Job ID
44288
Job Title
Compliance Manager
To work for
GOAL
Country
Syria
City
Edleb
Field of Work
Legal/Political Science - Administrative - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Job purpose:
A compliance manager responsibility to keep the legal and ethical integrity of GOAL intact through policy enforcement and program planning. He/she makes sure all departments of GOAL Syria and Turkey Programmes are complying with the rules and regulations of the donors and GOAL. He/she will be responsible for keeping up-to-date with changing in the rules and the regulation of the donors. He/she will be managing Compliance Staff in Syria and Turkey, and will work under the supervision of the Compliance Coordinator (CC).
Duties, objectives and competencies
Monitor and assess changes in donor regulations, local laws, and internal policies to mitigate compliance risks and ensure alignment with GOAL’s operational and strategic objectives.
Provide consultative guidance to functional departments and field offices, enabling teams to interpret and apply compliance requirements effectively across all programming and operational areas.
Support the Compliance Coordinator (CC) in designing and delivering an effective compliance training program tailored to GOAL staff and implementing partners/sub-grantees.
Lead and deliver training sessions, including compliance onboarding for new hires and ongoing refresher trainings for all staff and managers, ensuring understanding of donor rules and internal policies.
Develop and monitor corrective action plans in collaboration with relevant departments, ensuring timely resolution of compliance gaps and documentation of follow-up actions.
Collaborate with other departments (e.g., Internal Audit, HR, Procurement, Logistics, Programmes) to resolve issues raised in Compliance Quarterly Reports (Turkey and Syria), and ensure effective communication of findings and solutions.
Lead process improvement initiatives, by reviewing and enhancing the Compliance Quarterly Reporting mechanism, incorporating lessons learned and stakeholder feedback.
Staff Management: working closely with CC to:
Work closely with the CC to set objectives and performance targets for compliance staff.
Assign tasks strategically, ensuring efficiency and effective workload distribution.
Build team capacity through targeted training on donor regulations (e.g., ECHO, USAID, BHA, SIDA) and partnership management.
Ensure the availability and awareness of all relevant donor templates, tools, and formats in-country, and support contributing teams in meeting compliance obligations at every stage: proposal, kickoff, amendments, reporting, close-out, and audit.
Coordinate and support external audits, liaising with auditors, compiling requested documentation, and ensuring accurate and timely responses to findings.
Assist the CC in preparing and participating in GMMs (Grant Management Meetings), ensuring compliance aspects are represented and actioned.
Serve as the compliance focal point for country office and field team queries, addressing matters within the Compliance Manager's scope and escalating critical issues to the CC as needed.
Oversee and optimize the use of digital tools and platforms—especially SharePoint—for storing, organizing, and accessing compliance documentation, donor guidelines, and training resources.
Enhance knowledge management and document control processes through effective use of SharePoint’s automation and collaboration features
Contribute to annual planning, helping to identify departmental objectives, track progress, and ensure that compliance activities are aligned with organizational goals..
Any other duties as requested by CC.
Sub Awards Management:
Reviewing partnership funding agreements.
Identify Partnership capacity building on compliance issues (donor rules, Ethics & Compliance Policies, etc)
Work with program staff to ensure relevant donor requirements are effectively communicated and understood by implementing partners
Work with Partners Compliance Team on reviewing The Financial Reports and Finalizing the Partners Compliance Report
Assist CC in review implementing partner assessments, reviews, and other internal or external audit reports and ensure any issues and action points for GOAL or the partners to address are clearly documented and communicated with the relevant people in GOAL. Ensure that management and staff follow up on these issues and close any action points in a timely manner
Vetting:
Gathering and checking all the required information for the Vetting Application.
Uploading and checking all the required information in the Vetting Information.
Keeping a tracker for all the vetting requests and follow up on any changes for the KIVs.
A compliance manager responsibility to keep the legal and ethical integrity of GOAL intact through policy enforcement and program planning. He/she makes sure all departments of GOAL Syria and Turkey Programmes are complying with the rules and regulations of the donors and GOAL. He/she will be responsible for keeping up-to-date with changing in the rules and the regulation of the donors. He/she will be managing Compliance Staff in Syria and Turkey, and will work under the supervision of the Compliance Coordinator (CC).
Duties, objectives and competencies
Monitor and assess changes in donor regulations, local laws, and internal policies to mitigate compliance risks and ensure alignment with GOAL’s operational and strategic objectives.
Provide consultative guidance to functional departments and field offices, enabling teams to interpret and apply compliance requirements effectively across all programming and operational areas.
Support the Compliance Coordinator (CC) in designing and delivering an effective compliance training program tailored to GOAL staff and implementing partners/sub-grantees.
Lead and deliver training sessions, including compliance onboarding for new hires and ongoing refresher trainings for all staff and managers, ensuring understanding of donor rules and internal policies.
Develop and monitor corrective action plans in collaboration with relevant departments, ensuring timely resolution of compliance gaps and documentation of follow-up actions.
Collaborate with other departments (e.g., Internal Audit, HR, Procurement, Logistics, Programmes) to resolve issues raised in Compliance Quarterly Reports (Turkey and Syria), and ensure effective communication of findings and solutions.
Lead process improvement initiatives, by reviewing and enhancing the Compliance Quarterly Reporting mechanism, incorporating lessons learned and stakeholder feedback.
Staff Management: working closely with CC to:
Work closely with the CC to set objectives and performance targets for compliance staff.
Assign tasks strategically, ensuring efficiency and effective workload distribution.
Build team capacity through targeted training on donor regulations (e.g., ECHO, USAID, BHA, SIDA) and partnership management.
