Especialista en Cumplimiento y Fortalecimiento de Capacidades

About the role

The Compliance and Capacity‑Building Specialist will be based in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, supporting the Horizons initiative that serves thousands of families across Huehuetenango, San Marcos and northern Quiché. The role ensures that implementing partners adhere to CRS and donor policies, while also strengthening their institutional capacities.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor institutional compliance by verifying partners’ application of administrative, financial and operational policies.
• Conduct field visits to review processes, improve internal controls and assess compliance with contracts and sub‑recipient agreements.
• Identify, evaluate and monitor risks of fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest, proposing preventive and corrective measures.
• Support partners in meeting contractual and procurement requirements.
• Apply organizational diagnostic tools to assess partners’ capacity and develop strengthening plans in coordination with technical areas (finance, administration, procurement, security, etc.).
• Provide technical assistance and ongoing follow‑up to ensure continuous improvement of partners.
• Assist with administrative, financial, procurement and logistics management to guarantee alignment with CRS procedures.

Required profile

• Experience ensuring compliance with donor and organizational policies.
• Ability to lead capacity‑diagnostic assessments and design strengthening plans.
• Willingness to travel regularly to field sites in the three implementation territories.
• Strong analytical skills to identify and mitigate fraud and corruption risks.

Required skills