Director Internal Audit and Risk Management

Job Purpose: Under the supervision of the Executive Secretary the incumbent will oversee all internal audit and risk management activities, and have the ultimate responsibility for the performance of the internal audit and risk management activity.

Main duties and responsibilities
• Formulation, coordination, review and implementation of audit policies and strategies
• Develop high quality strategies and plans for the directorate, while ensuring their congruence with short-term and long-term corporate goals
• Oversee all risk management and internal operations to (a) assure a smoothly functioning and efficient directorate, and (b) ensure that the directorate produces the desired results that are consistent with its strategy and mission
• Benchmark the audit and risk functions for perspective on their performance, and make decisions on measures to implement to advance the quality of these functions
• Enforce adherence of the directorate to relevant legal and regulatory guidelines and in-house policies in the conduct of audit and risk business
• Build trust relations with key partners and external stakeholders and act as a point of contact for important external stakeholders
• Analyse problematic situations and provide solutions to ensure directorate efficiency, effectiveness and growth
• Maintain good knowledge of the operating context of the Secretariat so that the directorate can adapt to changing organisational requirements
• Make decisions on project priorities and control budget allocation with a view to optimise returns on expenditures and support the directorate strategy
• Act as Secretary to the Audit Committee
• Exercise approval authorities on all matters as per the "Delegation of Authority" document
• Contribute to the Senior Management Team of the Secretariat
• Build, lead and motivate subordinates to advance into a high performing team
• Undertake any other duties as delegated.

Position requirements

Qualifications

• Certified Internal Auditor;
• Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors;
• Masters Degree in Auditing, Finance or Accounting, Risk Management, Management or related field
• CPA, ACCA, CIMA, Certification in Risk Management would be an added advantage.

Experience

• A minimum of 10 years audit experience of which 5 years should be in internal audit or risk management.
• Minimum of 5 years in a senior management position, with experience in managing the audit function.

Other relevant skills required

• Communication and presentation skills
• Leadership and Management
• Decision-making skills
• Entrepreneurial mind-set and business acumen
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills
• Mentoring and coaching skills
• Negotiation, persuasion, advocacy, networking and relationship building skills
• Organisational skills (planning, budgeting, time management)
• Research, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strategic planning skills

Competency Requirements

• Apply interpersonal styles/methods to develop, motivate and empower individuals toward achievement of goals
• Capable of maintaining quality whilst working under pressure and adhering to deadlines
• Capacity to motivate and influence people positively, and create a climate where people want to do their best
• Conceptual and practical thinking
• Customer focused
• Decisive
• Organisational awareness with an understanding of how to engage the organisation to get things done
• Maintain confidentiality and is respectful of sensitive situations
• Politically savvy i.e. identify internal and external politics that impact the Secretariat's work, and act accordingly
• Professionalism and adherence to good work ethics
• Question conventional approaches and encourage new ideas and innovations for progress
• Resilience and personal drive, self-motivation
• Results and performance driven
• Visionary, thinks and acts strategically

A Comunidade de Desenvolvimento da África Austral (SADC) é uma comunidade económica regional criada e gerida pelos países da África Austral. Tem como objectivo promover a cooperação nas áreas económica, social, política e da segurança entre os respectivos Estados-Membros, assim como incentivar a integração regional com vista ao alcance da paz, estabilidade e produzir riqueza. A SADC conta actualmente com quinze Estados-Membros , com uma população de, aproximadamente, 327 milhões de habitantes e um PIB combinado de USD 600 mil milhões (2016).

O Secretariado pretende recrutar quadros qualificados para o preenchimento de várias vagas e reforçar a sua capacidade de execução do seu mandato. Para o efeito, o Secretariado convida os cidadãos da SADC detentores das qualificações e da experiência necessárias a candidatarem-se aos seguintes postos à disposição na sua Sede, em Gaborone, no Botswana. //

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