With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Major Responsibilities:
Compliance Support
Conduct quarterly physical inventories and reconciliation with inventory records for all warehouses.
Conduct regular risk-based compliance spot checks
Prepare comprehensive reports on the status of compliance to internal controls, key oversight themes, and using risk information (e.g. risk indicators, incidents) to highlight areas out of risk appetite and formulate sound recommendations on required actions in areas of risk & compliance vulnerability.
Proactively contribute to ideas on the enhancement of adequate internal control systems with clear accountabilities, including performance planning and risk management systems, monitoring and oversight processes, and techniques, tools, and processes to support their implementation.
Risk Management
Support the NO Risk and Compliance Advisor in ensuring that risk assessment is embedded in planning and decision-making by assisting in the development and monitoring of key risk appetite metrics and risk indicators and regular updating of risk registers, including progress towards implementing the risk mitigation actions
Build the capacity of WVA teams and partners by raising awareness of and skills in risk management to strengthen the culture of integrity and accountability; provide advice and support to staff on matters related to internal controls, risk management, and fraud risk management.
Identify lessons learned and root cause(s) of recurring systemic issues/risks; prepare recommendations on significant matters requiring management action or intervention or changes to policies/procedures
Internal audit support
Work closely with the Risk & Compliance Advisor in planning, conducting, reporting, and following up assignments on time, to a high standard, and within budget
Facilitate periodic and ad-hoc internal control reviews or fact-finding reviews/spot checks of functional areas and offices to identify the key risks and opportunities to the operation and design appropriate risk responses; facilitate, monitor, and report on the implementation of agreed responses.
Analyze and follow up on the implementation status of recommendations raised during internal control reviews and oversight missions from global internal audits and external audits,
Promote and disseminate policies, guidance, good practices, and lessons learned related to the operation's internal controls and risk management.
Knowledge/Qualification for the Role:
Required Professional Experience
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Audit, or another relevant field such as Finance, Business Management, Project Management, or a related field.
Professional qualification in accountancy or audit and/or risk management
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
strong experience in conducting risk-based reviews of systems and processes, identifying weaknesses and areas of improvement with minimum supervision and support
Demonstrable knowledge of relevant legislative frameworks in Afghanistan; and grant requirements of major donors such as USAID, EC/ECHO
be highly accurate, detail-orientated, and able to complete multiple projects, with conflicting priorities, on a timely basis
have a strong orientation for results, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
be willing to undertake a high amount of travel and work with minimum supervision under difficult conditions;
have a strong cultural awareness and be able to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures;
be able to demonstrate standards of ethics and integrity
How to Apply
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Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
