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International Growth Centre

Head of International Compliance – IGC

12-month Fixed Term Contract Maternity Cover

Salary from £52,806 to £60,705 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £67,357 pa inclusive of London allowance

The International Growth Centre works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. The IGC is a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and in-country teams and initiatives working across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, we are majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with support from other global funders. We work to improve the productivity of people and firms as the key driver of sustainable economic development.

Based centrally within the LSE and with close working relationships within IGC, the post holder will take overall responsibility within the School for monitoring, managing and meeting all compliance related requirements related to the IGC’s international activities and related registered LSE overseas branch entities. They will work closely with IGC senior management team, in-country teams and central LSE teams, and manage external consultants that advise and support LSE with international compliance requirements. The post holder will lead on risk and security for the IGC, specifically its overseas activities. The role reports to the Head of LSE Legal in the LSE Secretary Division, with a matrix reporting line to the IGC Finance Director.

The successful applicant will have:

• An understanding of the main provisions of UK corporate compliance, governance and regulation and experience of applying this in the context of relevant overseas jurisdictions.

• Knowledge and experience of registering and ongoing legal maintenance of overseas entities.

• Experience of working with internal and external compliance and governance regulations, internal policies and processes (e.g. financial regulations, ethics, bribery and fraud) in complex and matrixed organisations, and a demonstratable ability to apply this to operations in overseas jurisdictions.

• Experience of working in a compliance-related role in an international not-for-profit organisation.

• Basic understanding of corporate financial documents such as company reports, financial accounts.

• Experience of managing a virtual team to deliver timely outputs.

The position will be based in the IGC head office located within the LSE in central London, and is a fixed term contract for maternity cover for a period of 12 months.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Claudia Niruban, IGC Finance Director at: c.niruban@lse.ac.uk.

To find out more about the IGC, please go to www.theigc.org/about/careers.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 27 October 2024 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.