Head of Finance, Operations and Compliance(Re-advertisement)

**About Trócaire**

Trócaire is an International NGO. We work with local partners in the world’s most at-risk communities and with people in Ireland to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice and respond to the crises they create. Together we bring about positive and lasting change for a just world. Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

We work towards five goals:

• Promote Access to Justice;

• Achieve Climate & Environmental Justice;

• Ensure Women & Girls’ Protection, Voice & Influence;

• Save Lives and Protect Human Dignity and

• Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice.

Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and in our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.

In Sierra Leone, Trócaire works to achieve climate and environmental justice; ensure women and girls’ protection, voice & influence; and save lives and protect human dignity. Trócaire supports work on the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, women’s political participation and leadership, sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment, natural resource management and environmental conservation, and humanitarian preparedness and response

Trócaire works exclusively with local partners and actively supports localised development and humanitarian aid. Supporting local civil society organisations to strengthen their organisational, institutional, financial, technical, and managerial capacities is core to Trócaire’s partnership approach in Sierra Leone.

\[1\]To be considered for this role, you must already hold the necessary legal permissions to work and live in this location. Regrettably, we cannot offer work permit sponsorship or relocation assistance for this role.

**Role Summary**

The Head of Finance, Operations and Compliance (HoFO&C) is a strategic member of the Country Management Team and leads the country office operations portfolio. The role is responsible for ensuring that the systems for finance oversight, procurement and logistics, HR administration, compliance, and operational risk management are working as designed, and that corrective actions are identified, tracked, and closed.

The HoFO&C provides leadership and supervision to the operations team and sets expectations for control discipline, documentation, timely reporting, and compliance with Trócaire policies, donor requirements, and local law. The role is designed to strengthen segregation of duties and supervisory review, and is not intended to become the default processor of routine finance or procurement transactions except in exceptional circumstances.

**Key responsibilities**

This role provides overall leadership for country operations and compliance and acts as the second line of oversight and assurance for key control environments. The Head of Finance, Operations & Compliance is responsible for setting expectations, ensuring appropriate segregation of duties, and verifying that finance, procurement, and administrative controls are functioning effectively through routine compliance checks, exception reporting, and audit follow-up. Day-to-day processing is led by the Senior Finance Officer (country office finance) and the Senior Programme Accountant (programme and partner finance), with this role providing escalation, quality assurance, and corrective action when issues arise. Similarly, day to day delivery of admin functions are delivererd by the Admin officer while this role provides oversight and support (including capacity building)

**As a Member of the Country Management Team:**

- As a member of the Country Management Team, actively and constructively contribute to the overall leadership of Trócaire’s country programme in Sierra Leone.
- Actively participate in CMT meetings, contributing to decisions on policy and strategic direction and playing a key role in the ongoing implementation and adaptation of Trócaire’s Sierra Leone Country Strategic Plan.
- Support the Country Director in the management of risk, including acting as the operational risk lead for the country programme.
- Ensure there is constant and open communication between the country operations team and HQ for smooth operations of the Country Office.
- Work in close partnership with the Head of Programmes and Programmes Team to ensure operations support programme implementation, including timely procurement, partner payments, travel/logistics, and compliant documentation.
- Support programme teams and the Country Director in donor engagement, proposal development (budgeting, cost allocation, compliance requirements), and reporting as required.
- Foster an atmosphere of trust and growth potential for Team members

**Compliance Oversight and Internal Controls:**

- Accountable for maintaining and monitoring the country office internal control framework, ensuring that controls over financial management, procurement, payroll, and HR processes ar