This role will report directly to the Internal Audit Manager, International. The role will be part of the
Internal Audit team and its main focus will be to deliver a schedule of internal audits in the International
programmes covering both whole country programmes and individual donor grants. It will also support
the wider corporate internal audit programme as appropriate to support effective allocation of
resource across the whole internal audit remit. This is a high-profile role that requires significant
communication, negotiation, influencing, process and controls skills to assist organisational
understanding of and management of risk. It is also required to test compliance to Christian Aid’s key
controls. The role holder will be required to work on assignments autonomously or as part of a team.
The role will involve interfacing with relevant audit stakeholders, scoping of audit work, testing of
systems and processes and providing timely reporting on the results of the audit to management for
audits allocated to them within the overall internal audit plan. The role holder will be proactive and
support the capacity building of International teams, working closely with the Internal Audit Manager,
International and help to embed a strong culture of compliance to ensure excellence in systems and
processes.
Key outcomes
• Deliver a schedule of agreed audits to time and quality. Audit reports are accurate, timely, wellreasoned, documented & communicated and effective management actions agreed and
followed up within agreed timescales and budget
• Support the effective operation of the risk and internal control self-assessment tool and follow
up audit recommendations tracker for the International department in liaison with the wider
internal audit team
• Strong compliance culture is embedded in the International programmes along with effective
risk management
• Internal audit is a visible and respected resource within the International teams

Applied skills/knowledge and expertise
Essential
• Qualified accountant with CIMA, ACCA, ACA
• Good understanding of risk management and internal control procedures and how these should
be applied within core business processes
• In house internal auditing experience at a senior auditor level within the INGO sector – scope
development, design of audit testing, feedback and reporting within the sector.
• Experience of auditing donor compliance
• Strong record of working autonomously and delivering results
Desirable
• An understating of humanitarian issues and standards, including codes of conduct and
accountability principles
• Knowledge of anti corruption legislation
• Advanced Excel skills
• Working knowledge of French