Head of Internal Audit and Compliance at Save the Children

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Head of Internal Audit and Compliance in the Country Office (CO) is responsible for providing leadership and coordination of Risk, Internal Control and Compliance, Internal Audit and Fraud in the country office. As a member of the country level Senior Leadership Team (SLT) the internal audit position will independently evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the governance, risk management and control systems within the county Programme and provide regular opinions on the effectiveness of these systems together with proposed action plans to address any weak areas. 

The position will lead on coordinating any fraud investigations. The role is a critical 2nd line of control for the organization and requires independent and objective staff. The role reports to the Country Director (CD) with a dotted line into the Regional Risk and Compliance Leader who has a dotted line into the Global Risk Director. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF THE ROLE

Reports to: Country Director

Staff reporting to this post: 1 position. 

Indirect: 4 positions 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in an area of accounting, auditing or Business administration or equivalent Internal Audit qualification (CPA, ACCA, CA, CIA, CFE, CISA etc) and/or other professional certification.
• Be a qualified Internal Auditor (IIA) 
• At least 8 years recent professional experience in Internal Audit, Accounting, Risk management or Fraud Investigation. 
• Demonstrable experience at a senior level, NGO sector is preferable.
• Experience of managing teams, as well as indirect relationships
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.