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Crisis & Risk Management Professional

Sos Children's Villages

full time Nairobi Posted 1 week ago

Requirements 

  • Requires master’s degree level, preferably in: Crisis Management, Risk Management, Business Administration, Security Studies, International Relations, Emergency Management, Audit, Compliance, Business Continuity or related field. 

  • Minimum 10 years’ professional experience in crisis management, risk management, internal control, audit, compliance, or related functions, including familiarity with ISO 31000 and ISO 22301 and other related standards. 

  • Minimum 5 years professional experience in risk reporting to and advising international C- and S-Board levels on risk 

  • Experience in international NGO or federated system desirable. 

  • Willingness to travel 30/35% 

  • English and French proficiency is a must, Spanish is an asset

  • Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise risk management (ERM) principles, frameworks and tools; facilitate structured risk identification and assessment processes; and contribute to the development and monitoring of mitigation measures and internal controls, ensuring alignment with governance structures and organizational policies. 

  • Prepare risk analyses, dashboards, and consolidated reports for leadership; contribute to risk reviews, audits, and assurance processes; and ensure accurate documentation and structured reporting to support risk-informed decision-making.  

  • Support the development and regular updating of crisis response protocols, SRAs, contingency plans, and SOPs; contribute to crisis simulations and preparedness exercises; and support integration of crisis preparedness into operational and programmatic planning. 

  • Provide coordination and analytical support during crisis situations; prepare situation reports, structured briefings including data-driven and executive summaries for leadership; and support after-action reviews and lessons-learned processes to strengthen organizational resilience. 

  • Coordinate with safeguarding, humanitarian action, compliance, audit, finance, communications, and security colleagues to ensure integrated risk and crisis management approaches; provide technical guidance and tools to Member Associations; facilitate structured information flow across entities; and ensure adherence to risk and crisis management policies and escalation procedures. 

  • Implement and refine an ERM program based on the COSO 2017 (or most current) framework. Advise leadership on aligning risk appetite with strategy, performance and safeguarding. 

  • Advice on the design, maintenance, and stress-test Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans. Ensure that critical business functions have a "Plan B" that is validated through regular tabletop exercises and simulations. 

  • Provide advisory on Risk Management and Support to develop Risk Mitigation and Preparation