Crisis & Risk Management Professional

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The SOS Children's Villages Kenya is a member of SOS - Kinderdorf International, the largest private welfare organization for children in the world. Over 500 000 children benefit from the various residential, educational and developmental programmes operating in 135 countries.

JOB SUMMARY

Requirements Requires master’s degree level, preferably in: Crisis Management, Risk Management, Business Administration, Security Studies, International Relations, Emergency Management, Audit, Compliance, Business Continuity or related field. Minimum 10 years’ professional experience in crisis management, risk management, internal control, audit, compliance, or related functions, including familiarity with ISO 31000 and ISO 22301 and other related standards. Minimum 5 years professional experience in risk reporting to and advising international C- and S-Board levels on risk Experience in international NGO or federated system desirable. Willingness to travel 30/35% English and French proficiency is a must, Spanish is an asset

RESPONSIBILITIES

Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise risk management (ERM) principles, frameworks and tools; facilitate structured risk identification and assessment processes; and contribute to the development and monitoring of mitigation measures and internal controls, ensuring alignment with governance structures and organizational policies. Prepare risk analyses, dashboards, and consolidated reports for leadership; contribute to risk reviews, audits, and assurance processes; and ensure accurate documentation and structured reporting to support risk-informed decision-making.  Support the development and regular updating of crisis response protocols, SRAs, contingency plans, and SOPs; contribute to crisis simulations and preparedness exercises; and support integration of crisis preparedness into operational and programmatic planning. Provide coordination and analytical support during crisis situations; prepare situation reports, structured briefings including data-driven and executive summaries for leadership; and support after-action reviews and lessons-learned processes to strengthen organizational resilience. Coordinate with safeguarding, humanitarian action, compliance, audit, finance, communications, and security colleagues to ensure integrated risk and crisis management approaches; provide technical guidance and tools to Member Associations; facilitate structured information flow across entities; and ensure adherence to risk and crisis management policies and escalation procedures. Implement and refine an ERM program based on the COSO 2017 (or most current) framework. Advise leadership on aligning risk appetite with strategy, performance and safeguarding. Advice on the design, maintenance, and stress-test Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans. Ensure that critical business functions have a "Plan B" that is validated through regular tabletop exercises and simulations. Provide advisory on Risk Management and Support to develop Risk Mitigation and Preparation 

REQUIRED SKILLS

Risk analysis, Vision and strategy, Risk management, Compliance

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Post-graduate education