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Job Title:   Internal Auditor (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Save the Children International

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Save the Children International is an international relief organization that was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

Job Summary:   The Internal Auditor will be responsible for carrying out audits, reviews, risk assessment and investigations to deliver opinions on the effectiveness of the controls and risk framework operating across Save the Children International and partners in Uganda. The role holder supports the Head of Internal Control and Risk Management in maintaining a systematic audit function, adequate internal controls and effective handling of incidents related to fraud and compliance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Internal Audit:

• As per the department’s planning, conduct systematic internal audits in line with SCI and donor policies and procedures.
• Maintain an audit action tracker up-to-date and follow up on outstanding action with the respective teams. Provide analysis trends of audit actions to the Head of Department.
• Conduct partner audits as per plan or as and when needed on ad-hoc basis.
• Support external audits of SCI projects/operations when required. Review responses to external audit reports and follow up for closure.

Internal Control function:

• Work with Departmental Directors and Regional Area Managers to provide support and capacity building to address weakness or non- compliance through training of staff at country office, field offices and partners on financial and non-financial systems, policies and procedures.
• Support the Partnership Coordinator and Partnership Finance Lead in conducting partner assessments related to finance and internal controls, ahead of new partnerships or to address weaknesses during implementation phase.
• Be the custodian of the Save the Children Whistle blowing and Fraud Policy; actively encourage reporting by staff of suspected deviation from the Save the Children values or standards, fraud, unethical behaviour, negligence or criminal activity within the organisation.
• Evaluate control over financial management including systems audits.
• Evaluate the risk of compliance of SCI operations with government of Uganda laws and regulations.
• Ensure adequate controls are in place to safeguard assets.

Incident/case investigation

• Conduct special investigations into cases of alleged fraud and violations of Code of Conduct as required; provide adequate reports to the Head of Department.
• Ensure timely and effective reporting into SCI’s Datix reporting system and adequate closure of cases.
• Upon request, support investigation into reported Child Safeguarding incidents involving staff, volunteers or any person related to SCUG (i.e., staff of partner organization, contractor, visitor, etc.)
• Support Partnership team in addressing issues of fraud involving implementing partners.
• Conduct annual fraud risk assessment to determine potential fraud exposures and recommend mitigating actions.

Risk Management

• Support facilitate cross functional process to identify and assess major CO level risks, considering all major areas of CO strategic focus;
• Support the Head of Department in adequately capturing the key risks in the Risk Framework (SCARF), with clear activities and responsibilities for mitigation. Monitor progress and ensure regular Risk Management Committee meetings.
• Participate in project level and award risk assessments.
• Evaluate the risk of non-compliance with policies and procedures, misappropriation of funds, and lead investigations where required.

External Risk and Quality Assurance:

• Support the Head of Department in effective monitoring of the policy and regulatory environment in all areas of operation and collaborate with relevant function/department leads to develop effective response and mitigation measures.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should preferably hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other relevant field.
• Preferably a member of at least one relevant professional body such as Institute of Internal Auditors, ACCA or CPA, or possess relevant professional qualifications.
• At least three years of experience in internal auditing and risk management
• Experience in middle level management in a large organisation
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity
• Excellent communication skills, initiative, the ability to meet tight deadlines and work independently is essential.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills.

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join Save the Children should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 3^rd November 2023

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