Officer Internal Audit, Compliance & Risk Management NGO Jobs – Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS)

Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) is the leading National Humanitarian Organization in Uganda and a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Job Summary: The Officer Internal Audit, Compliance & Risk Management is responsible for providing audit assurance to key stakeholders about the efficacy of risk management (especially at the project level). The position also adds value by providing advisory services to management and project teams on project risk management and execution of the enterprise risk management framework, as well as through proposals to enhance project governance and control mechanisms.

Strategic Planning

Adheres to the directorate strategies and implements procedures to ensure those strategies are executed.

Risk Management and Compliance

Partake in supporting project teams to prepare project risk management plans and guiding them in executing those plans.

Report on key risk indicators (KRIs) and implementation of risk mitigation strategies.

Conduct compliance reviews and support project teams to establish compliance obligations registers

Internal Audit

Execute risk-based internal audits that are properly planned, based on context-specific audit programmes, and properly documented through professionally prepared working papers. These audit reports add value to projects and other audited entities.

Participate in the directorate’s resource management through ensuring adherence to financial and other resource allocations to audits.

Resource Mobilisation

This position indirectly contributes to fundraising efforts through audit support to project management teams. Such support involves providing advisory services to project management teams to improve proposal risk assessment and management.

In addition, the outcomes of project audits should lead to better project performance, which should improve the repute of URCS and enable it to obtain repeat funding.

Education Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, Economics or other related field from an approved, recognised and reputable university.

Student or Qualified Membership of the Institute of Internal Auditors or equivalent professional body is preferred but not mandatory

Essential Experience

Knowledge and Skills

Ability to conduct assurance and consulting engagements conforming with the Global Internal Auditing Standards, practice guides, implementation guides, and leading practices in executing internal audits

Capability to sufficiently use audit-aided tools like embedded monitoring routines in URCS software(s), MS Office applications and other automated tools that can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of auditors.

Ability to detect any potential impairments to internal audit independence and the impact of such impairments.

Capacity to notice and manage any real or perceived impairments to an individual internal auditor’s objectivity; assess and maintain internal audit objectivity

Please send your filled application form Download Here and attach your academic transcripts and certificates. The filled application forms, academic transcripts and certificates should be e-mailed to; vacancies

redcrossug.org or hand delivered, and or by post to:

Due to large volumes of applications; only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. Canvassing shall lead to automatic disqualification.

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