Internal Audit(Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS-PREFA)-Job vacancy in Uganda

Job title: Internal Audit
Organization: Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Consultancy services
Deadline: Friday 15th November, 2013.
Background Information:
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was formed in 2004 to contribute to Uganda's efforts in enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support services to families with a historical focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, PREFA is looking for a competent person to fill the following position:

Job Purpose:
To assist management in reviewing. documenting and monitoring the implementation of systems, policies and procedures. Provide an independent appraisal of how the organization's financial, physical, and operational and information activities or resources are managed as per the set policies and procedures
Job Specification
•        Develop a flexible annual audit plan, documentation, testing and remediation of Internal Controls.
•        Enhance existing accounting and operational controls over the organization's administrative and programmatic activities.
•        Develop and evaluate test plans in accordance with Professional Audit Standards.
•        Prepare periodic reports to management and to audit committee of the board.
•        Update records of audit plans, findings, work papers, reports and other supporting documentation for all related reviews performed
•        Identification and management of financial and legal risks.
•        Establish systems and tools for conducting Internal control audits in accordance with GAAS.
Qualification and Experience:
•        Registered with Institute of Internal Auditors of Uganda.
•        10 years of related work experience with NGOs with extensive knowledge of NGO rules and regulations e.g. OMS-Circulars
•        Proven success in managing risk and mitigating losses.
•        Expert knowledge of regulatory compliance and reporting including GAAP professional audit standards and best practices in Internal control systems.
•        Have strong knowledge of audit procedures; audit related planning techniques, test & sampling methods

How to apply:
Interested applicants should send a letter of application, current Curriculum Vita, copies of testimonials, certificates, telephone and email contacts and 3 referees. Applications should reach not later than Friday 15th November, 2013. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Firms interested in providing ICT and Internal Audit services are invited to submit their proposals to the address below.
Send to:
The Executive Director
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Plot 71, Luthuli Avenue, Bugolobi, P.O Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda