Zacheaus Arabon

Compliance, governance and risk management professional with over 10 years of experience overseeing organizational compliance systems, donor regulations, information management, audit readiness, policy development, data governance, and risk mitigation across international humanitarian and development programmes in Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan. Extensive experience developing compliance frameworks, managing confidential organizational and beneficiary information, conducting compliance reviews, implementing organizational policies, monitoring regulatory obligations, supporting audits, strengthening internal controls, and training staff on compliance standards. Strong background working with UN agencies, international NGOs and multi-donor funded programmes requiring strict information management, confidentiality, documentation standards, contractual compliance and organizational accountability.

Experienced in identifying compliance risks, recommending corrective actions, improving governance processes and supporting organizations in maintaining high standards of operational integrity.

Head of Partnership & Donor Compliance - Medicair NGO - South Sudan

(2024-07 - 2025-10)

• Led organizational compliance systems across multiple donor-funded programmes.
• Developed and implemented compliance policies, procedures, and internal governance frameworks.
• Monitored organizational compliance risks and recommended mitigation strategies.
• Conducted compliance reviews ensuring adherence to contractual obligations.
• Coordinated audit preparation and maintained compliance documentation.
• Oversaw secure management of sensitive organizational and beneficiary information.
• Ensure proper documentation, records management and information integrity.
• Strengthen internal controls through compliance monitoring.
• Deliver compliance awareness training to programme and operational staff.
• Coordinate cross-functional compliance initiatives involving finance, programmes and operations.
• Support organizational risk assessments and governance improvements.
• Improved organizational compliance systems across multiple international donor-funded projects.
• Strengthened audit readiness through enhanced documentation controls.
• Reduced compliance risks by implementing improved governance procedures.

Head of Operations Unit - Medicair NGO - South Sudan

(2022-11 - 2024-06)

• Developed organizational operational policies.
• Oversaw compliance with donor regulations and organizational procedures.
• Managed operational risk assessments.
• Implemented process improvement initiatives.
• Coordinated internal compliance monitoring.
• Supervised documentation management systems.
• Strengthened accountability and internal governance processes.

Portfolio Associate - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Somalia

(2021-11 - 2022-10)

• Maintained programme information management systems.
• Managed confidential project documentation.
• Coordinated financial agreements and compliance documentation.
• Supported reporting governance and document control.
• Maintained secure programme records.
• Supported implementation of organizational information management standards.
• Coordinated reporting for multiple UN agencies.
• Ensured quality control of programme documentation.

Head of Programme Unit - Medicair NGO - South Sudan

(2020-01 - 2021-10)

• Led organizational compliance across multi-donor programmes.
• Developed programme governance procedures.
• Managed organizational risk registers.
• Strengthened internal accountability mechanisms.
• Oversaw compliance reporting.
• Supported audit processes.
• Conducted compliance reviews ensuring adherence to contractual obligations.
• Coordinated audit preparation and maintained compliance documentation.
• Oversaw secure management of sensitive organizational and beneficiary information.
• Ensure proper documentation, records management and information integrity.
• Strengthen internal controls through compliance monitoring.
• Deliver compliance awareness training to programme and operational staff.
• Coordinate cross-functional compliance initiatives involving finance, programmes and operations.
• Support organizational risk assessments and governance improvements.
• Ensured documentation accuracy.
• Managed contractual compliance.

Program Officer - Live-Well NGO - South Sudan

(2018-11 - 2019-12)

• Maintained programme records and beneficiary databases.
• Supported monitoring and verification processes.
• Conducted quality assurance reviews.
• Ensured confidentiality of beneficiary information.
• Supported compliance reporting.
• Performed data verification activities.

Project Manager / Emergency Coordinator - Sudan Medical Care (SMC)

(2014-10 - 2018-11)

• Managed project documentation and reporting.
• Ensured compliance with donor requirements.
• Oversaw monitoring systems.
• Conducted organizational risk assessments.
• Managed sensitive operational information.
• Supervised documentation quality.
• Coordinated audits and compliance reviews.

Bachelor - Social Work & Social Administration - TEAM University (2021)

Diploma - Strategic Management & Innovation (2024)

Diploma - Project Planning & Management - Africa Population Institute (2018)

Diploma - Social Work - Eldoret Tourism & Professional College (2010)

Certificate - NGO Management Operations - Africa Population Institute (2015)