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| Makerere University Joint Aids Program |
Risk Officer job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2024 - 2025
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 24 September 2024
Hiring Organization: Makerere University Joint Aids Program
Job Details:
Job Summary:
To support the Internal Auditor in overseeing risk assessments and mitigations across all MJAP and support functions. The role ensures a comprehensive, coordinated, and consistent process to report on key risks and implement risk management strategies to influence change and strengthen organization-wide accountability.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Risk Planning:
- Support the Internal Auditor in developing and executing the Risk-based Internal Audit Plan.
- Update this plan on a quarterly basis and share it with the Internal Auditor.
- Examine, review, and assess risk management, governance, and control processes, providing innovative best practices for improvement.
- Assist in integrating risk management into operational planning and decision-making processes.
Risk Management:
- Assist departmental heads in maintaining and updating the organization’s Risk Register as an active risk management tool.
- Help departmental heads develop and monitor the Risk and Control Self-Assessment tool.
- Support the Internal Auditor in monitoring the implementation of the Terms of Reference for the Risk Management Committee (RMC).
Compliance Management:
- Perform special assignments, investigations, and audits as needed, ensuring secure filing of all reports and supporting documents.
- Document audit and investigation processes adequately and file working papers accordingly.
- Summarize, profile, and timely follow up on action plans from all audits (internal and external), special assignments, and investigations, ensuring all actions are completed within the agreed timeframe.
- Track and monitor the implementation of the Risk and Control Self-Assessment tool.
Capacity Building:
- Support capacity building for staff and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on risk management (e.g., fraud risk assessment and mitigation), best internal control practices, governance standards, and MJAP Uganda policies.
Reporting:
- Prepare risk dashboards and reports to be presented to management monthly and to the Board Audit Committee quarterly.
Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, statistics, or economics.
- Professional qualification (ACCA or CPA) – at least at level 1.
- Risk Management Certification and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) are added advantages.
- A minimum of five years of experience in a similar position within reputable institutions such as NGOs, banks, or the insurance industry.
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and conflict management skills.
- Strong analytical and investigative skills.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and spoken.
- Ability to pay strong attention to detail and organization.
- Strong interpersonal skills for managing large teams.
- Must be both a problem solver and a risk taker.
- Proficient in risk management, auditing techniques, and accounting standards and principles.
- Excellent IT skills and experience with auditing information systems.
- Extensive knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices.
Application procedure
MJAP strives for inclusion and diversity and therefore considers all job applicants based on merit without regard to race, gender/sex orientation, color, national origin, religion, age, marital status, and disability. MJAP is an equal opportunity employer committed to having a diverse workforce and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment. MJAP will not be responsible for such fraudulent correspondence, loss of money, or theft that may result from anyone engaging in any fraudulent recruitment activity. All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by clearly stating the position applied for in the Subject line. Combine all your application documentation i.e. cover letter, CV & academic documents into one PDF with names/contact details of three referees including the immediate Supervisor and Head of Human Resources, addressed to: The Human Resources Manager, Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP).
Email: recruitment@mjap.mak.ac.ug NOT later than Tuesday, September 24th, 2024, at 5:00 pm. For details about advertised positions, please visit the website of Makerere University Joint AIDS Program >> Click Here for the detailed Job Description. Consider your application unsuccessful if you don’t hear from us by October 9th, 2024. Offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references including but not limited to appropriate background checks, criminal records, and previous employment findings of fraud, corruption, sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. Please ensure that your attachments do not exceed 25 MB. We do appreciate your interest to work with MJAP. However, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks after the submission deadline.
Date Posted: 2024-09-16
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