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About this opportunity
SPARK is hiring a Senior Compliance & Subgrants Advisor for a consultancy based at home, with travel to Morocco and Tunisia. The contract runs from September 1, 2026, for approximately 60 to 75 working days during the programme's inception phase, which is anticipated to span September through December 2026. The application deadline is August 7, 2026. The daily fee is competitive and will be agreed based on qualifications and relevant experience. The programme focuses on strengthening women's entrepreneurship in Morocco and Tunisia. SPARK will select and support in-country implementing partners (IPs) through tailored financial and non-financial support. These partners will design and deliver interventions that help women entrepreneurs, including those in climate-vulnerable and informal sectors. The work includes business management training, financial literacy, digital tools, and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) alongside soft skills training. At the societal level, partners will run community sensitisation dialogues, promote positive narratives about women's economic participation, and build networks for business linkages, resilience, and safety. SPARK is an international non-governmental organisation that creates opportunities for young people in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. It works through entrepreneurship development and higher education, strengthening local ecosystems, supporting entrepreneurs, and building institutional capacities. The organisation operates across multiple countries, focusing on inclusive economic growth and sustainable employment. This consultancy is central to ensuring the programme's compliance and subgrant management approach is practical, risk-based, and aligned with donor requirements while reflecting the realities of partners on the ground. Morocco and Tunisia offer distinct working environments. Both countries have growing entrepreneurial ecosystems, particularly in the technology and social enterprise sectors. French is widely used in business and government, so fluency is essential for effective collaboration. The cost of living is moderate compared to Western Europe, and both countries have well-connected international airports, making travel between them straightforward. Consultants should be prepared for a mix of remote work and in-country visits, with a focus on building local capacity and ownership.
Responsibilities
- Advise on the programme's compliance, governance, and subgrant management approach, ensuring it is practical, risk-based, and aligned with donor requirements while reflecting operational realities in Morocco and Tunisia.
- Support the development and enhancement of implementing partner selection, due diligence, organisational assessment, and compliance tools to assess institutional readiness, governance arrangements, fiduciary capacity, and risk management systems.
- Support the implementing partner selection process by providing technical guidance on governance, financial management, procurement, internal controls, and organisational compliance.
- Facilitate organisational compliance and fiduciary assessments, and support selected implementing partners in analysing findings and co-designing tailored Compliance Improvement Plans.
- Support the co-design of practical compliance, financial management, and subgrant management procedures with selected partners, ensuring local ownership while maintaining alignment with donor requirements.
- Develop practical guidance, templates, and quality assurance mechanisms for compliant implementation of partnership agreements, financial support mechanisms, procurement, financial reporting, and risk management.
- Support the preparation of in-country programme kick-off clinics and deliver training and coaching to SPARK staff and implementing partners on compliance, subgrant management, fiduciary responsibilities, and good partnership practices.
- Promote organisational learning and adaptive management by identifying lessons learned, documenting good practices, and supporting continuous refinement of compliance and partnership management approaches.
- Work closely with the GESI, MEL, and Capacity Strengthening Advisors to ensure compliance, governance, and fiduciary management are fully integrated into the programme's implementation methodology.
- Support the continuous strengthening of SPARK's partnership approach by contributing practical tools, guidance, and recommendations that enhance partner due diligence, compliance systems, risk management, and institutional capacity.
- Provide any other relevant technical guidance required to strengthen implementing partners' institutional capacity, accountability, and long-term sustainability.
Benefits
- Competitive daily consultancy fee, agreed based on qualifications and experience.
- Home-based work with travel to Morocco and Tunisia.
- Opportunity to contribute to a programme focused on women's economic empowerment in North Africa.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Significant experience in compliance, subgrant management, and fiduciary oversight, ideally within international development or humanitarian programmes.
- Strong knowledge of donor requirements and partnership approaches, with the ability to translate them into practical, risk-based systems.
- Proven experience conducting organisational assessments and designing Compliance Improvement Plans for local partners.
- Excellent facilitation and training skills, with the ability to coach diverse stakeholders, including women-led organisations.
- Fluency in English and French is required; Arabic is an advantage.
- Willingness to travel to Morocco and Tunisia as needed.
- Experience working in the Middle East and North Africa region is preferred.
- Strong analytical, writing, and communication skills, with attention to detail.
How to Apply
- Prepare your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and approach to compliance and subgrant management.
- Submit your application before the deadline of August 7, 2026.
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- •Academic/Professional Alignment: Ensure your statement explicitly ties your past work in to Organization's strategic goals.
- •Leadership Evidence: Selection panels heavily weigh demonstrated initiative, community impact, or research output.
- •Financial & Language Prerequisites: Confirm if Medium of Instruction (MOI) certificates can substitute for formal standardized language test fees.




