Career with BRAC International

BRAC is a development success story, spreading anti-poverty solutions born in Bangladesh to 10 other developing countries in Asia and Africa, making it a global leader in providing opportunities for the world’s poor.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir FazleHasan Abed, and is today one of the top leaders in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, fragile and post-disaster settings. BRAC started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002through the Stichting BRAC International, which is registered in the Netherlands. BRAC International is currently reaching over 19 million people beyond Bangladesh and creating opportunities to break the cycle of poverty.

With a holistic approach that uses a wide array of interventions including microfinance, education, healthcare, legal services and more, BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material resources, catalyzing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which the poor have the chance to seize control of their own lives. Of the world’s top development and humanitarian relief organisations, BRAC is one of the few based in the global south. In March 2018, BRAC was ranked as the number one NGO in the world for the second consecutive year by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent media organization committed to highlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector.

Head of Internal Audit

Job Location: Country Office, Kabul, Afghanistan

Key Responsibilities:

Assist the management by providing independent advice on operations and performances and by assessing the effectiveness of internal control and compliance. The function aims to add value, improve operational efficiency, economy and effectiveness of management process, risk management, internal control and compliance system.

• Prepare and finalize Risk Based Annual Internal Audit Plan for BRAC Afghanistan.
• Track and monitor the achievement of that Plan.
• Delegate, allocate and assign resources to carry out the audit work.
• Advise, supervise and oversee the audit activities carried out by the internal auditors as per the Plan.
• Ensure that the audit engagements are conducted in accordance with Internal Audit Manual.
• Initiate special/investigation audit as per the requirement of the senior management.
• Supervise the annual inventory count at County Office, Area Offices & Branch Offices.
• Robust communication with Head Office Internal Audit Team.

Educational Requirements:

• Masters or MBA from any recognized university major in Accounting/Finance with minimum two 1st divisions/classes or equivalent GPA/CGPA. No 3rd division/ class or below CGPA 2.00 is acceptable.
• CA/ ACCA/ CIA qualified. Preference will be given for the additionally CISA certified candidates.

Required Competencies:

• Vast knowledge in Internal Audit, Compliance and Risk Management.
• Excellent report writing ability
• Robust communication skill in English.
• Should have the ability of analytical and presentation skill.
• Should have the ability to manage country internal audit team.
• Ability to work with ERP Environment.

Experience Requirements:

• At least five years working experience in the relevant field with minimum three years in managerial positions in renowned organizations (INGO experience adds extra value)

Employment type: Contractual

Salary: Negotiable

If you feel you are the right match for the above mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

External candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary at recruitment.bi@brac.net

Internal candidates need to apply with their latest CV including all job assignments in detail with BRAC PIN and email to internal.bi@brac.net

Please mention the name of the position and AD# BI 14/18 in the subject bar. 

Only complete applications will be accepted and short listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: 30 April 2018

Women are encouraged to apply

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer