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Kenya Civil Aviation Authority- KCAA

Responsibilities or duties

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Participating in the formulation, monitoring and review of the Internal Audit Services Strategy, Internal Audit Policies and Procedures in line with the Standards and Government Policies.
• Participating in the development, monitoring and review of the Annual Internal Audit Risk- Based Plan.
• Providing assurance on Internal Controls in the relevant Directorates and Departments to assess compliance to relevant laws, regulations, policies & procedures and to contribute to improvement in service delivery.
• Participation in the assessment of the Authority’s governance, risk management and control processes and making appropriate recommendations for improvement in line with best practices and compliance requirements.
• Providing assurance on the Authority’s Asset management to confirm their existence and protection.
• Conducting reviews of the Authority’s Financial Statements and Operations Reports to determine their completeness, accuracy and reliability for decision-making.
• Undertaking audits of the Authority’s Information Communication Technology Systems and Infrastructure in line with best practices.
• Provision of assurance services on the Business Continuity and Disaster Preparedness Strategy to contribute towards protection of the Authority’s value.
• Undertaking special audits assigned by the Head of Internal Audit Function.
• Undertaking follow-up with relevant Directorates and Departments to ensure implementation of agreed corrective action plans arising from both internal and external audits.
• Preparing complete Internal Audit Reports in line with the Standards with appropriate recommendations for improvement of Authority’s compliance levels and enhanced service delivery on all assigned audit engagements.
• Participating in the development, deployment, and continual improvement of computer programs (scripts) for automated audit processes for continuous audits/ monitoring as per best practices.
• Providing advisory services to other Directorates for enhanced service delivery by the Authority;

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

Experience needed

10 years

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Language skills: English

• Participating in the formulation, monitoring and review of the Internal Audit Services Strategy, Internal Audit Policies and Procedures in line with the Standards and Government Policies.
• Participating in the development, monitoring and review of the Annual Internal Audit Risk- Based Plan.
• Providing assurance on Internal Controls in the relevant Directorates and Departments to assess compliance to relevant laws, regulations, policies & procedures and to contribute to improvement in service delivery.
• Participation in the assessment of the Authority’s governance, risk management and control processes and making appropriate recommendations for improvement in line with best practices and compliance requirements.
• Providing assurance on the Authority’s Asset management to confirm their existence and protection.
• Conducting reviews of the Authority’s Financial Statements and Operations Reports to determine their completeness, accuracy and reliability for decision-making.
• Undertaking audits of the Authority’s Information Communication Technology Systems and Infrastructure in line with best practices.
• Provision of assurance services on the Business Continuity and Disaster Preparedness Strategy to contribute towards protection of the Authority’s value.
• Undertaking special audits assigned by the Head of Internal Audit Function.
• Undertaking follow-up with relevant Directorates and Departments to ensure implementation of agreed corrective action plans arising from both internal and external audits.
• Preparing complete Internal Audit Reports in line with the Standards with appropriate recommendations for improvement of Authority’s compliance levels and enhanced service delivery on all assigned audit engagements.
• Participating in the development, deployment, and continual improvement of computer programs (scripts) for automated audit processes for continuous audits/ monitoring as per best practices.
• Providing advisory services to other Directorates for enhanced service delivery by the Authority;