Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
Qualified internal auditor or compliance manager
Job years of experience: 5-10 years
Willingness to undertake high amount of travel within the NIGERIA SCI field locations (40%) and work with minimum supervision under difficult conditions in some of the most underdeveloped, insecure and remote parts of NIGERIA.
Strong cultural awareness and be able to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
Demonstrate standards of ethics and integrity
Commitment to Save the Children values
Extensive experience in relevant operational areas (e.g. in program/project management in an INGO context) and experience of risk-based auditing.
Be highly accurate, detail-orientated, and able to complete multiple projects, with conflicting priorities, on a timely basis
Excellent report English writing skills
Proven interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and relationship building

Desirable:
INGO experience or have worked in a commercial/public sector international organization
Familiarity with grant requirements of major donors such as USAID, EC/ECHO, DfID and the UN
Good financial analysis aptitude
Experience of Agresso financial software or other ERP software
Experience of audit
Counter fraud experience
Ability to look at the bigger picture when assessing organizational performance and risk

Job Description
The Internal Audit & Control Manager is responsible for ensuring that all Save the Children and donor guidelines and policies are complied with while evaluating the effectiveness of the governance, risk management and control systems in place.
Save the Children operates through 8 field bases (Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa and Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and Lagos.
SC Nigeria has a total of 221 staff with about 19 finance staff. SC Nigeria has about 21 active awards With a total of $152m.
As a member of the SMT s/he will advise on any additional steps that need to be taken to ensure the protection of the program’s assets, funds and reputation.
S/he will undertake regular checks of procedures and documentation in all of Save the Children’s offices in Nigeria and will serve as a liaison for all external audit and regulatory agencies.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their C.V and qualifying statements to: Nigeria.FinanceVacancy@savethechildren.org State position clearly in the subject field as applications without appropriate subject will be disqualified.

Note: Please note that applications will be treated as they are received and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline 9th June, 2015