OFFICE OF AUDITOR GENERAL OF RWANDA,Project Officer Jobs in Rwanda

JOB POSITION: PROJECT OFFICER TO
SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OFFICE OF AUDITOR GENERAL OF RWANDA STRATEGIC
PLAN
1.0 Background and Context
The Office of the Auditor General of
Rwanda (OAG) was established in 1998 and began its operations in March 2000.
The

2003 Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda recognizes OAG as the Supreme
Audit Institution and defines it as an independent office vested with legal
personality, financial and administrative autonomy. An audit act was
promulgated in 2013, setting out the details of the functioning of the office.

In 2011, the OAG completed the
development of its strategic plan for FY2011/12- 2015/16 which sets out its
approach to addressing key challenges in areas such as staff retention,
capacity in auditing as well as outreach to stakeholders. The Strategic Plan is
anchored around five pillars namely
(i) enhancing the independence of the
OAG;
(ii) strengthening institutional
capacity of the OAG in line with its mandate; (iii) building and strengthening
professional audit capacity; (iv) strengthening OAG’s capacity to enOAGe
stakeholders and (v) Oversight, coordination, implementation and monitoring the
Strategic Plan.).
A Joint Coordination Committee (JCC)
chaired by the Auditor General and co-chaired by the PFM lead donor (PFM SWG
Co-chair) ensures proper planning, coordination and implementation of the OAG
sub-fund defined in the OAG Strategic Plan. The JCC meets quarterly to.monitor
and evaluate progress towards achieving the outputs and outcomes.
It is in this context that the Office
of Auditor General of Rwanda (OAG) is seeking services of an experienced
Project Officer to support the implementation of its Strategic Plan. The
position will be financed through the OAG PFM sub-fund financed by development
partners.
2.0 Objectives of the position
The objective for this position is to
ensure proper coordination of OAG Sub-Fund programme, an efficient implementation
of project activities and better coordination between OAG and its development
partners.
3.0 Scope of work
Duties and responsibilities include but
are not limited to the following:
  • Work
    with OAG departments to identify and specify appropriate activities for
    inclusion in annual workplans for the OAG Sub-Fund;
  • Consolidate
    activities and prepare a workplan and budget for review by OAG senior
    management and submission for approval to the JCC;
  • Provide
    advice, inputs and quality assurance in the preparation of high quality
    terms of reference of assignments under the OAG sub fund ensuring
    activities add value beyond OAG existing and routine work;
  • Develop
    a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan to track the implementation of
    the OAG Strategic Plan on a regular basis;
  • Support
    OAG senior management team in ensuring that planned project activities are
    on track;
  • Collect
    programme monitoring information and prepare narrative and financial
    reporting to the JCC,
  • Ensure
    that narrative and financial reporting is circulated to agreed timescales
    ,
  • Support
    annual audits and independent audits of the sub-fund including providing
    necessary information and documentation, lead management response to
    findings and follow up on implementation of agreed recommendations;
  • Produce
    project’s progress reports (both activity and financial) for the review
    and approval by the JCC;
  • Take
    minutes of internal coordination meetings and JCC meetings, circulating
    them in a timely manner, follow up on key action points;
  • Carry
    out any other duties as will be necessary to ensure effective
    implementation of the OAG strategic plan.
4. 0 Deliverables
  • Annual
    action plans, budgets, and procurement plans for the OAG Strategic Plan;
  • Monthly
    progress updates to the Auditor General per the format agreed at the
    inception stage of the assignment ;
  • Quarterly
    Progress Reports covering operational and financial aspects of the OAG
    Strategic Plan sub-fund;
  • Annual
    progress Report which summarises all Quarterly Progress Reports set
    against key milestones;
  • Any
    other reports as may be required by the Auditor General.
5.0 Duration of the Assignment and
Location
The position will work full-time and
will be based in the OAG.
The contract for this assignment will
run for an initial period of one year and will be renewed annually upon
satisfactory performance and business requirements.
6.0 Reporting and Contacts
The Project Officer will report to the
Secretary General but will work closely with OAG heads of departments to ensure
effective better coordination and communication of planned activities.
7.0 Profile of the Project Officer
The Project Officer should have the
following demonstrable profile:
  • University
    degree in Project Management, Economics, Finance, Development Studies or
    any other relevant field.
  • A
    minimum of 5 years substantive experience in various aspects of programme
    cycle management (planning, design, implementation, monitoring and
    evaluation);
  • Strong
    track record in results-based management (setting targets/ planning and
    monitoring delivery of projects). Knowledge in public sector auditing
    would be a distinct advantage.
  • Excellent
    writing skills and proven ability to produce high quality documents in
    English
  • Working
    knowledge of Kinyarwanda or French being an advantage.
Interested applicants who fulfill the
requirements must submit the following documents to the Office of the Auditor
General at KIMIHURURA, not later than Tuesday, 30th April 2015 at 5 pm:
  • Application
    letter;
  • Certified
    copies of relevant certificates;
  • A
    detailed Curriculum Vitae;
  • Testimonials
    (to prove experience);
  • A
    copy of Rwandan ID
  • Names
    and addresses of three references
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be
called up for test
Done at Kigali, on 21st
April 2015
Secretary General
MULIGO Olive
0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x