Principal Internal Auditor Kagrc Grade 4 at Kenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: 

• Implementing audit strategies, policies and procedures;  
• Periodical reviewing of systems and controls to give an opinion on their reliability and effectiveness; 
• Reviewing operations to establish adequacy of the manuals, policies and guidelines that have been put in place to ensure smooth operations while undertaking the mandate of the Centre;  
• Monitoring and reporting on the Centre’s risk profiling, risk appetite, risk registers and risk management in general; 
• Supporting various Divisions in risk profiling and mitigation; 
• Ensuring adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency in risk management processes in line with the mandate and operations of the Centre;   
• Facilitating development and maintenance of risk registers within the Centre; 
• Evaluating budget processes to give assurance on compliance and effectiveness of budget systems and controls; 
• Preparing risk-based annual audit plans for approval by the Audit Committee;  
• Undertaking specific audit assignments.  

Person Specifications 
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: - 

• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been in a Management position; 
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Commerce (Finance or Accounting option), Business Administration (Finance and Accounting option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; 
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields: Finance, Accounting, Business Administration (Accounting/Finance Option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; 
• Registered with a professional body and a member of ICPAK and IIA or its equivalent, and in good standing; 
• Professional courses CISA, CIA etc 
• Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and  
• Proficiency in computer applications;  

Skills and competencies 

• Leadership skills; 
• Strategic and innovative thinking; 
• Interpersonal relationship skills; 
• Strong analytical skills; 
• Negotiation skills; 
• Report writing skills; 
• Problem solving skills; and 
• Communication skills;