Director of Audit and Evaluation of Operations Department at ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)

ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is an international financial institution established by the 15 Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). EBID includes: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

The main objective of EBID is to contribute to the economic development of West Africa through the financing of ECOWAS and NEPAD projects and programs. The headquarters of the bank is in Lome in the Togolese Republic.

As part of its capacity building efforts, the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is seeking qualified candidates who are citizens of the community to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director of Audit and Evaluation of Operation Department

Grade D1-1
Location: Togo

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Director of Internal Audit and Evaluation of Operations shall be responsible for the audit of the activities and programmes of EBID including the services provided by consultants.

Duties

• Formulate and implement strategies to monitor the activities and operations of EBID in order to ensure compliance with best practices;
• Supervise all the activities of the Bank and make recommendations aimed at improving internal control measures;
• Evaluate the operations and projects financed by the Bank;
• Prepare a flexible audit plan using methodology based on risk identification;
• See to the proper functioning of internal control mechanisms put in place by the Bank in order to protect its assets and make recommendations aimed at correcting shortcomings of the system;
• Implement approved annual audit plan and prepare periodic reports on the status of implementation of the plan and results obtained;
• Carry out administrative, operational, financial and information systems audit of the Bank, as well as audit of the projects and programmes financed by the Bank;
• Comply with all audit requests from the Head of the Institution or the Audit Committee, advice and make recommendations to Management;
• Put in place a system to permanently monitor measures taken by Management to implement the recommendations of the Audit Committee and those of the External Auditors;
• Prepare relevant guidelines on internal auditing;
• Work with the External Auditors to ensure efficient audit service at the Bank;
• Carry out other duties assigned by Management.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent certificate from a recognized University or Tertiary Institution;
• Membership of a professional body such as: ACCA, ACA, etc. will be an added advantage;
• At least twelve (12) years minimum professional experience, preferably in experience in an Internationally recognized Audit and/or Chartered Accountancy Firm or an International financial institution;
• Familiar with financial and economic analysis of projects;
• Good negotiation skills and sound communication skills;
• Ability to manage a team in a multicultural environment.

General Requirements
Candidates must:

• Be citizens of ECOWAS Member States;
• Not be above 45 years of age;
• Be computer literate (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
• Be fluent in French and/or English and/or Portuguese, and proficient in one of the other two languages.

Application Closing Date
17h00 GMT; 30th June, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send or deliver their applications and CV's in sealed envelope, marked "2015 Recruitment Exercise" and state the position applied to the address below:
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
Department of Administration and Human Resources
128, Bd. du 13 Janvier,
BP 2704,
Lome-Togo.

Application must include

• A detailed curriculum vitae;
• A letter of interest;
• Copies of degrees or certificates;
• Copy of identity card or passport;
• Copy of birth certificate.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for a test. EBID reserves the right to stop further action on this job vacancy notice