Senior Internal Audit and Risk Officer - JG 7 - 1 Post at Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA)

Job Purpose

• Responsible for provision of independent assurance that an organization’s risk management, governance processes, internal control systems and processes are operating effectively.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Implement policies, strategies, frameworks, guidelines, work plans, standards and procedures that impact on internal audit and risk management while ensuring compliance to applicable laws, statutes and circulars;
• Implement risk based annual internal audit plans and programmes;
• Conduct internal audits and risk assessment;
• Prepare internal audit reports with appropriate recommendations;
• Monitor Implementation of internal audit processes;
• Monitoring implementation of internal controls systems;
• Supervise follow up on pending audit recommendations;
• Implement capacity building programs to promote awareness of governance, risk management, and internal controls systems;
• Supervise verification of Authority’s assets;
• Monitor Implementation of enterprise risk management activities;
• Update and maintain internal audit records in the department;
• Coach, mentor and monitor officers under their purview.
• Develop and implement individual work plan.
• Develop periodic individual performance reports and
• Implement risk mitigation measures

Job Dimensions:
Financial Responsibility

• Prepare annual work plan and budgets.
• Responsibility for Physical Assets
• Responsible for Office equipment, furniture and records

Decision Making / Job Influence

• Operational decisions

Working Conditions

• Predominantly in an office setting with occasional field travel.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Commerce (Accounting/Finance);
• Business Administration (Accounting/Finance) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Part III or Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) Part III certificate or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Registration with Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and in good standing.
• Supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution
• Previous relevant work experience required.
• Served in the grade of Internal Auditor Officer I at IPOA 7 for a minimum period of three (3) years or six (6) years in a comparable and relevant position in the public or private sector

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
Functional Skills: 

• Analytical skills
• Organization and Planning Skills
• Dispute Resolution Skills
• Decision Making Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills

Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

• Transparency and accountability
• Ethics and Integrity
• Team player
• Creativity and innovation
• Emotional intelligence
• Resilience
• Independence