Assurance Manager

Would you enjoy working with different actors in the Tiko ecosystem to ensure that they are knowledgeable about our platform and its offers? Continue reading to find out more about our Assurance Manager role! 

The Company

Tiko (previously known as Triggerise) believes in a world where all youth have the power to choose where, when, and how they meet their sexual reproductive health needs. Our digital platform delivers scalable and verifiable sexual reproductive health services for young people in 6 main markets in Sub Saharan Africa - Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa, Burkina Faso, and Zambia. We work together with local communities and use nudges like reminders, discounts, and reward points to encourage our users to access and use sexual and reproductive health services. We also support our users in becoming micro-entrepreneurs and adding value to their economies.

Tiko has offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the UK, and Portugal. Globally, our team consists of +200 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly. You can learn more about what being part of Tiko is like here.

For this role, we are looking for applicants based in Nigeria, Zambia or Ethiopia

The Job

The Assurance Manager implements Tiko’s global verified results strategy. You proactively reduce the risks associated with executing our programs in all countries of operation. You also monitor and review all risk indicators to ensure they are within tolerable levels.

You'll also be responsible for:

• Risk management strategy: You help design, test, and implement a risk management strategy that ensures Tiko complies with donor and regulatory requirements and minimises the risk of abuse of our resources in 

• Control tools: You develop tools that Tiko and its partners can use to identify and verify the use of our Tiko platform and that allows us to take swift and appropriate action when needed. You will contract and oversee internal and external parties that oversee data verification, mystery clients and other assurance activities in countries of operation..

• Auditing and investigations: It is your duty to ensure that day-to-day reviews of incidences, risk flags, and follow-up activities are carried out. Similarly, support in developing and implementing audit and investigation processes to ensure well-managed incidences, including SEAH investigations where necessary.

• Risk reporting: You are responsible for the periodic risk reporting towards the organization and our donors.
• Leading your team: You lead and develop the individuals in your team. You mentor them if needed. We also expect you to continue to develop yourself and keep abreast of new developments in your field.

About you

You lead by example and with the strength of your vision, you can build a strategy and ensure that goals are reached. You are someone who pays attention to detail and has excellent analytical skills. You have an extremely thorough approach to their work and ensure that tasks are followed up on and completed in a timely manner.

Requirements

• A finance or risk-focused qualification (CFE, CIA, CPA or any other relevant qualification).
• The ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• You pay high attention to detail and have excellent analytical skills.
• You have good problem-analysis and solving skills.
• You can maintain high levels of confidentiality and your integrity is beyond reproach.
• Must be Based in Nigeria, Zambia or Ethiopia

The Rewards

In addition to your monthly salary, we offer you:

• A personal development budget
• Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go
• Growth opportunities
• A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things
• A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations.

The Details

Interested? Click Apply for This Job! Want more information? Check out our website tikoafrica.org or contact our Global Recruiter. We only accept applications through the apply links, not by email.

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Tiko prioritizes integrity in our workplace and respects your privacy.

Tiko is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour by its employees at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This is why we will do reference and background screening checks on successful candidates before hiring. Tiko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. As part of this scheme, we will request information from your previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during your employment, or incidents under investigation when you left employment. By applying for this position, you confirm you have read and understood these recruitment procedures.

We value your privacy and understand the importance of safeguarding your personal data. We invite you to review our privacy notice for the recruitment process to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal data during the recruitment process. Click here to view the document. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our privacy notice.