• conduct remote and onsite branch examinations of retail brokerage offices throughout the U.S. • execute the risk-based branch exam program • ensure prescribed sample methodologies are used • communicate all exam findings to branch management and exam managers • provide compliance guidance to business partners

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive compliance program that aligns with applicable laws, regulations, and industry best practices. • Establish and communicate compliance policies and procedures throughout the organization. • Conduct regular risk assessments to identify compliance gaps and implement corrective measures. • Implement effective compliance monitoring and testing processes to ensure ongoing compliance. • Maintaining and implementing OFAC and AML policies and procedures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. • Evaluating and fine tuning code of conduct, employee non-disclosures and confidentiality and invention assignment agreements. • Monitor changes in laws, regulations, and industry guidelines and update the compliance program accordingly. • Interpret and communicate the impact of regulatory requirements to relevant stakeholders within the organization. • Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing requirements. • Prepare and submit necessary regulatory filings and reports accurately and in a timely manner. • Collaborate with internal teams to address compliance issues and implement remedial actions. • Manage / lead market conduct exams and other regulatory investigations in conjunction with Legal and other areas of the business. • Develop and update compliance policies and procedures to reflect changes in regulations and business practices. • Establish and implement training programs to educate employees on compliance requirements. • Respond to compliance-related inquiries and provide guidance to employees on compliance matters. • Regularly assess the effectiveness of compliance training and make improvements as needed. • Develop and implement monitoring and auditing procedures to ensure ongoing compliance. • Conduct regular compliance assessments and internal audits to identify potential risks and areas for improvement. • Prepare reports on compliance activities, including identified issues, remediation efforts, and compliance metrics. • Provide regular updates to senior management and the General Counsel on the status of compliance initiatives. • Collaborate with internal and external auditors to facilitate compliance audits and reviews.

Primary Responsibilities: • Review grants, cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements activities related to the initiation, administration, and/or lead end-to-end grant closeout activities, including resolving outstanding balance, ensuring expenditures are properly classified, and confirming financial and programmatic completion, cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements (IAGs), including responsibility for monitoring performance. • Experience with grant reporting, reimbursements, budgeting, and compliance • Main duties include: - Tracking Compliance Reporting Requirements - Project Management - External Reporting to Government Agencies - Management of the Reporting Calendar - Management of the Compliance Reporting Archive - Oversee and coordinate as needed to process payments, resolve payment, coding, and invoice issues in real time, including escalation as needed Other duties may include: • Monitor the compliance of grant recipient departments to ensure general and specific requirements of the grant are adhered to which may include traveling to sub-recipients • Monitor funded awards and projects to confirm objectives, deliverables and award requirements are met timely • Monitor funded projects to prevent over-expenditure of funds, audit disallowance and ensure awards are fully expended • Monitor prime and sub-recipient activity for grant compliance • Evaluate grant expenditure agreements for proper differentiation between sub-grantees or contractors • Partner with initiating and operating award owners to evaluate and monitor statements of work and Project Plans • Monitor SOW and project plans including Gantt charts to track and report award milestones, tasks, dependencies, deliverables descriptions and dates • Provide direction to departments and external partners on required actions, establish clear next steps, and ensure timely resolution of issues impacting compliance and financial accuracy • Develop, Evaluate, and Monitor Project Plans and Tracking mechanisms • Interpret regulations and policies for grant recipient departments • Prepare follow-up letters and conduct on-site visits • Prepare and analyze internal and external financial reports, including the Schedule of expenditures and Federal Awards and footnotes • Create and maintain an electronic spreadsheet for efficient data collection and report production • Perform special project reviews and audits as requested by the CFO or other County Departments • Lead and own reconciliation of award activity, including initiating and driving reclassifications, and ensuring alignment between GL, AP, and program teams • Other duties as assigned by the Director or Division Director of Grants and Contracts JOB SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS • Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, project management systems, and collaborative apps • Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination of people and resources • Concepts of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process • Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system • Ability to analyze financial records or reports to determine the state of operations, to improve budgeting and/or planning, to improve efficiency, to improve business decisions, and/or minimize losses or damages • Interpret regulatory or compliance documentation • Ability to learn to prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets • Ability to learn to prepare operational progress or status reports Flexible work from home options available.

