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Post Title:
1. Internal
Audit
2. Consultant
ICT Services
Organization: Protecting Families
against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)Location: Kampala, Uganda
Consultancy services
Background Information:
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was formed in 2004 to contribute to Uganda's efforts in enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support services to families with a historical focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, PREFA is looking for a competent person to fill the following position:
Post: Internal Audit
Job Purpose:
To assist management in reviewing. documenting and monitoring the implementation of systems, policies and procedures. Provide an independent appraisal of how the organization's financial, physical, and operational and information activities or resources are managed as per the set policies and procedures
Job Specification
• Develop
a flexible annual audit plan, documentation, testing and remediation of
Internal Controls.
• Enhance
existing accounting and operational controls over the organization's
administrative and programmatic activities.
• Develop
and evaluate test plans in accordance with Professional Audit Standards.
• Prepare
periodic reports to management and to audit committee of the board.
• Update
records of audit plans, findings, work papers, reports and other supporting
documentation for all related reviews performed
• Identification
and management of financial and legal risks.
• Establish
systems and tools for conducting Internal control audits in accordance with
GAAS.
Qualification and Experience:
• Registered
with Institute of Internal Auditors of Uganda.
• 10
years of related work experience with NGOs with extensive knowledge of NGO
rules and regulations e.g. OMS-Circulars
• Proven
success in managing risk and mitigating losses.
• Expert
knowledge of regulatory compliance and reporting including GAAP professional
audit standards and best practices in Internal control systems.
• Have
strong knowledge of audit procedures; audit related planning techniques, test
& sampling methods
Post Title: Consultant ICT
Services Job Purpose:
To provide technical, operational and procedural support and end user services within PREFA. Be instrumental in the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of information technology systems, procedures and activities of the office in accordance with ICT work plan.
Job Specification
• Prepare
effective ICT plan, operating guidelines and procedures, document LAN network
related policies including security.
• Perform
systems and security administration functions for the head office and district
offices.
• Provide
monitoring and primary response and intervention for information technology
related security incidents and violations.
• Perform
troubleshooting and diagnosing problems; and take corrective action.
• Maintain
application security, event investigations and compliance enforcement, as well
as maintaining system documentation and logs.
• Administer
secure links with public key encryption, anti-virus, user authentication and
intrusion detection
• Keep
current with new Information Technology Security protocols, applicable laws and
regulations
• Schedule
regular servicing of ICT equipment.
• Monitor
and manage system resources, including computer usage, and response times to
maintain operating efficiency.
• Provide
accountability for ICT resources through accurate analysis and evaluation of
office's ICT needs, sound procurement, maintaining software/hardware standards
and accurate recording of inventory and effective reporting of ICT inventory.
Qualification and Experience:
• Proven
ICT technical experience of supporting users and systems in a large
organization.
• Proven
experience of leading or supporting the successful delivery of ICT related
projects
• Ability
to analyze business problems and recommend suitable ICT solutions.
Understanding of ICT service desk functions.
• Understanding
of Microsoft network environments
How to apply:Interested applicants should send a letter of application, current Curriculum Vita, copies of testimonials, certificates, telephone and email contacts and 3 referees. Applications should reach not later than Friday 15th November, 2013. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Firms interested in providing ICT and Internal Audit services are invited to submit their proposals to the address below.
Send to:
The Executive Director
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Plot 71, Luthuli Avenue, Bugolobi, P.O Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda
Closing date: Friday 15th November, 2013.
