Key Responsibilities
- Review Staff Work Day Reports
- Complete Investigation Procedures and Status each week
- Plan and manage periodic onsite and offsite audits and investigations
- Confidentially carry out on-ground investigations against specific employees or operational areas
- Maintain reports of all audits and investigations, identify fraud, and investigate until closure
- Review expense submissions by calling vendors to assess authenticity
- Develop quarterly and ongoing training to improve managers and FOs ability to detect and mitigate fraud
- Education and Work Experience Requirement
- MSc, BSc or BA in Accounting or Finance or Social Sciences disciplines. A Professional certification (such as ICAN, ACCA or CFE) would be a bonus.
- 3 – 5 years prior experience working as an Auditor and / or Compliance Officer or Manager. Preferred experience in compliance management, internal control or fraud investigation.
- 1 – 2 years prior experience working for a non-profit, charitable organization or (I)NGO.
- Skills and Competencies Requirement
- Preferably a candidate already based in states where the position is advertised
- Good organizational skills, effective time management, ability to meet deadlines, multi-task, and prioritize tasks
- Sound cultural awareness and ability to work multicultural and multi-ethnic environment
- Proven managerial and / or leadership skills
- Ability to deliver high quality work in short periods of time and to work under pressure
- Adaptability to changing nature of humanitarian work and operational difficulties
- Willingness to frequent field missions to perform discrete inquiries visits
- Careful attention to financial matters and management of funds
- Critical thinker and possess problem solving attitude
- Ability to get work done effectively from auditors
- Skilled in performing discrete inquiries
- Detail-oriented, diligent professional
- Passion to help others and reduce infant mortality
- Very good communication and writing skills, English, Hausa and dialects (verbal and written)
- Excellent responsiveness to email and phone requests
- Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, internet browsers, smartphones and ICT in general. Ability to use Google Doc, Google Sheet and App-sheet would be a bonus.
- Motivation to work in a young organization that is constantly changing based on stakeholder feedback and operates with a lean structure
- Profound knowledge of auditing, compliance, investigations and internal control requirements and practices
- Familiarity with audit software
- LanguageĀ
- Proficiency in English Language (conversation, reading and writing) is required
- Knowledge of Hausa Language (conversation and reading) is required.




