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About the Role

As a Compliance Officer, you will be responsible for establishing and continuously developing our Compliance Management System and related processes. You will ensure that our organization and global fellowship program operate legally, transparently, and in accordance with non-profit requirements. You will establish suitable structures, standards, and control mechanisms for this purpose. You will report directly to management to ensure necessary independence and objectivity in audit processes.

Responsibilities

Advise and monitor compliant, documented use of funds according to Abgabenordnung (AO).
Develop and maintain a data protection guideline (GDPR), especially for program participant data.
Conduct compliance checks with partner organizations.
Perform regular risk analyses with a prioritized roadmap for control measures.
Control the procurement process.
Monitor KYC processes and sanctions list screenings.
Conduct risk-based reviews of global payment structures with the finance department.
Develop guidelines and training formats.
Maintain the whistleblower system and case management.
Prepare an annual compliance report.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in compliance, auditing, business law, auditing, or finance and contract management.
Practical experience in establishing or further developing a Compliance Management System, in risk analyses, training, policy work, and stakeholder management, including with senior stakeholders and management.
Analytical sharpness in dealing with complex contractual frameworks and financial flows.
Diplomatic yet assertive communication skills with executives and external partners, and high integrity.
Pragmatic, hands-on work approach.

Skills

Data protection guideline (GDPR)
KYC processes
Sanctions list screenings
Whistleblower system
Stakeholder management

Location

Berlin, Germany
Remote

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid
Remote

Experience Level

Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience

Education Level

Completed degree in business law, law, business administration, or comparable qualification is an advantage.
Knowledge of non-profit law and experience in the non-profit sector (gGmbH, foundations) is an advantage.

Benefits

Attractive salary
Additional benefits
Team-building activities
Opportunities for professional development
Flexible working models
Option to work remotely
30 days of paid vacation per year (based on a five-day week)
Company pension plan
Possibility of mobile working (up to 50% of working time)
Possibility of remote work, even outside Germany, for a total of up to six weeks per year
Regular team offsites, team events, and celebrations
Employee benefits such as Urban Sports Club or shopping vouchers

About the Company

We are a meaningful organization with global reach that wants to make a difference – a place where purpose, passion, and your ideas count.
You will work in an entrepreneurial, creative, and international team as well as in a global community of purpose-oriented doers from over 100 countries.
The DO School Fellowships gGmbH is a non-profit organization based in Berlin, Germany.
Our core mission is to offer training and fellowship programs to empower young people globally to launch projects addressing global and local challenges around environment and society.
With our work, we are training the next generation of impact entrepreneurs in innovative educational and fellowship programs.

Equal Opportunity

The DO School Fellowships is an inclusive organization and explicitly welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, whether that’s ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability or alternative professional paths.