Donor Finance Compliance and Audit Specialist (6 months)

Do you want to fight for equality? Tackling inequality at its roots, together with colleagues, our partner organizations and activists in more than 90 countries? To change the systems behind it, once and for all!

 

Oxfam Novib stands behind the people who stand up for equality. Together, we fight for a world where everyone has equal opportunities, regardless of religion, ethnicity, sex, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. A world where everyone feels safe; where income gaps are shrinking instead of growing, where climate change is tackled firmly. 

 

Equality is the common thread in our work, both internally and externally. We recognize that our team of colleagues can become even more diverse, and that only with a diverse team can we gain a broad perspective on the world. Therefore, we want to encourage everyone who is interested to apply. Our aim is to create an environment where colleagues feel welcome and diversity is embraced and celebrated.

Our aim is to build a team that offers a rich variety of perspectives, enabling us to achieve an inclusive and inspiring work environment.

 

Apply and become part of Oxfam Novib!

 

Description of the Department

The Finance and Operations Department has the core responsibility to deliver enabling operational services that help the organization achieve its impact goals and ensure that it fulfils its external regulatory requirements. The department consists of four functional units (ICT and Facilities; Integrity; HR, People and Culture; Corporate Finance, Quality and Control), one expertise unit (Project and Donor Compliance) and an Executing Affiliate (EA) unit (EA Global Business Support) where business support to our EA country offices are clustered.

 

Purpose of the Unit

As an expertise unit, the Compliance and Risk Support Unit covers the scope of governance, corporate, externally funded projects and country operations risk management and plays a critical role in the functioning of Oxfam Novib as an organization. CORE provides Oxfam Novib with project control, compliance oversight and an overall support function to Oxfam Novib’s externally funded project portfolio. In addition, the Unit is responsible for Oxfam Novib organizational integrated risk management framework (including risk register) as well as organization quality management system. The Unit is hosting the independent Internal Audit function that provides top management in the Hague and Countries of operations audit, controls and improvement on essential operational issues for the functioning of the organization. The Unit covers 80% of the second line of defense of Oxfam Novib and the third line of defense (Internal Audit).

Ultimately, the unit works on a risk-based approach to ensure that financial, reputational and operational risks are anticipated, mitigated or managed through appropriate processes and oversight mechanisms in place, adequate expertise and proactive risk identification.

The CORE unit plays a strategic role in advising the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors on risks as well as top management of country offices. The unit equally provides reassurances to management that Oxfam Novib is in control of its externally funded projects (+200 projects currently ongoing with a total amount of approx. 600 M EUR) and operations and that related risks are managed.

 

Job description

The purpose of the Donor Finance Compliance and Audit Specialist is to support project teams in the Hague and Country Offices all related aspects of donor compliance and grant and contract management from a financial and audit perspective. The position is intervening at all stages of Oxfam Novib Project cycle from the proposal submission to the project closure. The position is responsible to exercise a financial and budgetary oversight role to ensure adherence to donor requirements as well as Oxfam Novib standards and procedures. Ultimately, the purpose of the position is to ensure that risks are identified and managed during the implementation of projects to ensure the protection of Oxfam Novib reputation and prevent financial and operational damages.

 

 

Key responsibilities

The Donor Finance Compliance and Audit Specialist:

 

• Supports project teams on all related aspects of donor compliance and grant and contract management from a financial and audit perspective.

• Works with the project