International non-profit-governmental organization (NGO) preferred.

 HOW TO APPLY

EGPAF is an equal opportunities employer and the position is open to all. Qualified candidates should submit a CV, cover letter and relevant Certificates explaining how the experience detailed in the CV will contribute to the requirements of the position and references to EGPAF.

Submissions to be sent to:

The Human Resource Manager,

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation,

P.O. BOX 1628,

Oysterbay, Haile Selasie Road Plot # 8 & 10,

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Or e-mail: recruitment.tanzania@pedaids.org

Closing date:   20^th October, 2016.