Job ID
46355
Job Title
Compliance Officer
To work for
Action Against Hunger
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Finances/Accountancy
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Objective 1: Lead the Archiving and Consolidation Within the Mission
- To ensure that all financial and payment supporting documents are collected from the capital and bases and archived properly according to the archiving policy.
- Follow-up and ensure required information and/or documentation is uploaded to TEAMS and Gespra.
- Ensure that files include all required documents and that all documents are properly signed, stamped, translated and well archived.
- Promotes that the goals, policies, and objectives of the archives are adhered to.
- Ensure that all closed contracts are properly consolidated digitally and physically with all financial, technical, logistics, and HR documents according to the consolidation plan and shared with HQ.
- Monitor the timeline of all ongoing projects and update the consolidation plan accordingly.
Objective 2: Provide Support Regarding Audits and Compliance in The Mission
- Support the audit process from contracting with the audit firm till receiving the final audit report.
- Ensure all the supporting documents are prepared and reviewed as per the request of external and internal auditors.
- Obtain supporting documents from HQ for the expenses not taking place in the mission.
- Follow up any missing/non eligible documents with the relevant department.
- Follow up and ensure that audits and spot-checks findings and any donor’s recommendations are solved to avoid them in future audits.
- Follow up preventive controls with HQ and provide requested documentation for any incidents related requests.
- Support in preparing any reports or additional requirements related to audits or spot checks.
- To do a sample check on the supporting documents of the capital and bases.
- To perform any tasks related to compliance as requested by the line manager.
- To provide periodic trainings and refresher sessions on compliance related policies and procedures.
Objective 3: To Act as the Focal Person for the Risk Management in the Mission
- To prepare and update risk matrix assessments for projects proposals and provide any risk assessment requested by donors.
- To coordinate and follow up the risk exercise with the Desk Risk Management in HQ and the Country Director in the mission.
- To act as the focal person for the risk exercise in the mission.
- Manage, in collaboration with the department coordinators, risk analysis exercise, risk mapping and any other tasks validated by the management.
- To review, update, and monitor the risk registry/ issue log/ RMP live documents on regular basis.
Objective 4: General Department Tasks
- Create finding tools (indexes, catalogs, etc.).
- Assist in providing key compliance updates per donor contract to all departments.
- To provide advice and assistance to other departments when needed.
- Any other related tasks assigned by the management.
- To ensure that all financial and payment supporting documents are collected from the capital and bases and archived properly according to the archiving policy.
- Follow-up and ensure required information and/or documentation is uploaded to TEAMS and Gespra.
- Ensure that files include all required documents and that all documents are properly signed, stamped, translated and well archived.
- Promotes that the goals, policies, and objectives of the archives are adhered to.
- Ensure that all closed contracts are properly consolidated digitally and physically with all financial, technical, logistics, and HR documents according to the consolidation plan and shared with HQ.
- Monitor the timeline of all ongoing projects and update the consolidation plan accordingly.
Objective 2: Provide Support Regarding Audits and Compliance in The Mission
- Support the audit process from contracting with the audit firm till receiving the final audit report.
- Ensure all the supporting documents are prepared and reviewed as per the request of external and internal auditors.
- Obtain supporting documents from HQ for the expenses not taking place in the mission.
- Follow up any missing/non eligible documents with the relevant department.
- Follow up and ensure that audits and spot-checks findings and any donor’s recommendations are solved to avoid them in future audits.
- Follow up preventive controls with HQ and provide requested documentation for any incidents related requests.
- Support in preparing any reports or additional requirements related to audits or spot checks.
- To do a sample check on the supporting documents of the capital and bases.
- To perform any tasks related to compliance as requested by the line manager.
- To provide periodic trainings and refresher sessions on compliance related policies and procedures.
Objective 3: To Act as the Focal Person for the Risk Management in the Mission
- To prepare and update risk matrix assessments for projects proposals and provide any risk assessment requested by donors.
- To coordinate and follow up the risk exercise with the Desk Risk Management in HQ and the Country Director in the mission.
- To act as the focal person for the risk exercise in the mission.
- Manage, in collaboration with the department coordinators, risk analysis exercise, risk mapping and any other tasks validated by the management.
- To review, update, and monitor the risk registry/ issue log/ RMP live documents on regular basis.
Objective 4: General Department Tasks
- Create finding tools (indexes, catalogs, etc.).
- Assist in providing key compliance updates per donor contract to all departments.
- To provide advice and assistance to other departments when needed.
- Any other related tasks assigned by the management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferably in the area of Finance, Accounting, business administration or any other relevant field.
- Good Knowledge of donor rules and regulations (AECID, ECHO, UN, SIDA, AICS, GAC, French Donors)
- Knowledge of internal audit methodologies, reporting skills, archiving skills.
- At least 3 years of professional experience in a similar role within a comparable setting.
- Experience from both private and INGO sectors is an advantage.
- Knowledge of Syrian context.
- Good Knowledge of donor rules and regulations (AECID, ECHO, UN, SIDA, AICS, GAC, French Donors)
- Knowledge of internal audit methodologies, reporting skills, archiving skills.
- At least 3 years of professional experience in a similar role within a comparable setting.
- Experience from both private and INGO sectors is an advantage.
- Knowledge of Syrian context.
Salary and Benefits
- Contract period: 6 months renewable base on Action Against Hunger fund and performance.
- Salary/benefits: According to Action Against Hunger's salary scale and terms and conditions.
- Applications will be assessed and vacancy might be closed before the end of the announcement as per qualifications availability.
- The organization is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people.
- Salary/benefits: According to Action Against Hunger's salary scale and terms and conditions.
- Applications will be assessed and vacancy might be closed before the end of the announcement as per qualifications availability.
- The organization is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people.
About us
An international Non-governmental, Neutral and independent Humanitarian Organization, which combat to deliver humanitarian assistance in the crises areas all over the world.
It has been working in Syria since 2009 with the Iraqi refugees and then in 2012 with the Syrian population affected by the current crises in the country.
It has been working in Syria since 2009 with the Iraqi refugees and then in 2012 with the Syrian population affected by the current crises in the country.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jan 13, 2026
Expiry Date
Feb 12, 2026
CV Language
English
