Position: Africa Regional Auditor
Location: Based in Brazzaville, Congo with frequent travels to DRC, Congo, Chad, CAR, Uganda, Kenya and Sudan
Duration: 1 year renewable
Starting Date: As soon as possible


I. Background on ACTED:

ACTED, l’Agence d’Aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement or the Agency for Technical Co-operation and Development, is an NGO registered in France with global operations in Central Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and South Asia.

Internal Audit Department:
ACTED has been growing rapidly since the creation of the organization. The Internal Audit department has been created in order to reinforce the quality of our internal control.
The missions of the department are:
? To ensure the respect of ACTED procedures ;
? To improve ACTED current procedures ;
? To promote transparency within the organization ;
? To promote accountability

The Internal Audit department is composed by the Audit Director, regional auditors (Asia, Middle East and Africa) and local auditors.

Regional Support Office:
The Central Africa Regional Support Office, based in Brazzaville, has been created end of 2008. The overall aim of this office is to improve the quality of ACTED’s programming and interventions and to integrate a regional focus into ACTED’s global strategy by:
? Supporting coordination through streamlining reporting and strengthening links between ACTED countries in the region
? Improving the qualitative processes implemented by HQ to strengthen ACTED’s global policy and advocacy position
? Improving communication and flow of information both internally and externally

The Regional Office supports directly:
? Democratic Republic of Congo
? Republic of Congo
? Chad
? CAR
The regional Audit manager supports also selectively:
? Kenya-Somalia
? Sudan
? Uganda

II. Responsibilities:

The Africa Regional Auditor will work under the functional supervision of the HQ Audit Director Regional Director and while reporting hierarchically to the Regional Director. He/She will be independent from all other ACTED departments/cycles. He/She will share tasks between Congo for 1/4 times and Regional 3/4 times.
His/Her main duties and responsibilities in Congo and in the Region will include:
Compliance
? Ensure compliance of ACTED’s standard procedures for all management cycles ;
? Ensure transparency and financial accountability of ACTED in Congo and Africa ;
? Reinforce current procedures and the quality of ACTED internal control, based on international best practices, donors’ requirements and results of internal & external audits.
? Follow-up the implementation of the Audit Action Plan jointly with the Regional Coordinator and the HQ Audit Director through the country directors’ monthly management reports and also during the subsequent Internal Audit Missions.
? Comply and ensure compliance to the Audit code of conduct

Management of the National/Regional Audit Function
? Draft and implement the approved Annual Regional Audit Plan
? Define the scope and the objectives before conducting any country audit mission(s)
? Manage the Natioanl/Regional Audit Team and organize country audit missions to be conducted in link with the Audit Director, the Regional Director and according to the Audit Plan ;
? Ensure adequate preparation for external audits and provide support for external audits when required in the mission countries;

Focal Point for ACTED Policies & Processes in the Region
? Ensure the Regional Audit Team’s accessibility to all ACTED staff in the region through available communication media in order to provide information and interpretations of ACTED’s & Donors’ Processes and Procedures
? Lead the regional audit team in providing practical training on issues related to ACTED policies and procedures.

Support to external audit from donors
? Analysis of the external Audit ToR in collaboration with the CFM/HQ
? Checking and classification of the pieces links to the external audit ToR
? Follow-up of the external audit in collaboration with the CFM
? Analysis and reception of the external audit report
? Redaction of replies to the external audit commentaries in collaboration with the CFM/HQ
? Redaction of a post audit memo with recommendations
? Follow-up of the work plan recommendations

Risk Assessment
? Regularly (quarterly) assess and compile data on the potential and existing risk exposure on ACTED activities on a country by country basis and report the findings to the Regional Director and HQ Audit Director.
? Suggest measures for mitigating such risks for consideration by the senior management
Reporting
? On concluding the Audit Mission present written reports including findings, analyses, recommendations and propose an action plan during the debriefing session with the country coordinator in the presence of the Regional Coordinator;
? Consolidate information from all country compliance officers’ FLAT reports and from the regional audit team and summarize it in a monthly audit report to be submitted to the Regional Director, Audit Director and to all Departmental Directors. The report will be accompanied by defined annexures.
Through the work performed promote the reputation of ACTED as a transparent and accountable organization in the region.

III. Qualifications and skills required:

Master degree in administration/finances/accounting
Proficiency in written and spoken English and french
Management and Audit experience
Report writing skills
Experience in overseas position
Experience with humanitarian and development program
Demonstrated experience in staff management and training
Ability to work in a difficult context

IV. Conditions:

• Transportation, housing, and food ensured by ACTED
• Repatriation insurance + accident + care in France ensured by ACTED
• salary according to profile and experience + perdiem

V. Submission of applications:

Applications, in French, should include a resume, a cover letter and three references. They should be submitted to:
jobs@acted.org (ref: AUD/AFR/ID)