The Ethics and Compliance Coordinator supports the Country Director in strengthening internal controls, promoting ethical conduct, and ensuring compliance with IRC policies, donor regulations, and global standards across South Sudan operations. The role fosters a culture of integrity by coordinating compliance monitoring, managing risk, supporting investigations, and delivering ethics training to staff and partners.
Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of IRC’s compliance and risk management framework across programs and operations.
- Facilitate periodic compliance reviews across program and operational functions to assess adherence to IRC policies, donor regulations, and internal procedures.
- Support compliance assessments of implementing partners and sub-grantees to ensure adequate internal controls and accountability systems.
- Produce consolidated reports from compliance reviews and provide practical recommendations to strengthen internal systems and processes.
- Monitor and track follow-up actions related to compliance reviews, audit findings, and risk mitigation plans.
- Work with Finance, Supply Chain, Partnerships, and Program teams to strengthen internal control systems and compliance practices.
- Serve as the country focal point for coordination with IRC’s Ethics and Compliance Unit (ECU).
- Support investigations into allegations of fraud, corruption, misconduct, or ethical violations when mandated by ECU and in accordance with IRC investigation protocols.
- Facilitate access to documentation, systems, and personnel required during investigations.
- Ensure confidentiality and integrity of investigative processes.
- Prepare reports and documentation related to investigations in coordination with ECU.
- Maintain appropriate communication with country leadership and ECU while respecting investigation confidentiality requirements.
- Support the development, maintenance, and monitoring of the country program risk register.
- Coordinate with program and operational teams to identify emerging compliance risks and mitigation measures.
- Support periodic fraud risk mapping exercises across operational and program functions.
- Identify operational areas vulnerable to fraud, corruption, or misuse of resources and recommend mitigation measures.
- Monitor implementation of agreed risk mitigation actions and provide regular updates to senior management.
- Contribute to country-level risk reviews and risk management discussions.
- Identify systemic weaknesses in operational procedures and recommend improvements to strengthen internal controls.
- Provide compliance guidance to operational and program teams to help prevent misconduct and financial irregularities.
- Support the development of practical compliance guidance tools and checklists for staff and partners.
- Contribute to strengthening operational policies, procedures, and standard operating practices where compliance gaps are identified.
- Promote awareness of IRC’s Code of Conduct and ethical standards across the country program.
- Coordinate and facilitate training sessions for staff and partners on ethics, anti-fraud, anti-corruption, and compliance policies.
- Support onboarding and refresher training related to ethical conduct and compliance expectations.
- Work closely with the People & Culture and Partnerships teams to ensure staff and partners understand compliance standards and reporting mechanisms.
- Promote awareness and accessibility of IRC reporting channels, including confidential mechanisms for reporting misconduct.
- Support safe and confidential reporting of concerns related to fraud, corruption, or ethical violations.
- Coordinate with People & Culture, Safeguarding, and ECU to ensure cases are appropriately referred and managed according to IRC protocols.
- Track and analyze trends in reported cases to identify systemic risks and recommend preventive measures.
- Support partner compliance monitoring and assessments in coordination with the Partnerships team.
- Provide guidance to partners on IRC compliance standards and donor regulations.
- Monitor compliance risks related to partnership agreements and sub-grants.
- Support capacity strengthening of partners on compliance and ethical standards where necessary.
Work Arrangement
local-country — Juba, South Sudan, Field offices across multiple states in South Sudan
Team
Structure: Reports to the Country Director with technical reporting to the global Ethics and Compliance Unit (ECU). Works closely with Senior Management Team, Country Leadership Group, People & Culture, Finance, Supply Chain, Partnerships, Program Teams, and Regional Support Teams.. Reports to: Country Director
- Commitment to humanitarian values
- Focus on integrity and accountability
- Promotion of ethical conduct
- Support for staff and partner development
- Culture of transparency and compliance
- Empowerment of affected communities
Additional Information
- Role serves as the focal point for coordination with IRC’s global Ethics and Compliance Unit (ECU).
- Position maintains independence in carrying out compliance and investigative functions.
- May communicate directly with ECU where necessary.
- Supports investigations in accordance with IRC investigation protocols.
- Requires close coordination with People & Culture, Safeguarding, and ECU for case management.
- External stakeholders include partner NGOs and legal advisors
