Job Title:   Project Compliance Officer 

Organization:  Malaria Consortium

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Salary: $15,321

About US:

Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organizations specializing in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and underprivileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.

Job Summary:   Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Project Compliance Officer to join our team in Kampala ensuring the project is compliant to donor requirements and ensuring a culture of integrity, ethics, and accountability throughout the Malaria Consortium processes of project implementation.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Computing, Accounting or Commerce, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 – 5 years of experience in compliance, risk management, finance, or auditing within an INGO, donor agency, or regulatory environment.
• Professional certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CFE) or compliance-related training;
• Membership of ICPAU or ACCA
• Demonstrable knowledge of Global Fund financial and compliance requirements, risk management, and grant regulations.
• Experience conducting compliance assessments, internal audits, fraud investigations, and due diligence checks in donor-funded projects.
• Ability to work with accuracy and identify discrepancies in project documentation records.
• Knowledge of financial management, procurement, and grant compliance in the non-profit sector.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits, investigations, and reporting.
• Familiarity with Global Fund’s Local Fund Agent (LFA) processes and reporting mechanisms
• Training experience in compliance, financial accountability, and fraud prevention for project teams and partners.
• Knowledge and experience using MS-Office packages
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for financial reporting and donor liaison.