The National Building Review Board is a government agency under the Ministry of Works and Transport established by the Building Control Act, 2013. The Board is mandated to monitor building developments; ensure that the design and construction of buildings and utilities to which the public is to have access cater for persons with disabilities; oversee, inspect and monitor the operations of Building Committees; hear and determine appeals from persons dissatisfied with the decisions of a Building Committee; and to determine the fees to be charged by urban and district building committees for approval of plans, issue of building permits and occupation permits.
Job Title: Senior Internal Auditor
Reports To: Executive Secretary
Employment Type: Contract
Salary Scale: NBRB 3
Age 28 to 50 years
Contract Duration: 5 years renewable subject to satisfactory performance .

Duties
• Lead the Unit in the process of developing Work Plans through conducting risk assessment in the various business areas, determining key priorities and resource requirements.
• Engage appropriate key stakeholders, including Senior Management to secure and cater for their inputs into the plan, and present the plan to the Board for approval.
• Communicate, monitor execution of the plan and periodically report on its performance to the Board, NBRB Management and any other relevant Authorities as per required intervals and standards.
• Develop the Internal Audit Manual and the Internal Audit Charter and monitor adherence of staff against them so as to continuously regulate the performance and conduct of departmental staff.
• Oversee and guide the audit process, assess/establish controls to improve financial and systems integrity, process validity and operational efficiency to enable the Board realize its mandate.
• Provide advisory services and counsel to the Board Management and all staff on matters of good Corporate Governance and ethical business practices to enable process improvements and operational efficiency
• Establish frameworks and systems to track, enforce and report on staff compliance to internal policy and other regulatory requirements
• Identify and profile strategic partners for strategic alliances with the Unit to enable efficient execution of Internal Audit and Compliance strategy/work plan.
• Lead, guide and support the Unit in performance planning, monitoring and evaluation processes and account to management, the performance of the department.
• Lead the identification of capacity gaps in the Unit, approve suitable development programs and establish strategies to monitor their implementation.

Character & Competencies
• Demonstrable integrity
• Ability to develop, communicate the vision, motivate and influence a team of professionals towards the realization of a team’s/department’s mandate
• Ability to conceptualize and align departmental work plan to the strategy of the organization and international audit standards
• Excellent oral and written communication and as well as ability to make professional presentations
• Ability to work and produce accurate results in an environment with multiple and challenging tasks

Person Specification
• Must be a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda and also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
• A Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Finance, Economics, Finance and Accounting, Commerce or Business Administration from an internationally recognized institution.
• At least SEVEN (07) years’ experience in Audit, THREE of which attained in leading an auditing function/department or division in a big organization at a senior management level
• Experience in auditing practices and procedures, including all legislation and regulations relevant to the work of Internal Audit.
• Experience in initiating, managing and maintaining strategic alliances and networks with professional institutions and individual executives

Added advantage
• A Master’s degree in Finance; or Business Administration majoring in Accounting from an internationally recognized University.
• Knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditors Standards
• Knowledge of the application of the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)
• Knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015
• Knowledge of National and International Audit Standards

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Closing Date : 15 Sept, 2020