Internal Audit and Compliance Manager At CARE

ARE established its presence in Lebanon in 2006 and has been responding to the Syrian Crisis since late 2012. Among CARE’s key imperatives is putting people it serves first through implementing cutting edge programming in areas it operates. CARE currently carries out activities in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Akkar, North Lebanon, South Lebanon, and the Beqaa Valley. CARE implements both emergency and development projects contributing to livelihood, food security, protection, gender, shelter, and water, sanitation and hygiene. It targets the most vulnerable people and populations, both host communities and refugees. Over the course of 7 years, it has supported over than half a million beneficiaries.

In Lebanon, CARE’s program strategy for the upcoming years will focus on strengthening and expanding its emergency response and capacity to provide basic assistance services while pursuing development projects in areas of food security and livelihood support, gender and protection. CARE intends to maintain its presence in all areas of Lebanon.

CARE Lebanon has scaled up rapidly over the past few years and today it has about 90 staff members, with more than 15 different local/international partner organizations. 90% of the team is composed of national staff, with a symbolic number of international members.

The Internal Audit and Compliance Manager is expected to Develop the audit and internal control system, promote it and manage its implementation in order to:

– Strengthen the effectiveness of the mission by having a better control of its activities

– Reduce risks related to non-compliance, particularly for donor contracts

Responsibility #1 Conduct internal audits in accordance with the annual action planThe Internal Auditor is responsible for:

• Identifying all sources of internal and external risks;

• Evaluating the preventive measures and the control of the identified risks;

• Analyzing, assessing and making recommendations on the procedures, policies and organizational quality of the mission;

• Regularly verify operations and their compliance with procedures (internal and donor), make recommendations and monitor their implementation.

Thus, he/she must

– On all departments of the country office :

• Carry out controls with regard to previously identified risks;

• Prepare, send and explain the report of the controls to the line manager and relevant persons and feed the database of the recommendations if necessary.

– On the field offices :

• Conduct regular and ad hoc sub office visits;

• Carry out previously defined controls;

• Carry out a program visits;

• Write visit reports and feed the consolidated recommendations database;

– At the partners :

• Carry out controls according to identified risks.

Responsibility #2: Coordinate external and internal audits

• Plan and update the contractual audit schedule and distribute it to the relevant managers in the country office and at CARE France office;

• Organize the preparation and follow-up of the audits;

• Select external audit firms if needed;

• Participate in meetings and working groups before and after the audit;

• Ensure that all necessary documentation is prepared by the relevant departments and by the partner (if required) within the required timeframe;

• Ensure the availability and consistency of documents and information required for the audit: verification of the presentation of supporting documents and management of the flow of paper or electronic archives, in conjunction with the associated contacts;

• Mediate between CARE and the auditors;

• Negotiate with third parties (institutional donors and/or external audit firms), CARE’s interests in the audit process (deadlines, operational modalities, etc.);

• Alert on elements that may constitute a risk (financial, compliance or other) according to what is observed during audits and donor evaluations;

• Actively monitor the implementation of recommendations following audits by maintaining and disseminating a consolidated table of recommendations

Responsibility #3: Focal point for the fight against fraud

Ensure the role of fraud focal point for all fraud/corruption cases

• Be the recipient of reports made by employees (“whistleblowers”) or third parties (

• Ensure that all employees are familiar with the anti-fraud policy and the specific procedure for collecting alerts;

• – Ensure that each country office employee receives training at least once a year;

• Ensure the reporting of information to his/her hierarchy, to the CARE Line, to the CMP and to the donor if necessary;

• Conduct investigations in complete confidentiality;

• Write and transmit investigation reports;

• Follow up on the mitigation measures proposed in the investigation report. If necessary, add to the recommendations follow-up table

Responsibility #4: Report to the line manager and functionally to CARE France

• The formulation of the necessary alerts;

• Writing, transmitting with regularity and explaining its activity report;• To write and transmit any type of report or note necessary for the smooth running of the mission’s activities;

• Participate in coordination meetings and report on his/her activity**.**

Responsibility #5:

contribute to ensuring the promotion of best practices in internal control and internal audit and its added value throughout the organization: raising awareness, answering questions, harmonizing practices

5. Qualifications / special skills or knowledge

a. Skills & knowledge:

• Experience in External or internal Audit, preferably NGOs audit experience.
• Extensive experience interacting with and relating to gender professionals and international stakeholders at senior level.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong internal relationships and networks.

b. Experience:

At least 3-5 years of relevant experience, in external or internal audit or internal control, preferably NGO’s audit experience. Experience in an NGO and knowledge of major international institutional donors is required.

c. Academic background:

Bachelor’s degree in one or several of the following areas: Finance/Audit

1. Languages: English and/ or Arabic are the working language of CARE International in Lebanon.
2. of other languages is an asset.

6. Other contract elements

Benefits: Social security/Health Insurance & Transport allowance.

The direct supervisor reserves the right to adapt this job description at any time during employment according to needs.

Any extension of this contract is dependent on performance review and funding availability.

PSEA and Save Guarding Child policy

CARE International in Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

CARE International in Lebanon and its employees and stakeholders abide by the CARE International Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Safeguarding Policies.