Career Stream: Professional Career Level: Professional Level 4 Department: Grants, Contracts & Compliance Job Family: Grants & Contract Job Sub-Family: Prime Award Management Location: United Kingdom Workplace Designation: Fully Remote Duration: Fixed -term (9 Months) Funding: 100% Direct Reporting to: Director of Grants, Contracts & Compliance Salary: £41,000 - £53,400 Supervisory Responsibilities: 1-3 GENERAL FUNCTION About Internews Internews works globally to ensure people everywhere can access trusted, quality information that empowers participation, accountability, and healthier, more informed communities. For more than 35 years, in over 100 countries, we have strengthened local media, supported civil society, and helped millions of people access crucial information across issues such as health, governance, conflict, and the environment. We are an international nonprofit with administrative hubs in California, Washington DC, London, and Paris. Our teams represent a wide mix of backgrounds, identities, cultures, and lived experiences. We actively foster an environment rooted in dignity, belonging, justice, and flexibility. About the Role We are seeking a high-performing, experienced, and self-directed compliance professional to provide maternity cover within the Grants, Contracts & Compliance (GCC) department. This role requires someone who operates with excellence, independence, and sound judgement from day one—a person who is confident navigating complex donor rules, shaping risk‑mitigation strategies, and leading award management processes without needing extensive onboarding. We are seeking an experienced practitioner with proven applied experience, rather than a purely theoretical background. You will oversee the full lifecycle of European donor‑funded awards, ensuring rigorous contractual and regulatory compliance across Internews. Working closely with colleagues across Programmes, Finance, and Global Development, you will help maintain a culture where doing things right is prioritised over shortcuts. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise with major European donors (European Commission, Sida, FCDO), a proactive mindset, and the ability to lead, train, and influence teams across the organisation. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, with other duties upon request: Compliance - Review and approve proposal budgets for assigned funding opportunities. - Review donor agreements and ensure terms are acceptable; support the Director of GCC in strengthening organisational risk‑mitigation practices. - Advise staff on Internews’ internal and donor rules across the project cycle. - Work with Programme Officers and cross-functional teams on effective project start‑up, including inductions, adapting award procedures/templates, and ongoing staff training; conduct country visits when required. - Collaborate with Finance to support successful programme audits. - Maintain and update organisational data on institutional donor platforms (e.g., EU Transparency Register, IATI). - Develop and maintain training materials and guidelines for at least one major donor; provide expert compliance guidance across GCC. - Deliver inductions and training for new and junior GCC staff. - Set up and maintain complete and up‑to‑date award records in line with donor and Internews requirements. Development - At proposal stage, review and approve teaming agreements and NDAs with bid partners. - Review and approve donor budget submissions, ensuring accuracy, consistency, compliance, and adequacy. - Coordinate pre‑award due diligence for prospective donors. - Review and negotiate donor agreements and modifications, managing associated risks. - Establish and maintain proposal, award, and contract records within the award management system, including significant data entry. Procurement Management - Advise staff on procurement requirements and maintain internal records for procurements under awards. - Support development of compliant procurement plans. - Lead and administer higher‑value procurements, including negotiating contractor terms. - Draft and execute sub‑contracts and amendments in full compliance with donor and Internews policies. - Troubleshoot contractual issues, prepare termination notices, and manage related risks. - Prepare procurement documentation for audits and serve as point of contact for procurement audit processes. - In all duties, uphold Internews’ Core Values and demonstrate commitment to fostering a culture of Belonging, Dignity, and Justice. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES - Line‑manage GCC staff when assigned. - Deputise for the Director of GCC as required. - Lead award management for flagship programmes and advise programme teams and partners on donor compliance, budgeting, and agreement management. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Required - University degree in a relevant field or equivalent lived/professional experience. - Extensive senior-level experience in award management within an international nonprofit or international development organisation. - Demonstrated hands‑on experience interpreting and applying donor rules and compliance requirements (especially European Commission, FCDO, and SIDA) in real project implementation contexts. - Proven experience managing procurements and negotiating contracts, including drafting and executing agreements and amendments in compliance with donor and organisational requirements. - Experience preparing procurement documentation for audits and managing procurement‑related risks. - Demonstrated experience troubleshooting compliance, contractual, and financial issues, and advising programme teams on practical solutions. - Experience assessing and managing compliance and contractual risks across the project cycle. - Experience using award management systems or structured grant/contract databases, including maintaining accurate award records and donor‑required data. - Native-level proficiency in English (written and spoken). - Strong writing and editing skills, with prior experience producing key work outputs such as proposals, budgets, reports, and trainings. - Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, including diplomacy, negotiation, cross-team collaboration, donor communication, and discretion with confidential information. - Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with a demonstrated track record of applying critical thinking to complex compliance or award management challenges. - Excellent time‑management and organisational skills, including the ability to handle shifting priorities in a fast‑paced or complex operating environment. - Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively within multicultural and remote teams; demonstrated leadership capacity. - Flexibility to manage periodic shifts in workload and working hours. - Experience mentoring or training staff on compliance, procurement, or donor‑related procedures. - Experience leading cross‑functional processes involving both programme and operational teams. Preferred - Prior experience living or working in a global majority country/region - Proficiency in Russian (written and spoken). - Experience with EU/UK‑funded projects (e.g., EC, FCDO) in complex environments. - Experience developing internal policies, guidelines, or training materials related to compliance, procurement, or award management. - Familiarity with Internews’ operating environment, systems, or organisational approaches. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vacancy Timeline: Deadline for applications: 21 April 2026 (Note: This is a rolling recruitment process candidates might be invited for interview before the deadline) MISCELLANEOUS: Candidates must submit a succinct cover letter of no more than 2 pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the role, and a CV highlighting relevant experience. Successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer. The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the associate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of their position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position. This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore, a successful applicant must both be present in the UK for the duration of the assignment and be able to demonstrate their Right to Work in the UK in order to commence employment.