About the Role
Role details below.
Responsibilities
- Conduct risk assessments considering political, regulatory, financial, and reputational factors in global operations.
- Identify knowledge gaps among staff and partners on risk, reporting, and organizational accountability.
- Develop tracking mechanisms to ensure compliance with policies across all offices.
- Provide analysis and recommendations to inform risk mitigation plans across country offices and global teams.
- Collaborate with the Network Risk Director in identifying digital and physical risk indicators, ensuring that these are managed under one unified strategy.
- Partner with the Network Risk Director and BAM/IT Director to ensure physical security protocols (e.g., office access) align with digital security standards (e.g., server room protection).
- Maintain and update the enterprise risk register and dashboards, synthesizing operational, financial, and security data while incorporating technical risk summaries provided by the Network Risk Director.
- Use data visualization tools to communicate complex risk information effectively to non-technical audiences.
- Prepare risk reports for senior leadership, board committees, and donors, highlighting key exposures and mitigation progress.
- Ensure risk management practices align with donor requirements, international standards, and local regulations in countries of operation.
- Collaborate with internal audit and program compliance teams to address risk-based findings.
- Analyze risk trends across advocacy, funding, and operational areas to inform strategic planning.
- Create and facilitate a network Community of Practice to strengthen safety and security within Ipas implementing areas and across the Ipas Network.
- Support teams by collaborating with local HR and Risk contact to coordinate resources such as EAP crisis management when facing adverse safety and/or security concerns.
- Deliver trainings during onboarding, refresher cycles, and targeted learning sessions tailored to diverse audiences and local context.
- Collaborate with HR, Procurement, IT, and Communications teams to integrate risk and accountability into organizational systems.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in risk management, Finance, International Development, Public Health, or related field.
- 5+ years’ experience in enterprise risk management, compliance, or internal audit, ideally within NGOs or donor-funded projects.
- Proven experience creating and leading training programs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal, auditory, and written communication and stakeholder engagement abilities across diverse cultural contexts and various levels of the organization.
