Risk and Compliance Specialist (Full-time/Remote)
About The Position
We are seeking a highly organized and analytically strong Risk & Compliance Specialist to support the Global Director of Risk & Compliance in designing, implementing, and enforcing compliance frameworks across a growing international nonprofit network. This role will play a critical part in operationalizing legal, regulatory, and policy requirements across jurisdictions, with particular attention to nonprofit compliance, tax-exempt status considerations, governance standards, and risk mitigation. The Specialist will help drive network-wide alignment on global policies and controls, while ensuring appropriate localization for country-specific requirements. The ideal candidate brings experience in compliance, legal operations, or audit, and is comfortable working in a highly centralized model with global stakeholders, managing documentation-intensive processes, and exercising sound judgment in regulated environments.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience in compliance, legal operations, audit, risk, or advisory roles, ideally in regulated or multi-jurisdictional environments
- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, compliance processes, and documentation standards
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proven ability to translate complex requirements into structured processes
Nice To Haves
- Experience in nonprofit or tax-exempt organizations
- Experience operating independently and managing complex, cross-functional processes
- Exposure to entity management, corporate governance, or regulatory filings
- Experience working with external counsel, regulators, or auditors
Responsibilities
- Support establishment and lifecycle management of legal entities, including registrations, filings, renewals, and governance documentation
- Coordinate with external counsel, registered agents, and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with jurisdiction-specific regulatory and nonprofit requirements
- Maintain centralized, audit-ready governance records (e.g., bylaws, board documentation, tax filings)
- Monitor organizational activities to ensure alignment with tax-exempt requirements and mission-related objectives
- Support UBIT risk mitigation and guidance on permissible revenue-generating activities
- Drive rollout and adherence to global compliance policies, ensuring alignment with local legal obligations and documented deviations
- Execute due diligence processes for vendors, partners, and financial institutions (e.g., KYC, sanctions screening)
- Manage documentation for onboarding, banking, and governance changes
- Strengthen documentation standards and identify gaps in compliance controls
- Maintain compliance trackers, dashboards, and reporting tools to monitor risk and compliance status
- Support development of internal controls, SOPs, and workflows to demonstrate regulatory compliance
- Assist with enterprise risk assessments, mitigation tracking, and audit readiness
- Support internal reviews and investigations, including documentation and reporting
- Coordinate regulatory notifications and reportable events (e.g., data breaches) in alignment with global protocols
- Handle sensitive matters with high confidentiality and professionalism
- Monitor and synthesize regulatory developments (e.g., GDPR, AI regulations) and support policy updates
- Coordinate board governance processes, disclosures, and compliance documentation
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, HR, Finance, and others on worker classification, grants, and compliance matters
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
