Asia Community Foundation (ACF) is the first Asia-wide platform for collaborative and strategic giving. It enables donors to give effectively across Asia through donor-advised funds (DAFs), collaborative and impact funds, and other philanthropic vehicles, supported by strong grantmaking, governance and operational infrastructure.
ACF is seeking a senior, hands-on practitioner to strengthen operational resilience and organisational effectiveness by building and embedding proportionate risk management, internal controls and cross-functional processes. The role sits within management as a senior second-line function; it is not an independent internal audit appointment. This is an initial 12-month fractional appointment of approximately 3–4 days per week, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, with no direct reports initially. Scope and priorities are reviewed at six months and at year end, and the role may evolve towards broader operational leadership as ACF grows.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strengthen Internal Controls and Operational Resilience: map the existing control environment, identify priority gaps and agree a sequenced remediation plan; develop and embed a proportionate internal control framework and minimum control standards across financial, operational, grantmaking, compliance and technology-related processes; document and strengthen priority end-to-end processes; test and re-test selected controls and coordinate remediation; establish an operational resilience and business continuity framework.
2. Operationalise Enterprise and Grantmaking Risk: translate the outcomes of ACF's enterprise risk review and Board grantmaking risk workshop into practical controls, mitigation measures, owners and timelines; support functional heads in managing risks; maintain an organisation-wide risk and control map and an issue, action and escalation tracker; provide quarterly written updates to management and the Audit and Risk Committee.
3. Strengthen Cross-Functional Processes and Organisational Effectiveness: address process gaps, unclear accountabilities and cross-functional dependencies; lead selected organisation-wide process reviews; strengthen operating disciplines and management reporting; support the evolution of ACF's operating model.
4. Support ShIP's Operational Development: use Shared Impact Philanthropy (ShIP) as the initial implementation platform to establish, test and refine controls before extending them across ACF; review key interfaces with finance, grantmaking, technology, legal, HR, governance and compliance; support ShIP's readiness for scale.
5. Build the Foundations for Assurance and Future Internal Audit: establish the systems, documentation and control environment to support future internal audit; commission limited specialist support where needed; maintain clear boundaries between management-led control development and independent assurance; present a year-end assessment to management, the Audit and Risk Committee and TMFF.
Experience and Skills: approximately 12–15+ years of experience across operational risk, internal controls, enterprise risk, assurance, process improvement or organisational operations; demonstrated experience designing and embedding proportionate controls in growing or complex organisations; strong cross-functional capability including process design, implementation, change management and remediation; ability to engage credibly with Board members and senior leadership; sound understanding of governance, financial controls, compliance and technology-related risk; pragmatic judgement; comfort with autonomy and ambiguity; high integrity; strong communication and relationship skills. Experience in a non-profit, foundation, financial services or international operating environment is advantageous.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are invited to send a cover letter and CV to hr@asiacf.org. All enquiries will be treated with strict confidence.