Global Assurance Coordinator

Global Assurance Coordinator at Relief International

At Relief International, we are committed to building a representative, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from minoritized backgrounds who bring lived experience of the contexts in which we work. We are proud to be a global recruiter, hiring people from around the world. We offer competitive salaries and benefit packages for all staff, applied fairly and transparently. This means we are unable to advertise the salary as it is dependent on the local job market of the staff member; we will inform shortlisted candidates of the salary range as part of the selection process. This role is classified as requiring standard pre-employment checks.

Relief International is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change, and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience, and promote long-term health and well-being. We work in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education, and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.

About the Opportunity

Global Assurance (GA) is part of Relief International’s governance framework and has been established to provide independent and objective assurance and advisory services, to assess and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal control, and governance processes.

The role of the Global Assurance Coordinator is key in supporting RI’s global assurance and compliance function by ensuring effective coordination, documentation, and reporting across RI international operations.

This position supports the Global Assurance Manager by coordinating projects, managing data and documentation, and strengthening organizational systems to promote transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Your Responsibilities

• Coordinate global assurance, audit, and compliance activities across countries, teams, and external auditors.
• Plan, track, and monitor audit assignments, schedules, deliverables, and follow-up actions.
• Manage assurance data by collecting, analyzing, and maintaining standardized documentation and centralized audit repositories.
• Prepare dashboards, summaries, and reports for leadership and governance bodies.
• Support internal controls reviews, compliance monitoring, and execution of control testing activities.
• Contribute to risk assessments, process improvements, and enhancement of assurance tools and systems.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve efficiency, accountability, and audit process effectiveness across the organization.

About You

You will bring the following experience and skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Auditing, or a related field.
• Progressive experience in internal audit, assurance, compliance, or risk management, preferably within international or multi-country environments.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and related tools.
• Demonstrated experience supporting audit processes, including documentation review and control testing.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and commitment to confidentiality.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multicultural environments.
• Sound understanding of internal control, risk management, and governance principles.

Desirable Criteria

• Professional certification or progress toward certification (CIA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or similar).
• Proficiency in Arabic and/or French.
• Experience working in international NGOs, humanitarian, or development organizations.
• Familiarity with donor compliance frameworks and institutional funding requirements.

Key skills/competency

• Audit Coordination
• Compliance Management
• Risk Management
• Internal Controls
• Data Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• Governance Principles
• Stakeholder Engagement