Regional Senior Compliance Officer

**Place**: Ha Noi, Vietnam
**Type of contract**: Fixed Term contract
**Starting date**: As soon as possible

**Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is seeking**
**Regional Senior Compliance Officer**

“Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations,
we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences,
where everyone can live in dignity”

Handicap International is changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since the organisation was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programmes in 62 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.

**CONTEXTUALISATION**:
Under the line management of Regional Project Support Officer, and site management by Vietnam Country Manager: the Regional Senior Compliance Officer - ensures the proper implementation of preventive procedures allowing HI to avoid exposure to risks related to non-compliance with its internal rules, contractual commitments or applicable regulations.

He/she ensures the promotion and compliance with the requirements contained in HI's policies, directives, processes and contracts. To this end, he/she regularly carries out checks and controls in the field, with HI staff in charge of projects and support services, or even audits of the partner associations of the operations. In addition, he/she pays particular attention to the practices and procedures of third-party organizations: administrations or suppliers.

He/she supports and advises the managerial lines through the implementation of an internal control system consistent with the guidelines defined by the business line.

He/she is a central player in accountability helping with transformation by animating all stakeholders in the audits across the board: Finance, Logistics, Human Resources, project team, partners and the external audit manager.

**MISSION/RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Responsibility 1: Internal compliance of business and support function management processes**
- Responsible for internal control, he/she ensures that HI employees are aware of the standards and tools necessary for the proper management of actions and resources; the same applies to HI's ethical and deontological standards are known and applied (e.g., internal regulations, institutional policies relating to integrity, the fight against fraud and abuse, etc.). To this end, it informs HI employees of the good practices and advises them on the behavior to adopt.
- He/she ensures the proper execution of internal rules by carrying out tests by business (capital and base) and supports the implementation of the necessary preventive and corrective measures. He/she updates the risk mapping if existing on the program.
- He/she creates and updates the risk map of the program.
- He/she pays particular attention to the proper management of program archiving.

**Responsibility 2: Compliance with national regulations and practices**
- He/she ensures that HI has a service contract with a legal consultancy firm at each respective country of the region.
- He/she stands with the Country Manger as the communication focal point for each country.
- He/she monitors regulatory developments and national practices (tax, social law, etc.).
- He/she ensures the smooth running of the program with regard to its administrative obligations by being the focal point on legal issues and/or contacting a legal firm.
- He/she regularly monitors program activities and documents (procedures, organization chart) and ensures effective communication on changes with the teams concerned.

**Responsibility 3: Contractual compliance of institutional donors**
- He/she pays particular attention to compliance with the contractual requirements of funding granted by institutional donors. Similarly, he actively participates in verifying the proper execution of contractual commitments made with local or international operational partners.
- He/she exercises this responsibility in different configurations: when HI is in a bilateral relationship, unique, with a donor organization, or within the framework of a consortia taking into account the place occupied by HI (lead or sub) and the distribution of responsibilities it implies between partners.
- As such, he/she ensures that the obligations in terms of communication, information and reporting, including incident notifications to donors, are properly honored.

**Responsibility 4: Partnership contractual compliance**
- He/she contributes to the administrative and financial analysis