About Us: Save
the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for Children. We
work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their
rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We have over two million supporters
worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than
ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and
child rights, also in times of humanitarian crisis.
The Role: Senior
Global Auditor will be in the Global Assurance function which supports the
Board of Save the Children International and its management by evaluating the
adequacy and effectiveness of the governance, risk management, control and
oversight systems in place.
The role holder will be expected to
confidently and capably lead on, or be part of a global team delivering high
quality, outcomes-focussed internal audit assignments, reviews, investigations
and other work assigned to them to meet agreed professional standards and
stakeholder expectations, on time and within budget.
Building credibility through
effective collaboration and a solutions-driven approach to internal audit are
key to this role.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- be a qualified internal auditor (IIA) or
accountant;
OR
- have extensive experience in relevant
operational areas (e.g. in programme/project management in an INGO
context) and be willing to learn the appropriate audit skills
- strong experience of conducting risk-based
reviews of systems and processes (with a good understanding of the three
lines of defence model), identifying weaknesses and areas of improvements
with minimum supervision and support
- a demonstrable ability to focus on key issues,
enabling auditees to focus on crucial matters of control and oversight
- be highly accurate, detail-orientated, and
able to complete multiple projects, with conflicting priorities, on a
timely basis
- have strong experience in producing high
quality effective written communication e.g. reports, in English
- be willing to undertake high amount of travel
overseas and work with minimum supervision under difficult conditions in
some of the most underdeveloped, insecure and remote parts of the world
- 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
- be committed to Save the Children values
Contract Length: 24 months
Vacancy: Regional Counter Fraud Specialist
About Us: Save
the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for Children. We
work in 120 countries.
We Save Children’s lives; we fight
for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential. We work together, with
our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and
to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters
worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than
ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and
child rights, also in times of humanitarian crisis.
The Role: Working
with staff of SCI to develop (and deliver on an on-going basis): an embedded
culture of fraud awareness, reporting and response within the organisation
aligned with our zero tolerance policy, an effective strategy of fraud
prevention, detection, investigation and recovery across the organisation as a
whole, within the centre and across the regions and country programmes, an
effective internal and external investigations capability, including support
and capacity building to staff involved in investigations at all levels of the
organisation.
The role may require significant international travel including to challenging locations often with cultural sensitivities.
The role may require significant international travel including to challenging locations often with cultural sensitivities.
In the event of a major humanitarian
emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job
description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Key Areas of Accountability:
Management and support of fraud investigations
Key Areas of Accountability:
Management and support of fraud investigations
- act as lead investigator or create and
supervise an investigative team on specific fraud investigations where
required
- provide advice and support to senior managers
overseeing fraud investigations (at country or region), including guidance
on appropriate level of response
- liaise with members on specific cases ensuring
they are kept informed of case progression as necessary
- input to investigation templates, identify and
design best practice guidance as appropriate
- maintain the fraud register/ reporting
templates to monitor fraud events from first report to conclusion
Support/enable the embedding of an
effective fraud management culture within the organisation
- develop and deliver training materials to
enable decision makers and key front line staff to understand their
accountabilities and responsibilities with respect to fraud prevention,
detection and reporting
- support all areas of the organisation in
managing fraud-related issues
- support the Head of Fraud Management to embed
fraud awareness and a culture of zero tolerance
- provide support and advice to non-specialist
employees such as members of the ‘fraud faculty’ and management teams in
country
- represent SCI at external professional
knowledge groups
Other specific projects
- project manage specific projects as detailed
by the Head of Fraud Management, e.g. strategic donor reviews regarding
fraud reporting requirements
- participate in cross-functional projects as
required
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding of the importance
of counter fraud activities and mechanisms for reducing fraud
- Awareness of global standards and legislation
around fraud and corruption
- Excellent investigative ability with proven
track record
- Aware of current best practices in
investigation techniques
- Skills: good Analytical skills, oral and
written communication skills including report writing
- Able to offer practical solutions to
management to help resolve incidents including in crisis situations
- Perseverance, resilience and tenacity
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Cultural sensitivity
Interested candidates are requested
to send a copy of their CV with a cover letter to
EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org.
Application closes at 5.00pm on 24th
September 2015
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself.
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself.
We need to keep children safe so our
selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are
suitable to work with children are considered for these posts.
All successful applicants will
therefore be required to complete a police check and must sign onto our Child
Safeguarding Policy and organizational code of conduct.