New Job Opportunity Dodoma at GIZ Tanzania - Advisor for External Audit

GIZ Tanzania

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Advisor for External Audit
GIZ is looking to fill the position of an Advisor for External Audit in the Good Financial Governance Programme (GFG).
Duty station: Dodoma
Fixed term contract
Responsibilities
The Advisor is responsible for

• managing support to the partner institution i.e the National Audit Office of Tanzania (NAOT) in the context of GIZ’s Good Financial Governance Programme (GFG)
• in collaboration with the GIZ Senior Technical Advisor provide professional advisory services to institutional development programme initiatives and cooperate with a broad range of target groups within and outside NAOT
• facilitating innovation, knowledge management and capacity building in both core and support functions of NAOT
• assisting with analysis of complex technical processes on External Audit to facilitate adherence to International Audit Standards regarding Supreme Audit Instutions
• proactively facilitate capacity building for NAOT staff and Oversight Committees of Parliament
• applying of principles, concepts, practices and standards in the area of Public Financial Management (PFM), Risk Management, Systems and Control.

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Tasks
Advising the partner institution
The Advisor

• assists and monitors the development and implementation of programme plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts
• contributes to preparing and implementing the coordination process, joint programme activities and work at the regional level
• deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues connected with the programme’s area of activity
• develops and organises quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements and initiatives
• contributes to achieving the objectives of GIZ’s Good Financial Governance Programme (GFG) in the Field of Action on External Audit.
• provides technical in-depth advice on External Audit processes for NAOT, primarily as regards Compliance and Financial Audit using electronic working documentation programmes such as TeamMate.
• facilitate that high-quality management and professional practices are well established and applied in the Tanzanian Supreme Audit Institution
• promotes norms, standards and best practices of External Auditing in the Public Sector in accordance with international standards
• assists NAOT in developing performance measures to monitor the effectiveness of External Audit processes and results
• assists in strengthening dialogue with the Legislative and Executive Branches of Government so as to promote a common understanding of the role and need for independence of the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Tanzania in exercising accountability in the public sector
• facilitates in cooperation with NAOT staff ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures
• facilitates in formulating need based Terms of Reference (ToR) for and hiring of consultants to implement development activities
• prepares appropriate inputs for various programme report

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Networking and cooperation
The Advisor

• supports cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners, assists with Public Relations (PR) work and cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the programme environment and with other programmes to improve and maintain good working relationships
• communicates local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the programme

Knowledge management
The Advisor

• ensures knowledge transfer to programme information
• develops ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures
• draws up reports and presentation documents
• prepares appropriate input for various programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required by the programme manager and GIZ Head Office
• assists with research activities and studies on political issues which benefit joint programmes.

Coordination tasks
The Advisor

• assists with general programme planning and develops programme concepts including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning exercises and their implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication and documentation
• coordinates relevant programme activities at local level in consultation with the manager and in cooperation with the partners, both as regards implementation and preparing organisational aspects
• compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments
• handles order management on behalf of GIZ (e.g. offer preparation, impact monitoring, programme progress review, reporting)

Other duties/additional tasks

The Advisor

• performs other duties and tasks at the request of management
• is working on cross cutting topics for the overall programme (e.g. Gender, impact monitoring)

Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications

• A University Degree in a relevant discipline such as economics, finance, accounting, business administration or public administration.
• Professional Certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

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Professional experience

• At least 5 years of recent and relevant experience in Public Sector Auditing.
• Preferably, experience from working with or in a Supreme Audit Institution
• Working experience from Performance Audit would be an added value
• Skills and experience in executing control design assessments, identifying and mapping key risks, controls and gaps
• Experience and knowledge in creating, maintaining and interpreting technology policies, standards and procedures, and understanding their impact across organizations

Other knowledge, additional competences

• in-depth knowledge of the (political) environment, administrative structures and procedures
• profound knowledge of complex public sector reform processes and their challenges/dynamics
• fluent written and oral knowledge of English and Swahili
• willingness to frequent travels as required
• excellent team, communication and reporting skills including the application of basic IT tools (e.g. MS Office 365)

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Method of Application
Interested candidates are requested to send their letter of application together with the CV and academic certificates by email to hr.giz-tanzania@giz.de
Please use the subject line ‘Advisor External Audit’
Closing date for submission: 17.05.2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
GIZ Tanzania is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their gender, origin, religion/belief, disability or any other minority group.

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