SNV - Global Head of Risk and Compliance

Global Head of Risk and Compliance

About SNV

SNV is a mission-driven global development partner, rooted in the contexts and societies where we work.

We contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through effective programme delivery and influencing, with a central focus on transforming agrifood, energy, and water systems to enable sustainable and more equitable lives for

all. We are one team of over 1,600 people, the vast majority coming from the more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia where we work.

SNV’s revenues (+/- €150M/ year) are based on project funding provided by a wide range of bilateral, multilateral, and private institutional funding partners.

The Role

Role:

Location: The Hague, Netherlands

Expected Start Date: As soon as possible

Duty Station: The Hague, the Netherlands in combination with home-office.

Salary: Competitive

Job Summary

The Global Head of Risk and Compliance is responsible for overall governance, risk management and compliance on SNV operating frameworks. S/he will lead the Global Risk and Compliance Team (10 fte). The team steers, coordinates and monitors the organisation’s risk and compliance environment. This includes maintaining and improving SNV standards and operational policy and risk frameworks, as well as steering risk, support and monitoring on legal, tax, donor contracts, supplier procurement and contracting, project execution, and country

logistics. In doing so ensure clear levels of accountability towards SNV’s board, global and country management and teams.

The Global Head of Risk and Compliance is a member of SNV’s Extended Management Team and reports to the Managing Director Business/ CFO.

Key Responsibilities

The Global Head of Risk and Compliance:

• Leads the Global Risk and Compliance team, participates in the Extended Management Team and sustains good relationships with country management as well as broader country and global teams.

• Leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of SNV’s operational policy environment, specifically for Contracting and Procurement, Project Execution, and Country Logistics, in line with SNV’s strategy, needs and requirements, and in consultation with relevant colleagues.

• Secures a two-way flow of information and learning between country/ project teams and the Global Compliance Team, thereby ensuring the provision of quality advise, support, and training towards teams across the SNV world.

• Provides leadership on key SNV donor compliance and contractual requirements, ensuring these are embedded within SNV’s operational policy and systems infrastructure.

• Establishes and maintains a sound and shared risk management approach across SNV, enabling the organisation to understand and operate within its desired risk appetite.

• Acts as a trusted advisor to SNV’s Management Board, including on risk management, following a data driven reporting approach.

• Works collaboratively with other departments and country management to increase awareness regarding risk and compliance.

Requirements

Who are we looking for:

As Global Head of Risk and Compliance, you are a dedicated and inspiring team player with a strategic mind, a hands-on mentality and result oriented approach. You also have proven influencing and relationship building skills and you are able to challenge conventional practices to pursue continuous improvement and efficiency. We are looking for curious, ambitious and purpose driven team members with a strong analytical mind, who dare to speak out and finish what they start. At SNV we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture and value diversity.

Education and Experience:

• Master’s Degree (or equivalent experience) in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance and/ or Economics

• 6+ years demonstrable senior level experience in governance, risk and compliance in an international environment, with strong preference for experience in the international development cooperation sector

• Leadership in a fast changing, multi-stakeholder and intercultural environment with the ability and experience to provide guidance, mentoring and context to team membersExperience with governance, (organizational) risk management, and compliance tooling

• Excellent strategic insight and analytical capability

• Proficiency in English (both written and oral). Proficiency in French is an advantage

• High personal standards of excellence combined with a reputation for having the highest ethical and integrity standards.

Other Information

SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for International determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment),

the “Statement of Conduct”. This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.

For more information on SNV, please refer to our website.

How to Apply

All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter in two different documents, which should be prepared before applying as they will be considered in the application process.

The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit. The documents should be saved in PDF in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name-Date (mmyy) e.g., Pat-Jones-CV-112022-SNV or PatJones-CoverLetter-112022-SNV.

Timeline

Closing Date:

21st December 2022

We strongly advise candidates to apply early as interviews will be on a rolling basis.

Selection process

All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.

Equality Statement

Equality and diversity are at the core of SNV’s values. Staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

Queries

If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email at snv-riskcompliance@oxfordhr.com in the first instance.

About Oxford HR

Oxford HR operates globally - mainly within the international development and charity sectors. We carry out retained executive search mandates at board and senior management levels. We also offer human resource and organisational development consultancy.

Oxford HR has many years of experience in search as well as an extensive network of international development, social sector, corporate, public sector, and academic contacts from across the world. We carry out comprehensive and often international searches designed to meet the specific needs of our client.