Director of Compliance – Internal Steering and Control

Role Overview

• Provide leadership and oversight of LM International’s global compliance, governance, risk management, internal control, and organisational integrity framework across all countries and entities of operation.
• Ensure that the foundation operates in accordance with applicable donor regulations, national and international laws, internal policies, safeguarding obligations, and ethical standards while strengthening accountability, transparency, operational effectiveness, and protection of organisational reputation.
• Act as a strategic advisor to Global Executive Management on governance, risk exposure, internal controls, donor assurance, fraud prevention, safeguarding compliance, and regulatory obligations, while promoting a culture of ethical conduct and continuous compliance improvement across the organisation.
• Develop and maintain global internal control frameworks.
• Standardize financial and operational controls across country offices.
• Monitor segregation of duties and delegation of authority.
• Review approval matrices and high-risk transactions.
• Strengthen procurement, payroll, banking, and expense controls.
• Develop and implement anti-fraud and anti-corruption frameworks.
• Manage whistleblower and reporting mechanisms.
• Lead the Global whistleblowing Committee and coordinate investigations into allegations of misconduct, fraud, corruption, and ethical breaches.
• Ensure organisational compliance at global level and build capacity for Country Directors to adhere to national laws across operational countries.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business administration, Finance, Law, Public Administration, or related field (required).
• Professional certification (CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA, or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Specialized training in: Donor compliance, Fraud investigations, Safeguarding, AML/Counter-terror financing, Internal controls and governance and Data protection and privacy is a PLUS.
• Minimum 10–15 years of progressive professional experience in compliance, internal audit, risk management, governance, investigations, or donor assurance within an International NGO, humanitarian, development, or multinational environment.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior leadership or director-level role.
• Demonstrated experience managing donor compliance for institutional donors such as USAID, EU/ECHO, Sida, UN Agencies, FCDO, and World Bank.
• Proven experience in fraud investigations, audit management, enterprise risk management, and internal controls.
• Strong experience operating in multi-country and high-risk environments, including fragile and humanitarian contexts.
• Experience working with governance structures including Boards, Audit Committees, and Executive Leadership Teams.
• Experience with ERP and compliance monitoring systems such as Dynamics 365 F&O and Power BI.
• Experience working across Africa, Europe, and US operational environments.
• Knowledge of humanitarian and development sector quality standards.
• Experience engaging with Boards and governance committees.
• Fluency in English required; French or other international languages desirable.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Be part of a global non-profit faith-based foundation committed to sustainable development, humanitarian aid and global impact in the most fragile environments.
• Work in a collaborative and dynamic international environment with passionate professionals.
• Work in a meaningful and impactful role with the opportunity to shape and lead a key function within LM’s global operations.