Ciheb is an international health, education, and research center founded by the Institute of Human Virology within the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s School of Medicine. The center is comprised of a network of international experts who work with local stakeholders to combat infectious and non-communicable diseases in resource-limited regions of the world.
Responsibilities
- Conduct regular compliance reviews and risk assessments to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of operations, compliance with policies, procedures, statutory laws and the industry best practices; and provide recommendations and advice on improvements to Ciheb-Kenya’s systems and procedures
- Work with the Compliance Manager to ensure that internal control processes and systems are adequate to minimize risks.
- Through technical assistance and spot-checking, verifies that programs comply with donor rules and regulations, applicable organizational policies and host country laws.
- Minimize fraud through active monitoring and close review on Ciheb-Kenya offices practices and procedures and participate in the development of new internal control initiatives.
- Update and report on the status of the implementation of audit and compliance recommendations on a regular basis
- Conduct quarterly donor compliance spot check and prepare the quarterly reports to be submitted to the Compliance Manager. This includes a review of sample documents from Finance, HR, Programme, Logistics, Procurement and Grants and communicate findings to the relevant staff/department for corrective action.
- Provide technical support or create awareness to all departments/staff in relation to donor compliance issues as guided by the Compliance Manager.
- Support in the design of Internal Controls and continuous improvement of the finance, procurement, and reporting components of the Ciheb ERP system.
- Any other special projects as assigned by the Compliance Manager
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years’ years professional experience serving in a Compliance function with Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Alternatively, a minimum of 5 years’ experience as an auditor in an audit firm with experience in auditing NGOs
- A Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting or Finance
- Qualified accountant with a CPA or equivalent, CIA and/or CISA qualification will be an added advantage
- Experience working on USAID/CDC and other donor-funded projects in developing countries with NGO or grant-related entity
- Good understanding of internal audit including international trends and best practices
- Demonstrative proficiency in Information Technology, particularly computer-assisted audit techniques, including the capacity to navigate financial systems like ERP
- Availability to travel locally to program’s implementation sites
- Ability to present high-quality reports with information effectively to senior management and project managers.
- Excellent writing and spoken communication skill in English
- Exceptional organizational skills, ability to determine priorities and giving attention to details: ability to manage/work along with professional people from different professional backgrounds




