Lead Internal Auditor (for Philippine Residents ONLY)

Job Purpose

To support Internal Audit in the discharge of its duties by evaluating the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of ICRC’s governance, risk-management and control processes at headquarters and in the field.

His/her specific focus within Internal Audit will be to analyze available quantitative and qualitative financial and non-financial data, providing insights to support internal audit risk assessment, planning, reporting and individual engagements, with the purpose of enhancing the unit’s value-added proposition.

The desired candidate is someone with excellent analytical and reporting skills, who can see both details and big picture, understand gaps, highlight issues, put them in context and find ways to report them in an insightful and meaningful manner to a very senior level audience. S/he should demonstrate willingness and motivation to pursue the internal audit career path. Suitable training to develop internal auditing skills will be supported financially, part of the development plan of the Internal Audit team.

Main Responsibilities

Analysis & Advisory Tasks (75%):

• Provides meaningful analyses / assessments to support Internal Audit’s ongoing work(risk assessments, audit planning, annual reporting, ad-hoc reporting, QAIP, etc), based on relevant data and evidence researched, gathered and assessed.
• Liaises with interlocutors at Headquarters, Delegations and relevant third parties, to understand available data streams and repositories, and existing analytic processes.
• Collects, compiles and analyses quantitative and qualitative evidence (financial and non-financial) for the purpose of supporting observations made on specific and transversal ICRC activities, operations, processes, projects.
• Provides analytical input into individual audit engagements, as needed / requested.
• Produces documents with relevant insights for ICRC Governance and senior management.
• Develops tools, engages via workshops, working groups, debates, field visits, etc, in order to enable the relevant performance of insightful assessments and reporting.

Auditing Tasks (25%):

As a member of the team, you will be called upon to perform the following tasks on the basis of the International Professional Practice Framework (IPPF) of the IIA:

• Perform audit engagement as per the Annual Audit Plan approved by the Assembly (i.e. thematic, delegation, investigations, specific topics, etc).
• Evaluate:

1. the ICRC’s governance, risk management, internal control system, strategies and operations
2. the ICRC’s compliance with laws, regulations, strategies, policies and procedures in place
3. whether the ICRC’s resources are used in an effective and efficient manner and are protected adequately

• Write audit reports and communicate results and recommendations.
• Contribute to the methodology and strategy of the Internal Audit and support the team in studying and identifying trends related to the Internal Audit areas of concern.
• Maintain high quality work standards and remain up to date with the evolution of standards and practices.
• May coordinate a small team in the conduct of audit engagements in complex environments.
• Provide expertise and input as per your area(s) of specialization into audit assignments or investigations, as needed / requested by the Internal Audit management.
• Improve data-related internal audit processes and effectiveness through proactive automation and analysis, where appropriate

Selection Requirements and Profile

• Advanced university degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in performing in a qualitative and quantitative (financial and non-financial) analytical and reporting role – required.
• Internal Audit experience – strongly preferable.
• Excellent command of written and verbal English – required; any other ICRC-official languages (i.e. French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian) – an asset.
• Ability to work in a very complex and evolving organizational environment autonomously.
• Critical thinking, teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills, open to approx. 10% international travel.

What We Offer

• Progressive professional development in a leading humanitarian organization operating worldwide
• Support for training and certification in internal audit practice and methodology
• Stimulating career plan and benefits package
• Flexible working hours (50% working from home possible) and travel opportunities