Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency is a Statutory Body established by the Compulsory Standards Act Chapter 422 of the Laws of Zambia, whose mandate is to administer, maintain, and ensure compliance with Compulsory Standards.

Responsibilities or duties

A. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages effectively the development and review of the Internal Audit Charter and internal audit procedures manual in order to ensure compliance with the international standards and guide internal audit operations.
• Manages effectively the development of the audit plan in order to guide audit operations
• Manages timely the conduct of special and planned audit assignments in order to provide assurance on internal controls, risk management and governance systems.
• Manages effectively the conduct of compliance audits in order to foster adherence to legislation, policies, guidelines and regulations
• Manages effectively the conduct of systems and performance audits in order to ascertain their effectiveness and achievement of set objectives.
• Manages effectively the coordination of the preparation and updating of the institutional risk register in order to ensure effective management of risk
• Manages effectively the development and review of the risk management framework in order to facilitate the management of risk
• Manages timely the production of internal audit and management reports in order to facilitate informed decision making.
• Manages effectively the development of work plans and implementation of the performance management system in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance.
• Manages effectively human, financial and other resources in order to facilitate achievement of set objectives

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

B. QUALIFICATIONS

• Full Grade 12 Certificate
• Chartered Accountant Zambia or its equivalent
• Member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Ability to write technical and analytical reports
• Ability to communicate effectively in English
• Supervisory Skills
• Computer literacy
• Analytical
• Interpersonal
• Confidentiality
• Integrity
• Numerical

Experience needed

• 8 years, 2 of which should be at management level

• Manages effectively the development and review of the Internal Audit Charter and internal audit procedures manual in order to ensure compliance with the international standards and guide internal audit operations.
• Manages effectively the development of the audit plan in order to guide audit operations
• Manages timely the conduct of special and planned audit assignments in order to provide assurance on internal controls, risk management and governance systems.
• Manages effectively the conduct of compliance audits in order to foster adherence to legislation, policies, guidelines and regulations
• Manages effectively the conduct of systems and performance audits in order to ascertain their effectiveness and achievement of set objectives.
• Manages effectively the coordination of the preparation and updating of the institutional risk register in order to ensure effective management of risk
• Manages effectively the development and review of the risk management framework in order to facilitate the management of risk
• Manages timely the production of internal audit and management reports in order to facilitate informed decision making.
• Manages effectively the development of work plans and implementation of the performance management system in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance.
• Manages effectively human, financial and other resources in order to facilitate achievement of set objectives

• Ability to write technical and analytical reports
• Ability to communicate effectively in English
• Supervisory Skills
• Computer literacy
• Analytical
• Interpersonal
• Confidentiality
• Integrity
• Numerical

• Full Grade 12 Certificate
• Chartered Accountant Zambia or its equivalent
• Member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants