Regional Compliance Senior Officer (National Position Only)

THE ORGANIZATION:

Handicap International (HI) is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.

Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission. For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.fr/en/s/index.html

Mashriq Program is a decentralised geographic division working in the Midle East and covering Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, and during 2026 Syria will join the program.

In this region, we cover the full manadte of HI – emergency, Armed reduction violence and development with strong focus on continuum and resilience. There are 5 main sectors of intervention: rehabilitation, education, early child development, BaNEREI (basic needs, economic recovery and economic inclusion) and armed violence reduction. Inclusion Humanitarian Action is both crosscutting within main sectors and sometimes a standalone intervention.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

Reporting to Mashriq Geographic Director, the Regional Compliance Senior Officer is responsible for:

• verifying that preventive procedures are properly implemented, enabling HI to avoid exposing itself to risks linked to noncompliance with its internal rules, regulations applicable to the context in which it operates, or contractual commitments.
• Ensuring the promotion of and compliance with HI's institutional policies and directives, procedures, applicable regulations and contracts. To this end, he/she regularly carries out checks, verifications and controls in the field, with all HI personnel, and within partner associations or in connection with suppliers.

Its scope of intervention covers all activities (projects and shared services), and all sites (Coordination offices and bases).

He/she is the Focal Point for the fight against fraud and corruption, and ensures that all HI staff, partners, suppliers and beneficiaries are aware of the policies and internal reporting / alert mechanisms.

Reports to: Mashriq Geographic director

Interacts with: Program and HQ audit function

Internally: Country/Deputy/Area Managers, Project Managers, Regional and National Specialists, Regional and national Finance/HR/Logistics/MEAL managers

Externally: Donors, local and international actors

Responsibilities

1. Strategy and Steering

Tasks:

• Understands the strategy and translates it into operational objectives for the Compliance Function
• Defines and steers the implementation of the Program's Compliance action plan:

• structures and organizes work around identified processes,
• steers and monitor the performance of the Compliance Function.

2. Operational Implementation of compliance

Tasks:

1. 1. Support risk management

Develops and updates the program's risk map(s), for the entire thematic and geographical scope, in conjunction with Program Director and Senior Management. To this end, he/she supports the program's management and senior management in the:

• Identification, analysis and assessment of their risks.
• Definition of an action plan to prevent risks and mitigate their potential impact (risk treatment and management action plan).
• Monitoring of risks and their treatment / management action plan.
• Ensures control of compliance with obligations: HI internal rules and standards, National regulations and practices applicable to the context of intervention, Contractual obligations, towards institutional donors and partnerships /consortia.
  2. Develops and facilitates internal control
• Ensures that HI employees are familiar with the standards and tools required for proper management of activities and resources.
• Accompanies and advises HI employees in the implementation of internal control and compliance systems, best practices and behaviours to adopt.
• Regularly monitors program documents to maintain and update a permanent file (procedures, organization chart, etc.).
  3. The senior compliance officer provides special attention to:
• HI's ethical and deontological standards, ensuring that they are known and applied (e.g. internal regulations, institutional policies relating to integrity, the fight against fraud and abuse, etc., excluding the Project Quality Policy).
• Compliance with the contractual obligations of funding granted by institutional donors.
• Compliance with the contractual obligations of partnerships and consortia.
  4. Provide the second level of control which consists of:
• Verifying the correct application of internal rules and compliance with legal / regulatory and contractual obligations by carrying out checks and tests on the entire thematic and geographical scope. Where necessary, he/she assists in implementing the necessary action plans.
• Regularly verifying compliance with the program's administrative obligations (registration, obtaining authorizations, etc.), by carrying out checks and tests on the entire thematic and geographical scope. Where necessary, he/she assists in implementing the necessary action plans.
  5. Compliance with contractual obligations and donors’ rules:

• obligations in terms of communication, information and rendering of accounts, including incident notifications to donors, are being honoured.
• specific obligations to certain funding contracts are being respected (for example: derogations concerning the origin of purchases, VAT exemptions, etc.).
• Supports the Projects and Shared Services teams and actively participates in verifying compliance with the obligations of local and international partnership contracts / consortia (by HI as well as by partners).

3. Focal point in the fight against fraud

• Contributes to the fight against fraud (training, awareness-raising, controls, identification of conflicts of interest, etc.).
• Can receive reports and assist in or report them through the alert / reporting platform, while guaranteeing confidentiality and respect for individuals (reporter /suspected perpetrator)
• Based on proven cases of fraud, helps SMT and PD put in place an action plan to prevent the recurrence of this fraud pattern.
• At the exceptional request of Program Management, contributes to internal administrative investigations into fraud or abuse, supervised by Program Management or HI headquarters.
• Alert the Geographical Director, Program Director or HQ fraud contact in the event of a threat being received.

4. Contributes to and relays the development of the Compliance Function within his/her scope

• Leads the Compliance Profession development in his/her geographical area and contributes to the organization's global / worldwide development of the Profession (e.g. participates in meetings, contributes to the sharing of best practices and tools, etc.).

The position requires travel and movement within HI operating countries within the program

With an estimation 10% of time for deployment outside country of assignment.

Note that this job description must remain flexible; the list of tasks set out above is not exhaustive and is subject to changes resulting from the diversity of Humanity & Inclusion/Handicap International activities to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line and functional managers

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE should have:

• University degree in audit
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in audit and compliance,
• Arabic and English are mandatory
• Previous INGO experience is a desirable
• Dynamic profile with strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, with good communication and negotiation skills in English.
• Strong sense of integrity and commitment to accountable practices
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Adapting communication and messages to an intercultural environment.
• Proactive, shows initiative
• Working as part of a team/network, cooperating.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback, discussing with multi-disciplinary teams, working as part of a network and collaborating.
• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access).
• Planning, organizing and multitasking skills
• Strong team player and solution oriented
• Ability to travel to all countries of the programme when required

Initial contract for a period of one year renewable.

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and welcome application from women and

persons with disabilities. HI is ready to provide reasonable accommodation for their specific needs based on candidate request at the beginning of the recruitment process.

The position can be based in Jordan (Amman) or Lebanon (Beirut)

The salary is paid according to salary Grid in the country of assignment.

Initial salary of 2050 Jod in Jordan

Initial Salary of USD 2688$ in Lebanon

Closing date: 13/03/2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and CV will be screened on rolling basis.

Application should include CV and motivation letter. Incomplete applications received after the deadline will be disregarded.

Please adress all applications through the link.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

DISABILITY INCLUSION

The candidate or his/her representative must let the HR representative know that s/he needs an adjustment or change at the test and the interview for a reason related to a medical condition by sending a request for accommodation to: r.habib@hi.org

By applying to this position, you give to HI recruitment team the consent to get a reference check about you with respect to the misconduct disclosure scheme.