Compliance Officer - International Programs

About us

ChildFund Australia is an independent international development organisation working to reduce poverty for children in developing communities. Our mission is to partner to create communities and systems change, which enables vulnerable children and young people, in all their diversity, to assert and realise their rights.

ChildFund Australia is a member of the ChildFund Alliance – one of the world’s oldest and most experienced child-focused development agencies. With a global network of 12 organisations, the ChildFund Alliance assists almost 23 million children and families in 70 countries.

ChildFund Australia directly impllements and manages development programs in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Vietnam, while also supporting projects delivered by partner organisations throughout Asia, Africa and the Americas. Our work is funded through public donations and government grants.

Join us in realising our vision of a world without poverty where all children and young people can say: "I am safe. I am educated. I contribute. I have a future."

The Role

The Compliance Officer – International Programs supports ChildFund Australia's Country Offices in ensuring their compliance processes are aligned with ChildFund Australia’s Policies and Procedures, the ACFID Code of Conduct, and DFAT standards. The Compliance Officer will provide administrative and compliance support, focusing on the Mekong region, including with annual ANCP ADPlan submissions and Performance Reporting.

This is a part-time, fixed-term role based in Surry Hills, Sydney. ChildFund Australia supports our staff in maintaining a sustainable and healthy work-life balance, and encourages a culture of flexibility around working arrangements, as well as a hybrid working model, to make this possible. As such, this role allows for one day a week working from home.

Key duties of the role

• Monitoring compliance regulations for the purpose of DFAT accreditation
• Manage Accountable Now annual reporting and compliance requirements
• Highlighting compliance gaps and recommending and/or developing appropriate solutions
• Coordinate the Design & Appraisal process for new projects for Country Offices in the Mekong region
• Provide coordination for ANCP reporting requirements
• Oversee due diligence checking processes for new corporate partners
• Various administrative functions such as supporting Technical Advisors, providing project support and reporting
• Strengthen local partnerships and/or relationships, e.g., through capacity sharing to support localisation
• Promote and integrate gender equality, disability, and social inclusion into day-to-day work
• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding or sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment (SEAH) risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding and PSEAH policy and procedures, and conduct yourself consistent with those policies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and database skills
• An understanding of child-focused community development practices
• Knowledge of the ACFID Code of Conduct and DFAT accreditation standards
• Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills
• Proven attention to detail and to meeting tight deadlines

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Demonstrated understanding of gender equality, disability, and social inclusion

Skills

• Intellectual Curiosity
• Analytical Skills
• A willingness to learn
• Excellent Stakeholder management capabilities
• Ability to work effectively with people from different backgrounds
• Excellent attention to detail
• Flexible & responsive

Working at ChildFund Australia

As a valued member of ChildFund Australia, you will join an ambitious, passionate and collaborative team unlike anywhere else, and your contribution will be valued in many ways, including through:

• An attractive and fair remuneration package aligned with employment conditions and laws, and benchmarked against the local market to ensure we offer competitive employment conditions appropriate to our sector

• Flexible working arrangements, allowing you to maintain a healthy and sustainable work-life balance

• A hybrid working model, on a standard 60% in-office/40% WFH basis, allowing you more flexibility in the ways you work

• Salary packaging benefits that allow us to reimburse you for some personal expenses without having to pay some tax normally payable

• Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Uprise, which gives you access to assistance for personal, family, mental health, and employment-related matters for you and your family, including free external, professional and confidential counselling assistance.

• Our Learning & Development approach that enables you to have the information, skills, and knowledge needed to do you job and to grow in your position. We support staff in building their capacity and support you with on-the-job experience, coaching, formal training, and the ChildFund Academy.

Department: International Programs

Location: ChildFund Australia, Level 8, 162 Goulburn Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010

Employment: Part-time (0.6FTE), 12-month fixed-term employment agreement.

Reports to: Global Programs Director, Mekong and Grants

Other Information: Must have full working rights in Australia.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Please contact hr@childfund.org.au if you have any other questions about the role.

ChildFund Australia believes in a global community where children are safe and can reach their full potential. We take extensive steps to safeguard children in any work done by our people, i.e., our staff, volunteers and interns, supporters, partners, board members, ambassadors and suppliers. We strive to keep children safe through child safe practices, and rigorously ensure we prevent, oppose, and combat all exploitation and abuse of children and vulnerable people. As part of this commitment, all people working with us will undergo relevant background checks before joining ChildFund Australia.

In line with our values, diversity of people and ideas is critical to our work and our success at ChildFund Australia. We strive for a team culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and supportive. Childfund is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourages people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply for any vacancies.