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UNICEF, UNDP & UNHCR Grant Auditor, Greater London
Client:
AfID
Location:
Greater London, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
7
Posted:
03.03.2025
Expiry Date:
17.04.2025
Job Description:
Our partner, sector specialists in International Grant Audit, are seeking auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of NGOs & donors, such as the UN & The World Bank operating globally (Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based, traveling post-pandemic 25-40% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length in small teams.
These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced audit professionals that love diverse travel and supporting inspiring people and worthwhile causes.
Overseas assignments post-pandemic could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/territories. It presents a fantastic opportunity to see parts of the world you’d never otherwise get to see, work with lovely people, and gain extremely relevant institutional donor and fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector.
Role overview
You will complete expenditure audits of a diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions, ranging from emergency aid to long-term development in areas such as agriculture, health, or infrastructure, to more commercial projects such as SME development or technical research. Additionally, depending on your seniority, you will provide on-the-job training and guidance to more junior team members throughout the assignment process.
The role will utilize all your communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit how they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to ensure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by the UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations on how these might be improved to strengthen the management of UN resources. At the end of the fieldwork, you will draft an aide-memoire document and discuss your findings with both the UN and its local partner. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London.
Requirements
1. Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent (Finalists considered)
2. Experience, insight &/or exposure to grant funding, reporting, or audit.
3. Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
4. A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
5. 'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, Spanish, Russian, German, Portuguese, Italian, or Mandarin and Arabic.
6. Excellent communication, report writing, and presentation skills
7. Resilience and adaptability
8. Internationally recognized audit qualification preferable.
Personal attributes:
1. At least two-three years of audit experience
2. Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills
3. Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing, and presentation skills
4. Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations for 30% plus of the time (post-pandemic)
5. Candidates for permanent London-based roles must have the right to work in the UK.
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