Senior Risk Management and Control Officer

Position: 

Senior Risk Management and Control Officer

Department: 

Internal Audit

Grade: 

PS-4

Type of Contract: 

Fixed Term Renewable (subject to probationary period of 1 year)

Duty Station: 

Harare, Zimbabwe

Deadline: 

Saturday, February 28, 2015

The Foundation seeks to recruit a Senior Risk Management and Control Officer whose specific responsibilities will among others include:

At the Project Level

1. Assess the overall Governance, Risk and Control (GRC) framework of grantees during appraisal to avoid or minimize the risks associated with project implementation.
2. Conduct regular risk and control environment scans on all active projects through survey, desk review and other appropriate means. Undertake supervision missions on those projects vulnerable to high risks.
3. Ensure effectiveness conditions are met before disbursement and trigger remedial action in case of failure of compliance with the Grant Agreement provisions.
4. In liaison with grantees to assess internal controls, perform effectiveness tests over processes with significant control deficiencies, recommend solutions to issues arising from control reviews, and ensure execution of management action plans.
5. Review the Interim Financial Reports (IFRs) submitted by active projects and providing necessary feedback.
6. Track and follow up on implementation of all recommendations on each project from internal audit, external audit, supervision missions, Portfolio Review and/or any other M&E undertakings. 
7. Ensure inputs into the portfolio review process is timely and accurate with respect to (i) the financial management and fiduciary data, (ii) risk and control environment at the project level, and (iii) the response to audit recommendations.
8. Facilitate consolidation of cross cutting risks identified across projects and update and maintain the risk register.

At the Foundation Level 

1.  Identify appropriate risk management model and internal control framework in line with internationally accepted standards and best practices
2. Ensure that all critical procedures and controls inherent in the Foundation are documented and adhered to.
3. Coordinate ERM at the Foundation, providing technical support to risk owners in particular and the management in general.
4. Identify and bring to the attention of the management team all risks that are crosscutting in nature. 
5. Track and follow up implementation of all recommendations from internal audit, external audit or any other M&E undertakings.
6. Facilitate Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) throughout the Foundation.
7. Monitor and report on the status of key indicators defined under the Foundation’s Risk Management Appetite Statement and alert the management team when any of the indicators or trends reaches alarming levels.

Selection Criteria

Selection will be on a competitive basis   and the following minimum qualifications, experience and competencies are required:

1.  Advanced University degree in finance, accounting, audit, risk management or business related field together with a recognized professional accounting qualification from an internationally recognised professional accounting body e.g.  CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CCSA or IFAC recognized equivalent.
2.   A minimum of four years of experience in a similar position in an international
3. Experience in internal audit, external audit or compliance review as well as exposure to contemporary risk management and internal control framework like COSO will be an advantage.
4.  Excellent English and French language skills are strongly desired. 
5.  Strong and demonstrated experience in handling technical accounting and financial reporting issues.
6.  Ability to cope with multiple tasks effectively; excellent communication and analytical skills and ability to work effectively with people at all levels in the organization in a multi-cultural environment.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications, quoting the reference “Senior Risk Management and Control Officer,” including curriculum vitae with three (3) referees should be received at the address below by 28 February  2015. 

The Executive Secretary

The African Capacity Building Foundation

P.O. Box 1562

HARARE, Zimbabwe

 E-mail:  Recruitment@acbf-pact.org

Only shortlisted applicants being considered for interview will be contacted. The Executive Secretary reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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