| JOB NAME |
SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR (F/M/D) EXTERNAL AUDIT COMPONENT - GOOD FINANCIAL GOVERNANCE
POSTED BY: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
REF:GIZ 137
Date Published:Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Date of Expiration:Sunday, June 7, 2020 EXPIRED
RECOMMEND THIS JOB ON FACEBOOK
|
|
|
| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 South Africa | PRETORIA in South Africa |
| INDUSTRY |
| Development Agency
|
| JOB TYPE |
| Full-Time |
| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
Job-ID: P1533V2040
Location: Pretoria
Assignment period: 03/01/2020 - 01/31/2022
Field: Governance
Type of employment: full- or part-time
Application deadline: 01/12/2020
As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Good Financial Governance (GFG II) in Africa Programme is a Pan-African project with the objective of capacitating African change actors in the area of Good Financial Governance for systemic change. The project therefore cooperates closely with African technical networks in the area of revenue mobilization / taxation (African Tax Administration Forum - ATAF), budget (Collaborative African Budget Reform Initiative - CABRI), external audit (African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions - AFROSAI) and legislative budget oversight (African Organisation of Public Accounts Committees - AFROPAC). The networks assist their respective members - African tax administrations, ministries of finance, supreme audit institutions, and public accounts committees in Parliament - through developing trainings, analytical tools, as well as peer exchange formats.
YOUR TASKS
1. Responsible for the overall management of the external audit component supporting Supreme Audit Institution networks in Africa (AFROSAI, AFROSAI-E and CREFIAF)
2. Leader of a team providing strategic and technical advice to the partner organisations, AFROSAI as well as AFROSAI-E and CREFIAF
3. Responsible for the management of the Study Expert Fund Nigeria ‘Support to the SAI of Nigeria’ – which involves regular on-site missions to Abuja
4. Ensure activities are implemented as planned
5. Report on results in the component under his/her supervision
6. Manage the budget of the component
7. Responsible for the management of international and national staff in South Africa, Cameroon and Nigeria on request of the Programme Manager
8. Support the cooperation and communication with the commissioning parties BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) and the European Commission
|
| REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB |
YOUR PROFILE
1. University degree in public finances, economics, or social sciences or similar
2. Long-time professional experience in development cooperation, ideally in Africa and many years of experience working or advising in the area of public sector auditing (Supreme Audit Institutions)
3. Prior experience in leading a multi-cultural team
4. Fully computer literate, proficient user of Microsoft Office and good understanding of database software
5. Strong analytical, communication, presentation and writing skills
6. Outstanding ability to work independently, flexibly and responsibly
7. Capacity to develop strong networks across the continent
8. Fluency in both German and English is essential, command of French and/or Portuguese are an advantage
LOCATION INFORMATION
Pretoria, South Africa, is a duty station suitable for families with children. The climate in the Gauteng region is characterised by hot summers and mild, dry winters. International schools are available, incl. a German school. Health care is very good. From Johannesburg international airport (approximately 35km from Pretoria), there are daily direct flights to several destinations in Europe and regular international flights.
An (obligatory) security training will be provided by the GIZ country office, and there are special security risk mitigation measures that apply to GIZ staff on-site. Please also refer to the country-specific advice provided by the German Federal Foreign Office.
NOTES
GIZ operates worldwide. As part of the GIZ team, you are prepared to take on international assignments and pass on your expertise.
Willingness to travel to other African countries is required.
Please understand that we can accept and process in principle only applications via our E-
recruiting system. Following the confirmation of your successful application, kindly check your spam / junk mail folder on a regular basis, since some provider classify emails from our recruiting system as spam.
GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability, both in Germany and abroad. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.
|
|
English 
FRENCH
