Manager, Ethics, Risk and Compliance

• Conduct periodic risk assessments across all business areas and ensure follow-up in line with the IFRC’s operational risk management framework.
• Coordinate development and regular updating of the Afghanistan Country delegation risk register with country, regional and global focal points.
• Lead risk mitigation planning, monitor execution and provide monthly progress reports to the Head of Delegation.
• Organize and lead quarterly risk review workshops.
• Lead fraud risk assessments and partner risk assessments and follow up on mitigation measures.
• Coordinate risk inputs for the Business Continuity Plan and ensure alignment with Security Risk Management.
• Participate in the IFRC Risk Management Network and support roll-out of Secretariat-wide risk tools.
• Support ARCS in strengthening or establishing a solid and effective risk management framework.
• Deliver contextualized trainings to staff on the IFRC risk management framework, as agreed in the global and regional training plans.

Compliance:

• Develop a country-specific compliance framework in consultation with the Senior Management Team and regional and global leads.
• Ensure systematic vetting of programmes and operations for compliance with IFRC policies, rules, the Code of Conduct, Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy, Delegation of Authority, and relevant international regulatory frameworks.
• Provide contextualized training to staff on day-to-day compliance obligations across all business areas.
• Coordinate compliance due diligence checks on vendors, service providers, partners, staff, and other entities.
• Participate periodically in Local Committees of Contracts and review procurement documentation for completeness and value for money.
• Conduct periodic compliance assessments and spot checks across various teams and units.
• Review recurring or material compliance issues to identify gaps and propose improvements in policy and implementation of procedures.
• Lead transactional testing as appropriate to identify deviations from standards and ensure issues are addressed, escalated, and resolved by the responsible unit.
• Prepare compliance briefings and reports for the Head of Delegation and EPD summarizing internal control effectiveness and key compliance and risk trends.
• Exercise authority to request documents, verify evidence, and recommend halting or escalating transactions that present compliance risks.
• Conduct compliance reviews of operational and procurement plans and flag compliance risks prior to approval.
• Undertake field visits to review programme and project implementation from a compliance and internal control perspective.
• Maintain the compliance tracker, follow up on actions, and ensure close coordination with Finance, HR, supply chain, and Security.
• Oversee the implementation of the segregation of duties.

PSEAH:

• Lead the development of a country-specific Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) and child safeguarding framework with country, regional and global stakeholders.
• Work with the Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA), and Protection, Gender and Inclusion (PGI) focal points to improve complaint mechanisms, referral pathways and PSEAH communications for affected people and personnel.
• Provide contextualized SEAH awareness sessions for staff, partners, vendors and service providers.
• Ensure survivor-centred and confidential handling of PSEAH concerns and guide staff on safe referral and reporting procedures.
• Monitor safe programming, CEA integration, and PGI Minimum Standards in operations and programmes.
• Promote safe recruitment, safe procurement, and safe partnership practices across delegation processes.
• Work closely with ARCS to finalise and ope rationalise PSEAH related policies and action plan.
• Maintain and update local referral pathways and the SEAH focal point directory.

Ethics and Integrity:

• Lead the implementation of IFRC’s ethics and integrity framework across IFRC operations and programmes in Afghanistan
• Oversee the implementation of the Code of Ethics and Conduct, the financial disclosure programme including the conflict-of-interests declaration, the whistleblowing policy, the anti-fraud and anti-corruption programme and the gift and hospitality…