VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Ref No. NRS/64/082014)
icipe — African Insect Science for Food and Health is an intergovernmental organisation funded by governmental aid agencies, UN organisations and private foundations to carry out research and training in environmentally sound and sustainable management of arthropods for improving health and agricultural productivity in the tropics. icipe has 400 staff to support its research and capacity building programmes located at various sites in Kenya and Ethiopia.
icipe wishes to urgently recruit a suitable person to fill the position of INTERNAL AUDITOR in the Director General’s (DG) Office. A competitive compensation package will be offered to the right candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.
The position is tenable in Duduville, Nairobi, Kenya. This is a two-year contract, with opportunities for renewal pegged on individual performance and availability of funds.
Overall purpose of the job
To assess and improve icipe’s financial operations.
Specific duties:
- Prepare
annually a risk based audit plan for approval by DG.
- Review
accounting and internal controls systems, monitor their operation
and recommend improvements thereto.
- Examine
financial records and documents to ensure they are properly kept and
deviations reported.
- Check
financial records and documents to ensure that project operations
comply with Donor requirements and the financial claims from Donors
are complete and accurate.
- Carry
out operations audits, and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness
of operational procedures.
- Make
recommendations for improvements and review the implementation of
corporate policies and plans, among other functions.
- Issue
periodic reports to the DG and Board Audit Committee summarising
results of internal audit activities.
- At
least a bachelor’s degree in accounting or related business field
- Be
a Certified Public Accountant with at least 5 years practical audit
experience gained at a supervisory level
- Possess
excellent working knowledge of professional software applications
such as MS Word, Excel and Access, and computerized systems of
accounting.
- Excellent
report writing, analytical and communication skills.
- Previous
experience working in a not-for-profit organisation will be an added
advantage.
- Knowledge
of auditing standards and practices, risk management, and applicable
financial rules and procedures.
This position reports to the Director General.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications must arrive via email on or before the 3rd September 2014. Please quote the job reference number NRS/64/082014 on the email subject line. Interested applicants should submit: (a) a confidential cover letter, (b) detailed CV with names and addresses of 3 referees (including e-mail addresses, fax numbers), and (c) a one-page write-up on how you consider yourself suitable for the job, to:
InternalAuditor@icipe.org
icipe is an equal opportunity employer
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