Head of Audit
Overview
Provide leadership and direction for the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) audit team and develop the OIAI audit strategy. Act as IFRC’s professional and technical lead on internal audit and assurance and external audit.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and direction to OIAI as part of its management team, deputizing for the Director of OIAI.
- Ensure the delivery of strategic OIAI products.
- Provide leadership and direction for the OIAI audit team, acting as IFRC’s professional and policy lead on audit and assurance, ensuring compliance with GIAS.
- Ensure the ongoing enhancement of OIAI’s audit approach.
- Maintain relevant professional qualifications and complete the required continued professional development (CPD).
- Lead the design and development of a risk-based internal audit and external audit plans.
- Oversee the delivery of IFRC’s internal and external audit plans.
- Maintain effective working relationships with OIAI audit co-source partners.
- Provide expert technical advice and direction on audit assignments.
- Develop IFRC’s risk follow-up methodology and oversee the end-to-end risk follow-up process.
- Provide effective leadership and oversight of a global audit team (approx. 14 staff members).
- Ensure the effective management and development of all global audit team members.
- Ensure effective cross team working between audit and investigations.
- Act as a critical friend and trusted adviser to IFRC leadership.
- Lead briefings and presentations on audit delivery, audit findings and trends, and critical risk areas.
- Provide training and workshops to IFRC teams on assurance and integrity topics.
- Maintain effective working relationships with other assurance providers.
- Develop and oversee an annual plan for developing assurance and integrity capacity across the membership.
- Maintain the network-wide roster of audit professionals.
- Provide training and workshops to National Society teams on assurance and integrity topics.
Required Experience
At least five years of experience in an audit leadership role. At least eight to ten years of professional experience in internal audit. Experience of risk-based audit methodologies and approaches. Experience leading and developing diverse audit teams. Preferred: Experience in working for a humanitarian, charitable or not-for-profit organization. International experience.
Qualifications
Internal audit (CIA, PIIA, CMIA) or equivalent qualification (ACCA, IRM etc). Preferred: Master’s degree. ACFE qualification/CHS IQTS qualification (or CHS tier three qualification).