Fiduciary Compliance Officer at Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and under privileged populations.
- We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Fiduciary Compliance Officer
Location: Abuja
Scope of Work
The Fiduciary Compliance Officer is responsible for supporting the review of NIMR disbursement requests and other state offices’ records to ensure compliance with the rules and procedures of Malaria Consortium and relevant donors.
- The objective of this role is to support the Programmes Compliance unit in providing quality assurance and assisting management in adopting realistic solutions that address the root causes of identified risks.
Key Working Relationships
The Fiduciary Compliance Officer will report to the Senior Compliance Officer with dotted lines to the Programmes Compliance Manager.
- Close collaboration is essential with relevant team members, finance, and the Senior Country Program Manager to check compliance with MC and project policies and procedures in their thematic areas.
- This position is also expected to work closely with the Capacity Building support-NIMR, and the Bridging Grant -SARMAAN II Grant team members at the Country office.
- The Fiduciary Compliance Officer will support the Capacity Building support-NIMR, and the Bridging Grant -SARMAAN II team in understanding donor rules and regulations and liaising with relevant partners and colleagues to ensure compliance.
The function of the role will expand to cover other donors as the portfolio of projects in the country office increases.
Key Accountabilities
Programme Routine and Periodic Compliance (50%):
Provide support to management in ensuring full compliance with donor regulations, national financial guidelines, and MC’s internal policies, when reviewing and managing requests, and provide necessary and timely feedback to NIMR and MC.
- Provide technical support in financial management, including budgeting, reporting, and expenditure tracking of all NIMR requests, and provide the report to management when needed.
- Provide support on internal and external audits, ensuring full access to documentation and addressing audit findings with corrective actions.
- Liaise with finance, operations, and program team to provide updates on NIMR payment request and other support as might be requested by NIMR from time to time
- Liaise and communicate with NIMR to ensure all necessary support/documentation is intact to facilitate payment request processing.
- Maintain and keep records of NIMR requests, electronic/hardcopy, from time to time, and provide the documentation/support for audit review as might be requested for such purpose
- Support the programme’s compliance unit to conduct routine and periodic compliance reviews of projects, highlighting areas requiring improvement.
- Support the Senior Compliance Officer in implementing compliance monitoring tools and processes as they relate to the fiduciary agent role
Assist in following up on sub-award compliance issues, audits, and documenting resolutions.
Support the review of procurement and program transactions, contracts, and other documents for compliance requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience:
Essential:
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Business Administration, International Development, etc.).
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in compliance or audit within the NGO sector.
- Significant experience working with donors and Grants.
- Experience in fiduciary agency role and donors (e.g., the Gates Foundation, Global Fund, FCDO rules) regulations and rules.
ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualifications
Desirable:
- Knowledge of the INGO sector.
- Experience of working in an international context.
- Knowledge of Gate Foundation funding rules and regulations, including financial and technical reporting requirements.
Salary
Competitive.
Application Closing Date
15th August, 2025 (23:59pm)
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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