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Welthungerhilfe Regional Compliance Manager Vacancy 2026

Welthungerhilfe Ethiopia
2 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Welthungerhilfe Regional Compliance Manager Vacancy 2026 | Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe & Malawi

Welthungerhilfe is seeking an experienced Regional Compliance Manager to lead corporate compliance across its East & Southern Africa Regional Directorate. The position can be based in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, or Malawi and involves providing functional leadership to compliance officers and focal points across the region.

📌 Vacancy Overview

  • Organization: Welthungerhilfe
  • Position: Regional Compliance Manager
  • Job Category: Compliance / Administration / Finance
  • Duty Station: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, or Malawi
  • Regional Directorate: East & Southern Africa
  • Reports To: Regional Management / Country Directors as applicable
  • Contract Duration: Initial 1 year, with prospects for extension
  • Start: As soon as possible
  • Experience Required: At least 5 years of relevant professional experience
  • Application Deadline: September 22, 2026

🌍 About the Position

The Regional Compliance Manager will develop and manage Welthungerhilfe’s corporate compliance affairs across the East & Southern Africa Regional Directorate.

The role will also provide functional management to compliance officers and compliance focal points in programme countries and support the implementation of the organization's global compliance policies and processes.

Important Duty Station Requirement

The position is based in one of the following WHH country locations:

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Uganda
  • Zimbabwe
  • Malawi

Candidates should apply for the duty station in the country where they are currently legally authorized to work without requiring employer-sponsored work authorization.

International relocation, work permit, and visa sponsorship are not provided for this position.

💼 Key Responsibilities

The Regional Compliance Manager will:

  • Manage corporate compliance across the East & Southern Africa Regional Directorate, including fraud and corruption prevention, conflicts of interest, sanctions screening, data protection, safeguarding, and sensitive complaints.
  • Provide functional leadership to compliance staff and focal points across the region.
  • Ensure implementation of Welthungerhilfe's global compliance policies.
  • Implement and strengthen the Corporate Compliance Management Program and effective prevent, detect, respond processes across country offices.
  • Provide corporate compliance training to country office staff and partners and maintain relevant training records.
  • Ensure sensitive compliance complaints are channelled through Welthungerhilfe's global Complaints Response Mechanism.
  • Initiate, conduct, or oversee investigations of sensitive compliance cases within the region.
  • Collaborate with Legal & Compliance at Head Office and relevant functions including HR, IT, Finance, Supply Chain, and Project Management.
  • Advise Regional Management and Country Directors on strategic and operational corporate compliance matters.
  • Represent Welthungerhilfe Compliance in relevant external expert meetings, associations, and networks where appropriate.

🎯 Candidate Profile

The successful candidate should have strong knowledge of corporate compliance and compliance risk management, together with the ability to work effectively in humanitarian and multicultural environments.

The position requires analytical and problem-solving abilities, strong communication and interpersonal skills, integrity, initiative, attention to detail, teamwork, and resilience under pressure.

Key Requirements

  • University degree in Law, Management, Administration, Audit, Finance/Accounting, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in a similar role.
  • Sound knowledge of corporate compliance and compliance risk management.
  • Understanding of the humanitarian context.
  • Experience working in multicultural environments.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to establish, maintain, and improve processes and confidently use relevant tools and methods.
  • Experience in training and capacity building.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills.
  • High level of integrity, initiative, self-organization, attention to detail, teamwork, and resilience under pressure.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.
  • Interest in using data-informed approaches and developing data-related skills relevant to the field.
  • Willingness and ability to travel within country project areas.

💰 Salary and Benefits

Welthungerhilfe states that the successful candidate will be employed under the national terms and conditions and salary structure applicable to the respective duty station.

The organization states that remuneration is based on its gender-independent salary scale and that it places importance on the personal and professional development of its employees.

The position provides an opportunity to work in a responsible and challenging field as part of a dedicated team.

🌍 Equal Opportunity

Welthungerhilfe states that it values diversity and provides an inclusive, non-discriminatory working environment. Applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community are welcomed.

📅 How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications through the Welthungerhilfe online recruiting system.

Application Link:
Apply Here

Application Deadline: September 22, 2026

Contact Person: Peter Doerr

Only candidates selected for further consideration will proceed in the recruitment process.

⚠️ Important Application Information

  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country selected as their duty station.
  • The position does not provide international relocation, work permit, or visa sponsorship.
  • The position is initially for 1 year, with prospects for extension.
  • The position is expected to be filled as soon as possible.
  • Applicants who are offered employment will be screened against lists of known and suspected terrorists as part of Welthungerhilfe's stated compliance requirements.

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