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SOS Children’s Villages in The Gambia is a non-governmental social development organisation that has been active in the field of children’s rights and committed to children’s needs and concerns since 1982. Focussing its work on children without parental care and children in families in difficult circumstances, the organisation has a wide range of programmes, which include: Children’s Villages, Youth Facilities, Family & Community Strengthening Programmes, Kindergartens, Schools, a Mother and Child Clinic, Vocational Training Centres, a Youth Empowerment project, a Monetizing Waste Project and a Gender Equality project.

We are looking for suitably qualified candidate for the position of Compliance Officer for SOS Children’s Villages in The Gambia.

Position Summary
The Compliance Officer will execute risk-based audit procedures designed to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and ensure effective measures are in place for the management, control, monitoring and mitigation of all risks within SOS Children’s Villages The Gambia.

Qualifications/Competencies required:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Audit, Finance, Accounting, Management, business or public administration.

Five years relevant professional experience in the area of compliance or audit (preferably with International NGOs and UN agencies).

A generalist with strong familiarity with various business controls (e.g. HR, Finance, Procurement, I.T, and Programme).

Proven knowledge of and success in providing audit, compliance, or risk oversight of donor-funded programmes, in an international environment.

Good knowledge of donor regulations.

Solid experience with Excel, Word and Power Point.

Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.

Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational, and prioritization skills.

Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently.

Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.

Strong time management and organizational skills with willingness to adapt quickly to arising deadlines, and respond urgently to needs.

We offer:
Competitive salary and benefits package
A supportive team working environment
Opportunity to work for a well respected and recognised NGO

To apply, submit your letter of interest with Curriculum Vitae, photocopy of certificates, and letters of recommendation to: job.apply@sosgambia.org with the subject line: COMPLIANCEOFF2025. Closing date for submission of applications is 7th February 2025.

What We Stand For:
SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Efforts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. They range from human resource development actions such as training and counselling to measures such as suspension, dismissal, and legal action.