Regional Capability Lead for Risk and Investigations, SAR – Remote

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As the Regional Capability Lead for Risk and Investigations for the Southern Africa Region, you will strategically lead, promote, and strengthen a culture of integrated and effective Risk and Compliance Management working cross-functionally and collaboratively across People & Culture, Supply Chain, Finance, Safeguarding, and Integrated Programs. You will be expected to understand and evaluate World Vision’s unique organisational environment in the Southern Africa Region, and its political, economic, and social landscape, and apply a deep understanding of technical principles to develop and implement an effective risk management strategy.

You will also plan, lead, and conduct special investigations of employee grievances, harassment, policy violations, and safeguarding including conducting and reporting on best practices using regional trend analysis, and external market research to inform senior leadership teams at the regional and national levels.

Requirements include:

• Minimum seven years of risk management, audit, organisational effectiveness, quality assurance experience in international organisations (risk and data analysis, grant quality and compliance) out of these years 3 (three) are in senior management roles in large international organisations in Africa or low developing contexts. In addition, 2 to 3 years professional experience in investigation, auditing, research, law and/or project management.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Accounting, Criminal Justice, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional training on investigations and or crisis management
• Demonstrated experience in strategic risk analysis, management, monitoring and reporting
• Excellent knowledge of INGO risk management practices
• Excellent investigation, research, analytical skills
• Excellent Leadership, stakeholder engagement and influencing senior leadership teams, matrix functional leads
• Excellent facilitation, negotiation, coordination and networking skills at all levels
• Performance history in strengthening organisational capacity in risk, data analytics, organisational effectiveness