Compliance and Risk Technical Advisor (N-25-05)

The International Potato Center (CIP) is looking for a
highly qualified and experienced Compliance and Risk Technical Advisor to join our team. This position is instrumental in ensuring adherence to
organizational policies, donor requirements, and international standards, as
well as identifying and mitigating potential risks to CIP’s operations. The
selected candidate will report to the Director of Operations.

Key responsibilities:

•  Cultivate a culture of risk
  awareness by leading and supporting initiatives to enhance skills and
  capabilities in governance, risk, and compliance across CIP.
  
• Periodically review and assess the
  effectiveness of our Policy Framework, Risk Appetite, and Risk Operational
  Guidelines and tools, and propose adjustments as necessary.
  
• Strengthen and establish a globally
  consistent organizational Risk and Controls Program.
  
• Identify root causes of issues,
  collaborate with control and process owners to recommend holistic corrective
  actions and improvements, and provide oversight to ensure proper escalation in
  accordance with Issue Management and Escalation Policies.
  
• Ensure compliance with the
  Escalations Policy and manage all related tracking and reporting processes
  (Risk Registers).
  
• Oversee risk and control
  assessments or coordination for programs across various risk categories,
  ensuring the presence of sufficient subject matter expertise to manage these
  risks effectively within the organization.
  
• Lead Internal Control Framework
  initiatives, supporting the Director of Operations in strengthening the second
  line of defense.
  
• Coordinate with process owners to
  ensure process narratives and flowcharts are current and accurate.
  
• Regularly review Segregation of
  Duties matrices and propose mitigation actions for emerging conflicts.
  
• Conduct periodic testing of control
  design deficiencies and operational effectiveness, reporting findings and
  recommendations as part of the second line of defense.
  
• Monitor financial compliance with
  donor grants and recommend process improvements.
  
• Review and coordinate follow-up on
  Internal and External Audit observations.
  
• Coordinate Donor Project (External
  and Internal) Audits globally with all programs and corporate service units.
   
  

Requirements

•          5+ years of experience in Risk
  Management, Compliance or other related functions
  
•          Risk/Control and second line and/or
  audit background is preferred.
  
•          Strong interpersonal skills for
  interfacing with all levels of senior management and self-confidence to drive
  decisions across the various partner.
  
•          Excellent written, verbal, and
  analytical skills.