Risk and Compliance Manager

About Children Not Numbers

The conflict in Gaza has left thousands of children in urgent need of medical care, trauma support, and long-term assistance. Children Not Numbers is a grassroots UK-based charity committed to the health, safety, education, and wellbeing of Gaza s children.

Children Not Numbers (CNN) was established in early 2024 to address the urgent need to support Palestinian children caught up amid an unprecedented conflict. Within 18 months, we have grown rapidly into a global network of c.200 committed contractors and volunteers:

Our work includes:

• Emergency medical aid for sick and injured children in Gaza, delivered through collaboration between local staff and an international network of volunteer medics

• Short-term medical evacuation for urgent and complex cases more than 230 children have been safely evacuated to date

• Rehabilitation and trauma support for children with life-changing injuries and extreme psychological trauma

• Maternal Support Programme over 500 women supported across 1,100+ appointments

• Education and Empowerment Programme, currently supporting 300 children in Gaza with academic and psychological care

• International advocacy, including engagement with the UN, European Commission, UK government and other international bodies

About the role

This is a key position within a growing organisation, offering the opportunity to shape and strengthen risk and compliance systems that underpin CNN s humanitarian work.

As Risk & Compliance Manager, you will:

• Lead on organisational risk and compliance, ensuring CNN operates with transparency, integrity, and accountability.

• Oversee risk management frameworks, compliance reviews, due diligence processes, and internal policies.

• Provide assurance to Directors, Trustees, and donors that CNN meets all relevant regulations, ethical standards, and donor requirements.

• Support colleagues across all teams to embed a culture of compliance, safeguarding, and ethical practice.

You will report to the Director and work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Trustees.

As well as this opportunity to make a difference, you will supported in your role by an international team that cares and supports one another, where diversity is a given and creating a sense of belonging is core to who we are and what we do.

About you

We are seeking an experienced and proactive professional with a strong understanding of risk and compliance within the charity or NGO sector.

You will bring:

• Strong experience in compliance, risk management, or audit in a charity, NGO, or similar setting.

• Proven experience managing risk registers, due diligence processes, and compliance reviews.

• Strong knowledge of UK charity law, donor compliance, safeguarding, GDPR, and anti-fraud/anti-bribery frameworks.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and influencing skills.

• A collaborative approach and confidence in advising senior leaders and trustees.

A professional compliance or risk qualification (e.g. ICA, IRM) would be desirable.

Please see the job description document attached for a full list of role responsibilities and person specification.

Application instructions

Applications will be assessed by CV only in the first instance. To be considered for the next stage, please ensure your CV clearly demonstrates your relevant risk and/or compliance experience within a charity or NGO context, and relevant qualifications and training.

Eligibility: You must be a UK resident with the right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas.