Partnerships, Compliance and Due Diligence Manager at BBC Media Action

BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development organization, and we believe in the power of media and communication for good. We work in more than 25 countries around the world, supporting the independent media essential to democracy and development. Each year our projects and programmes reach over 100 million people facing poverty, inequality and insecurity with information they can trust, helping to improve health, bridge divides, challenge prejudice, and save and change lives. We follow the editorial standards and values of the BBC, but we rely on funding from donors and partners to carry out our work.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Partnerships, Compliance and Due Diligence Manager

Job Reference: 18572
Location: Abuja
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract until September 2026 - Extension Possible
Band: D

Job Purpose

• The Partnerships, Compliance and Due Diligence Manager will contribute to the effectiveness and impact of both projects by supporting the Senior Finance and Operations Manager to ensure that our partner financial systems, procedures and reporting are high quality and compliant with requirements of BBC Media Action and our donors. 
• The post holder will work with other members of the project team, with finance staff across country offices and with project consortium partners, as well as the wider cross-country finance team.
• The role will report into the Senior Finance and Operations Manager and work closely alongside the Finance and Admin Co-ordinator. 

Main Responsibilities

• Support organization’s receiving grants from BBC Media Action in the proper management of their grants.
• Carry out due diligence checks and reviews on partner organization including collection of partner policies and documentation.
• Ensure partners understand rules, regulations and requirements of BBC Media Action and donors.    
• Carry out spot checks for partner organisations to review supporting documentation and ensure accuracy of financial reports. 
• Ensure all relevant organisations and personnel are checked against relevant sanctions lists.
• Receive and review partner reports to ensure financial monitoring is up to date and correctly documented.  Alert the Senior Finance and Operations Manager regarding any performance or financial reporting issues.
• Update and monitor partners’ budget to ensure the partners are following the forecast and spending to plan.
• Support the Senior Finance and Operations Manager in evaluating partner capacities and concluding appropriate contracts. Including supporting the development and monitoring of capacity building plans.
• Work with the Senior Finance and Operations Manager and Project Lead to develop guidance notes and training for partners. 
• Responsible to ensure the monthly/quarterly advance requests submitted on time by the partners and are properly verified, checked, and obtained signature from appropriate authorized person
• Support Partner with any project close out. 
• If required, conduct field visit to monitor partners for the financial matters and prepare monitoring field visit report to highlight the observation, implication, and recommendation on the respect of the matters identified.
• Support BBC Media Action country office staff to ensure processes are in place to ensure compliance with donor requirements. 
• Provide support on project audits, including preparation of audit file.

Are you the right candidate?

• Experience of working in the charity sector and working knowledge of EC and FCDO grant compliance requirements.
• Experience in sub-grant management. 
• Experience of reviewing project financial reports and reconciling financial data.
• Ability to provide suggestion or recommendation to partners on their activities.  
• Organised with ability to prioritise own workload effectively, to coordinate activities and conflicting demands to ensure that tight deadlines are met.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work well with range of people at all levels.
• Meticulous attention to detail, particularly in regards of financial data management
• Proficient computer skills with strong experience of office software packages and experience of finance packages(i.e. Word, Excel and PowerPoint.). 
• Ability to use own initiative with minimal supervision and deal with routine queries as they arise, escalating to others as necessary. 

Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Relevant finance qualification.
• Experience of SAP and/or Access Dimensions
• Familiarity with FCDO or EC funding and compliance requirements (ideally both).
• Good contextual understanding of international development contexts, ideally with specific experience of one or more of the following countries; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, and / or Zambia.

Application Closing Date
14th March, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online