Activity Title: Prepare/Review Adamawa External Audit Manual and Checklists
Position: STTA – Public Sector Audit Consultant
Location: Yola, Adamawa State
Start date: March 1, 2024, to April 15, 2024
Responsibilities:
- Preliminary and introductory engagement and meeting with State2State Adamawa team, Officials of Offices of the State and LG Auditor General
- Desk review, collection and review of Audit Laws, Manuals, and other documents; completion of templates and data collection tools
- Review, revision and submission of Adamawa External Audit Manual and preparation of checklists/tools/templates/SOPs for the Offices of the State and LG Auditor-General that will help to enhance and standardize audit practices
- Validation of reviewed and revised External Audit Manual and checklists
- Training State Officials on the reviewed/revised Manual and checklists
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum of a Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, Public Administration, Public Finance Management, etc.
- Residence in, or experience working in Adamawa State;
- Minimum of 7 years of experience working in Public Financial Management (PFM), audit, budgeting, policy and governance;
- Experience working with counterparts at the state government level and understanding of local governance issues related to Public Financial Management, audit, budgeting, and resource allocation required;
- Previous experience working with government officials or in government offices preferred;
- Experience with the use of training the trainers (TOT) methodology;
- Experience with USAID or other donor-funded projects focused on governance, public finance management, education, health, or WASH preferred;
- Fluency in English and a relevant local language preferred.
- Membership in professional bodies such as ICAN, ACCA, ANAN, etc. is an added advantage
- Demonstrated effective training, capacity building and coaching skills, networking, interpersonal skills, creative problem solving, conflict, and ethical management skills;
- Strong skill set in reporting, monitoring, and evaluation;
- Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (Microsoft Office).
Reporting: The Consultant will report to the Technical Director PFM.
How to apply
Qualified candidates should please send their CV to Michael_Ojo@dai.com and also copy kathy_Adeyeye@dai.comby the 6th of February 2024 using the Job Title as the Subject of the email.
State2state will only contact candidates who are successful at this pre-qualification stage.