Ensure the availability and awareness of all relevant donor templates, tools, and formats in-country, and support contributing teams in meeting compliance obligations at every stage: proposal, kickoff, amendments, reporting, close-out, and audit.
Coordinate and support external audits, liaising with auditors, compiling requested documentation, and ensuring accurate and timely responses to findings.
Assist the CC in preparing and participating in GMMs (Grant Management Meetings), ensuring compliance aspects are represented and actioned.
Serve as the compliance focal point for country office and field team queries, addressing matters within the Compliance Manager's scope and escalating critical issues to the CC as needed.
Oversee and optimize the use of digital tools and platforms—especially SharePoint—for storing, organizing, and accessing compliance documentation, donor guidelines, and training resources.
Enhance knowledge management and document control processes through effective use of SharePoint’s automation and collaboration features
Contribute to annual planning, helping to identify departmental objectives, track progress, and ensure that compliance activities are aligned with organizational goals..
Any other duties as requested by CC.
Sub Awards Management:
Reviewing partnership funding agreements.
Identify Partnership capacity building on compliance issues (donor rules, Ethics & Compliance Policies, etc)
Work with program staff to ensure relevant donor requirements are effectively communicated and understood by implementing partners
Work with Partners Compliance Team on reviewing The Financial Reports and Finalizing the Partners Compliance Report
Assist CC in review implementing partner assessments, reviews, and other internal or external audit reports and ensure any issues and action points for GOAL or the partners to address are clearly documented and communicated with the relevant people in GOAL. Ensure that management and staff follow up on these issues and close any action points in a timely manner
Vetting:
Gathering and checking all the required information for the Vetting Application.
Uploading and checking all the required information in the Vetting Information.
Keeping a tracker for all the vetting requests and follow up on any changes for the KIVs.
Qualifications
Requirements (essential)
University graduate, background in, management, administration, finance or related field.
Knowledge of the requirements of the major donors and experience in reporting to donors (USAID, ECHO, UN Agencies, ….)
Knowing one of ATSC systems (Visual Compliance Accuity, WatchDog, …etc)
Excellent computer skill in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft office Programmes
Ability to learn new systems and IT software quickly and effectively
Proven track record in management role
Good attention to detail and analytical skills
Ability to work independently on own initiative, assess risk and make plans accordingly
Good English and Arabic (spoken and written), Turkish advantage
Prepared to work in insecure environments
Flexible and creative approach with a proven ability to resolve issues and identify solutions;
Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure;
Excellent communication skills while interacting with colleagues and partners.
Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
University graduate, background in, management, administration, finance or related field.
Knowledge of the requirements of the major donors and experience in reporting to donors (USAID, ECHO, UN Agencies, ….)
Knowing one of ATSC systems (Visual Compliance Accuity, WatchDog, …etc)
Excellent computer skill in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft office Programmes
Ability to learn new systems and IT software quickly and effectively
Proven track record in management role
Good attention to detail and analytical skills
Ability to work independently on own initiative, assess risk and make plans accordingly
Good English and Arabic (spoken and written), Turkish advantage
Prepared to work in insecure environments
Flexible and creative approach with a proven ability to resolve issues and identify solutions;
Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure;
Excellent communication skills while interacting with colleagues and partners.
Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Requirements (desired)
At least 6 years experiences in NGO sector.
Minimum of 2 years in a managerial position, with direct management responsibilities
At least 4 years compliance or grants or finance experience (audit or Donor experience strongly preferred.
Experiences in USAID Vetting and BIS requirements
Previous experience training others an advantage
At least 6 years experiences in NGO sector.
Minimum of 2 years in a managerial position, with direct management responsibilities
At least 4 years compliance or grants or finance experience (audit or Donor experience strongly preferred.
Experiences in USAID Vetting and BIS requirements
Previous experience training others an advantage
Salary and Benefits
As per the organization scale in Syria.
About us
Established in 1977, GOAL is an international
humanitarian and development agency,
committed to working with communities
to achieve sustainable and innovative early
response in crises, and lasting solutions to
poverty and vulnerability. GOAL has worked in
over 60 countries and has responded to almost
every major humanitarian disaster. We are
currently operational in 18 countries.
GOAL began operations in Syria in 2013 responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL's areas of operations include but not limited to Aleppo, Idleb and Lattakia Governorates, and is expanding to new governorates in Syria. Programmes focus on Food and Nutrition Security, WASH, Shelter, Livelihoods/ERMS and Emergency Response with an emphasis on cash and voucher modalities. GOAL Syria implements its programmes directly, with over 500 staff based in Syria, and through Syrian NGO partners. GOAL's programme works at the household and community levels to improve community resilience and household coping strategies.
humanitarian and development agency,
committed to working with communities
to achieve sustainable and innovative early
response in crises, and lasting solutions to
poverty and vulnerability. GOAL has worked in
over 60 countries and has responded to almost
every major humanitarian disaster. We are
currently operational in 18 countries.
GOAL began operations in Syria in 2013 responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL's areas of operations include but not limited to Aleppo, Idleb and Lattakia Governorates, and is expanding to new governorates in Syria. Programmes focus on Food and Nutrition Security, WASH, Shelter, Livelihoods/ERMS and Emergency Response with an emphasis on cash and voucher modalities. GOAL Syria implements its programmes directly, with over 500 staff based in Syria, and through Syrian NGO partners. GOAL's programme works at the household and community levels to improve community resilience and household coping strategies.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Sep 01, 2025
Expiry Date
Oct 01, 2025
CV Language
English
