IPAS
Opportunity
Risk and Compliance Advisor Consultant
Job Title: Risk and Compliance Advisor Consultant
Location / Preferred location(s): Kinshasa
Position Type: Full-time
Grade: Specialist / Manager
Step: S1
Reports To: Finance &Operations Manager
Last Updated: October 2025
How to apply: procurementdrc@ipas.org
Ipas is a nonprofit organization that works with local, national and global partners, to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights, with a focus on ensuring that high-quality safe abortion and contraceptive information and services are available, accessible, and acceptable to women and girls.
Position Purpose
The Risk & Compliance Advisor will assist the Finance and Operations Manager to preserve the value and reputation of the organisation by reducing major risks through the implementation of a system for monitoring the organisation, processes and risks.
The position will ensure that internal accounting and finance operations in DRC comply with IPAS standards and donor obligations.
Summary of Responsibilities
* Organizational Leadership and Strategy
- Ensure the implementation of policies, procedures, and systems for all financial and administrative support services in IPAS DRC, including accounting, financial reporting, administration, auditing, IT systems, budgeting, internal controls, and adherence to guidelines developed by IPAS at Global level.
- Provide support to the Country Office in implementing the IPAS DRC Internal Audit Plan.
- Provide support in the implementation of the IPAS Risk Management framework including analyzing country risk context, strategic risk identification and analysis, treatment and ongoing risk monitoring, communication and reporting.
* Financial and Risk Management
- Facilitates all internal, external, and statutory audits and timely submission of all documents requested by the auditors,
- Develop an internal control plan and perform Internal controls and special investigations,
- Participate in preparing and implementing audit corrective action plans to address all internal, external, and statutory audit findings according to the established timeline for completing each task.
- Contribute to the development of measures to strengthen the internal control environment.
* Program, technical, or functional content of the job
- Support Country office teams in preparation of project/ landscape risk assessments for Quality Assurance
- Ensure that all IPAS DRC offices properly monitor and fulfil contractual obligations.
- Carry out periodic evaluations of IPAS DRC financial reports, systems, procedures, and internal controls.
- carry out internal investigations as requested by the management team.
- Lead IPAS DRC’s efforts to streamline fraud prevention measures across all country’s offices.
- Lead and/or support activities to identify root causes of fraudulent activity in programs and operations; and lead the planning, implementation and monitoring of fraud prevention measures accordingly, in all IPAS DRC offices.
- Lead and/or support activities to increase fraud awareness and reporting by IPAS DRC staff, implementing partners and sub-contractors.
- Lead the implementation of the global Anti-fraud policy, including simple but effective anti-fraud training modules adapted to the DRC context, complementing the mandatory online course. Identify at-risk functional areas such as procurement and money transfers to partners and design a specific anti-fraud training strategy to systematically raise awareness and fill capacity and knowledge gaps on anti-fraud issues among all IPAS DRC staff.
- Support IPAS DRC offices in the identification, analysis and mitigation of fraud risks.
- Develop and implement a knowledge-sharing platform on fraud risk mitigation.
- Where necessary and under the direction of the FOM, support the SMT in the collection of evidence to inform the decision whether or not to conduct an investigation at the request of IPAS
- Support office management in gathering evidence to answer questions from Ipas Global during initial assessment of allegations of fraud and misconduct or during actual investigations.
- Advise on lessons learned from investigations and actions to be taken accordingly with the support of the FOM.
- Perform any other duties as assigned.
* Resource mobilization
- Contributes to budgeting and preparation of donor reports to ensure that the guidelines are adhered to.
* Communications & representation
- Trains staff on using the financial system, new government rules and regulations, donor stipulations and any other reporting requirements from the Ipas Global Office, donors, or partners.
Position Requirements
- A deep commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially abortion and contraception access
- Professional-level fluency in both French and English (speaking, reading, and writing)
- Master’s degree (Bac+5 min) in Finance, Audit or Risk Management
- Demonstrated skills in developing, managing, and implementing Audit Plans in large and complex organisations.
- Experience working with international organizations will be an advantage.
- At least 5 years of experience
- Ability to communicate in English
- Ability to travel 10%
Education
- An Advanced degree (Bac+5 min) in Finance, Audit, or Risk Management.
Experience
- At least 5 years of progressive job experience as Internal Controller, Auditor or Chief Accountant in a reputable organisation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree (Bac+5 min) in Finance, Audit or Risk Management
- Holding a CISA, CIA, CFE, CRM or CAMS would be an advantage.
- Sound knowledge of audit principles, techniques, and local tax laws required.
- Demonstrated experience working in environments where meeting multiple deadlines is essential.
- Strong computer skills with knowledge of accounting software, database software and MS Office.
- Experience with an Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system is preferred.
- Strong communication, presentation and analytical skills.
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Working environment:
Ability to travel up to 10% domestically (with occasional regional or global trips if applicable)
Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity. We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, military service, disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy.
