Care,Audit & Compliance Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda

Rationale of
the position at the Regional Level

Size of the Region
and Country Offices (COs) lack internal auditors; the Region has 12 country
offices of which 5 country offices have no internal auditors. Currently these
countries are support by Regional Audit and compliance coordinator or borrowed
CO Internal auditors who are also har
d to get. Therefore, these countries end
up getting insufficient support from the Regional Office.

The Great lakes sub
region has 4 countries two of which have no Internal Auditors and 1 Country is
likely to eliminate the position soon. This role will support in ensuring there
is continued support to the countries on audit & compliance issues.

In addition to the
two reasons above, the recent audits have proven that issues that need to be
addressed quickly and monitored going forward in the Great Lakes sub region.
This will not be easy without support of the audit and compliance function that
works very closely with Country offices.

Based on the reasons
above and ensuring synergy with other program support areas to the sub region,
the established Audit
and Compliance Coordinator – Great Lakes position will continue
to be part of the Regional office team reporting to the Regional Audit and
compliance coordinator. S/he will collaborate closely with Managing Deputy
Regional Director – Great Lakes and Country Directors of Uganda, Burundi,
Rwanda and DRC

Position
Summary

The Audit and
Compliance Coordinator – Great Lakes (ACC-GL) will primarily be responsible for
providing independent assurance and consulting services that improve operations
at the Great Lakes sub region the ACC-GL helps the Great Lakes COs accomplish
their objectives by evaluating, in a systematic and disciplined way the
effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance. Determine compliance
with selected policies, procedures, donor requirement as well as local laws and
regulations. Perform special investigations as requested. Make written
recommendations to the COs that will increase efficiency and/or effectiveness
of the control systems of functions reviewed.

The Audit and
Compliance Coordinator – Great Lakes (ACC-GL) will ensures that compliance
matters are appropriately considered throughout the sub region. Additionally,
She/he will liaise with CO offices teams, including Internal Audit, Finance,
Human Resources, Administration, Procurement and IT, to identify and remediate
organizational gaps identified during compliance audits and assessments as well
as ensuring internal processes and policies relating to compliance are
instituted, understood, and maintained.

Duties &
Responsibilities

1. Prepare
   compliance activities short and long-term plans and annual budgets for the
   compliance activities. Undertake the comprehensive compliance activity of
   the Sub region and specific Country Offices. Based on the same conduct
   focused compliance audits on topics of concern.
2. Identify
   potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develop / implement
   corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues; and provide
   guidance and advice on how to prevent or address similar situations in the
   future
3. Understand
   the root cause of risk at a granular level and provide crisp and precise
   guidance to the organization regarding the execution of compliant business
   practices and activities;
4. Ensure
   that the COs Senior Management and MDRD-Great Lakes are immediately
   notified of concerns or reports of violations relating to accounting,
   internal controls, auditing, regulatory, or financial matters; violations
   relating to members of senior management; or violations of any of the
   policies that are designed to ensure that the CARE operates in an ethical
   manner;
5. Propose
   changes in the policies and procedures for the general operation of the
   Compliance Program and its related activities to prevent illegal or
   improper conduct;
6. Develop
   training and education programs for internal policies, donor requirements
   and applicable government laws and regulations changes and topics
   identified as potential risk areas.
7. Ensure
   the Internal Audit charter is current and relevant in view of any
   significant changes in the organization and in The IIA’s International
   Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards).
8. Prepare
   risk based semi-annual audit plan and budget, discuss with the RACC and
   MDRD-Great Lakes and facilitate the Audit Committee.
9. Undertake
   the comprehensive Internal audit activity of the Country Offices and its
   funded programs; and systematic document the audit evidence.
10. Provide
    appropriate recommendations to ensure the country office compliance with
    legally and ethically bounded internal and external regulations.
11. Prepares
    and shares with the RACC and MDRD-Great Lakes the quarterly reports on the
    COs significant risks, compliance and management issues and makes
    recommendations for appropriate action.
12. Follow
    up or/and assist in implementation of the Internal and External auditors
    recommendations.
13. Support
    the CARE USA Internal Audit and other external audit engagement and monitor
    Country Offices compliance obligations with the CARE USA policies and
    statutory obligations with ABC government;
14. Keeps
    abreast in changes of audit regulations (e.g. the current consolidation of
    circulars) of donors and advices the management accordingly
15. Evaluate
    and contribute to the improvement of risk management, control and
    governance process in the following areas; Compliance with internal
    policies and external regulations, Accomplishment of operational
    objectives, Reliability and integrity of information, Efficiency of
    processes,Safeguarding assets from loss and misuse.

Qualification
Requirements

1. Ideal
   candidate should have a minimum of university degree in Accounting,
   Business Administration, Economics or equivalent.
2. At
   least five (5) years experience in internal or external audit.
3. A
   minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in either audit, accounting, financial
   analysis, operations, or information systems.
4. Fluency
   (if needed) in at least one key language relevant to the region.
5. Knowledge
   of internal control systems and risk management.
6. Basic
   knowledge of information technology and related internal control systems.
7. Basic
   knowledge of fraud auditing and investigation.
8. Strong
   oral and written communications skills.
9. Coaching
   and mentoring skills.
10. Knowledge
    of policies, regulations, reporting formats & cultures of CARE’s
    principle donors, including USAID, EC & DFID.
11. Facilitation
    skills to conduct training sessions for small, medium and large sized
    groups.

Interested
candidates who meet the above criteria are encouraged of to send their
application letters and detailed CV to recruit@som.care.org
by June 2,
2017. Applicants are required to indicate the position title on
the subject line of the email when applying. Only shortlisted candidates will
be contacted.

CARE is an
equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity. Female
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Our selection process reflects our
commitment to the protection of children from abuse.