The Internal Auditor (Afghanistan) is an important role in the push to improve risk management and the control framework across activities in our Afghanistan office. We need a hard-working and self-motivated individual prepared to work in our Herat office to complete an ongoing audit workplan and adhoc investigations, as they arise.  

The Internal Auditor’s work is expected to influence senior management on the necessary action needed to enhance the control environment in the Afghanistan office’s continued development of risk management. War Child’s activities in Afghanistan are growing and therefore the role holder will be expected to offer flexibility and dynamic thinking to assess and escalate emerging risks as the office develops. 

If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you. 

Your role 

This role is central to risk management and control framework development in War Child during a period of continued growth. It is expected to support senior management with their oversight of activities through the execution of an ongoing risk-focused workplan and ad-hoc assessments and investigations. You will be self-motivated and focused on improving the Afghanistan office’s risk management and contributing towards a culture of compliance along with knowledge impact. 

Your responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with the Global Internal Auditor in the London office to design a reasonable and effective audit workplan that considers and addresses key operational risks in the Afghanistan office’s ongoing activities e.g., month end financial controls, beneficiary selection. 

• Implement and complete the audit workplan based on the assessment of the risks and control framework of the Afghanistan office. 

• Ensure documentation of scope, objectives, testing and results is in line with Internal Audit best practices. 

• Complete face-to-face presentations and make written recommendations to senior management that will increase efficiency and/or effectiveness of the control systems and functions reviewed. 

• Influence senior management and key decision makers in the Afghanistan office on the importance of effective risk management and improved controls. Where required, provide support and on-the-job coaching on risks and controls to employees to further develop their understanding of risk and control management. 

• When required, complete investigations into alleged misconduct and/or breaches of War Child policy. Adhere to the supporting guidance on how to complete investigations and keep line manager informed of progress.   

• Contribute to creating a culture committed to the safeguarding and compliant to War Child’s Global Safeguarding and PSEAH Policies. 

These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.

Our Values

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• We use our passion and creativity to deliver high quality evidence-based work designed to maximize our beneficial impact for children in conflict.

Accountable to Children:

• Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and dignity.

Transparent:

• We expect to be held to account by our supporters and beneficiaries and we respond with openness and honesty.

Committed to each other:

We support each other and our partners to achieve ambitious goals and to the best we can be we are honest and open with each other, sharing our success and confronting our challenges.