Risk, Compliance and Liaison Coordinator

This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and technical guidance to country operations.
Main responsibilities:

• Develop, and ensure implementation of the Risk and Compliance strategy and action plan.
• Regular risk assessment guided by DRC’s Risk Management process.
• Conduct partner capacity assessments and reviews. Induct partner organizations on relevant donor requirements and monitor their performance against such.
• Develop and implement the various trainings for all full-time, casual, and volunteer staff, as well as DRC’s partners in regards to Risk and Compliance processes.
• While using the Compliance Self Checks (CSC), assist field and country offices in developing recommendations and action points to improve on gaps identified
• Maintain the audit recommendation tracking sheet and ensure timely reminders and follow with managements for implementation of the recommended actions.
• Coordinating Risk Register process with Regional / HQ focal points.
• Strengthen the existing mechanisms and ensure that adequate measures are implemented at field level.
• Working closely with the CD and SMT to ensure internal compliance with the CHS and Code of Conduct.
• Supporting the CoCRM’s functioning at operational level as per the CoCRM OH and ensuring the CoCRM is accessible, transparent, and adapted to the Turkey context.
• Supporting the coordination with other safeguarding stakeholders for the purpose of the dissemination of code of conduct and safeguarding (PSEAH) policies and activities.
• Acting as the SG & CoCRM Focal Point (FP) in order to disseminate safeguarding and Code of Conduct training and activities, representing and participating in relevant working groups, clusters or inter-agency networks and as per the FP TOR.
• Take lead on establishing and coordinating relationships with authorities at local and central levels.
• Making sure that DRC activities are in compliance with the relevant law in Türkiye.
• Coordination and with other actors in regards to legal compliance requirements.
• Provide support to liaison teams in field level in regards to implementation of local compliance requirements.

About you:
Experience and technical competencies:  

• At least 3-year experience with the Turkish law that is related to NGOs.
• At least 3 years of professional experience working with humanitarian / development organizations with responsibilities for risk and compliance and/or programme quality functions.
• Knowledge of relevant sectoral areas implemented by country programmes – including protection and/or economic recovery.
• Highly developed skills and demonstrated capacity developing risk and compliance strategies and mechanisms, including implementation and training in related principles and practice.
• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated ability of principles and practices related to confidentiality, protection in a humanitarian context.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

Education:

• Relevant university law degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Professional humanitarian qualifications / recognized training certificates in Accountability-related areas (CHS, PSEA, investigations, etc).

Languages:

• English (fluent)
• Turkish (fluent)

Source: https://job.drc.ngo/jobs/job?id=170072