Administration and Due Diligence Officer

Main Duties:

• Carry out due diligence checks on all third-party applicants and ensure relevant issues are escalated to the programme management team.
• Support third parties with any queries related to due diligence
• Conduct regular audits to identify potential weaknesses and non-compliance situations
• Create and maintain a compliance dashboard that enables the tracking and measurement of compliance and ensure other operational trackers such as the supplier database are maintained
• Support the programme management team in drafting contracts for employees, consultants and sub-contractors
• Work with the programme management and legal teams to mitigate potential contracting risks

Aptitude and skills:

• You must have experience and a proven track record of working in a compliance, legal, finance or risk function
• Some experience working with contracts preferred
• Excellent organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and in a fast-paced environment with flexibility to perform other functions as directed
• Proven written and oral communication skills in a range of formats (briefings, reports, summaries etc.) and to a range of audiences
• Proven capacities to quickly familiarise with new procedures
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Qualifications:

Minimum bachelor’s degree qualifications

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

Tetra Tech prides itself on a workplace culture that advances equality, diversity, and inclusion and ensures the workplace is free from discrimination, harassment, bullying, racism and hate speech of any form regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage, and civil partnerships. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

Think you have what it takes but are not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you're passionate about what we're building, we look forward to hearing from you.

Disability Confident Employer:

Disability Confident is a UK government scheme where employers receive support to create and foster diverse and inclusive workplaces. We have self-identified as a registered disability confident participant.

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Safeguarding:  

Tetra Tech International Development has robust policies and guidelines which exemplify our commitment to safeguarding and technical excellence in gender equality. Our team of dedicated GEDSI advisers work closely with our staff and partners to ensure a context-specific and consistent approach is applied to all of our programmes to improve the livelihoods of the world’s most marginalised groups.