Internal Control and Compliance Officer in Jawzjan

About Save the Children:

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

•             No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

•             All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

•             Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

 Save the Children has worked in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

Job Description:

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Internal Control and Compliance Officer serves within the Internal Control and Compliance Unit and assists in the conduct of internal audits, internal reviews, spot checks, will assist on some layer of review on investigations upon request of Risk and Compliance Director; supports on following up mitigations of the risks at provinces level; conducts awareness sessions and capacity buildings for staff of provinces based on the results of the different layers of reviews, audit  and promotes improved compliance throughout all office of Save the Children in Afghanistan.

The role requires to travel to different provinces where SCI Afghanistan has interventions.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Internal Audit

• Performs the audits for the North, South and East provinces of Save the Children as per approved ToR and Internal Audit Plan with instruction of supervisor
• Performs spot checks, internal reviews upon request of Risk Compliance Director and Head of Internal Control and Compliance Unit
• Reviews supporting documentation based on selected sample and records the results of the review to internal working tools
• Consolidates all identified audit findings and drafts internal audit report with detail recommendations for review of Head of Internal Control and Compliance
• Supports the internal control and compliance team in identifying fraud, red flags and assisting on conducting an investigations
• Updates and consolidates an Internal Audit Recommendation Follow Up Tracker based on developed recommendations
• Maintains and update the internal control and compliance department’s trackers
• Maintains and update the filing system of internal control and compliance department

Partnership

• Conducts Internal Audit, Spot checks or any other type of compliance review of Implementing Partners at the provinces based on Internal Control and Compliance annual plan
• Documents the results of audits, reviews with the application of internal working tools that supports on drafting internal reports.
• Performs visits to implementing partners provincial offices and carry out spot checks and reviews the activities of partners and provides constructive recommendations to implementing partners on audit, compliance and relevant issues and provide on-the job training.
• Supports Implementing Partners staff on external audit preparation
• Appraise the adequacy of the corrective action taken to improve deficient conditions within partner organization, by following up of audit findings with auditee on regular basis.

Training Development /Capacity Building

• Develops training needs plan based on identified gaps in a period of audits, reviews, etc
• Prepares training materials and presentations on particular topics and coordinates with Head of Offices an arrangement of an internal training for staff provinces
• Provides training and capacity building based on identified risks and findings for staff at the field offices
• To perform field, visit to field offices based on agreed plan on task implementation for the selected filed office  

Others

• Performs related work as assigned by Risk and Compliance Director  and Head of Internal Control and Compliance Unit
• Other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

 

 

Job Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS 

University degree in Audit, Accountancy, Business administration or other financial area preferred.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 2+ years of working experience in Non-Profit Organization at area of audit, control, compliance and related field.
• Ability to conduct quality control reviews of audit work products
• Ability to collect and analyse complex data, to evaluate information and systems and  to draw logical conclusions.
•  Ability to have a good written  and verbal communications including active listening and presentation of findings and recommendations.
• Good command of English and computer literate i.e. MS Office

 

Submission Guideline:

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can login to the online application system by copying and pasting the following link intro their web browser. Returning users will need to enter their username and password, first time users will need to create a user account.

It is recommended that you save your username and password for future job applications through the online system.

Save the Children strongly encourages applications from women. Minimum country requirements for potential female applicants will be followed.

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Submission Email:

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