Senior Internal Auditor and Compliance

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: Senior Internal auditor and Compliance

Vacant positions: One (01)

Type of contract: Fixed term

Working location: National Office

Reports Functionally to: Board Audit Committee through the Board of Directors

Reports Administratively to: National Director

Deadline: 30th July 2026

About SOS Children's Villages Rwanda

SOS Children's Villages Rwanda is a child-focused, non-governmental organization committed to ensuring that every child grows up with the care, protection, and assist they need to thrive. Working in partnership with families, communities, government, and development partners, the organization implements programmes in childcare, family strengthening, youth empowerment, education, health, emergency response, and advocacy across Rwanda.

To strengthen its governance, accountability, and risk management functions, SOS Children's Villages Rwanda is seeking to recruit a highly qualified, experienced, professional and ethical to serve as Senior Internal Auditor and Compliance.

Position Summary

The Senior Internal Auditor and Compliance provides independent and objective assurance on the effectiveness of governance, risk management, internal controls, and compliance systems across the organization. The position supports the Board of Directors and Management by evaluating organizational processes, identifying risks, promoting accountability, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and donor requirements, and recommending improvements that strengthen organizational performance.

The position reports functionally to the Board Audit Committee and administratively to the National Director, ensuring the independence of the Internal Audit function.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• create and execute the annual risk-based Internal Audit Plan.
• perform financial, operational, governance, compliance, and performance audits.
• Assess the effectiveness of governance, internal controls, and risk management systems.
• track compliance with organizational policies, donor requirements, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Facilitate enterprise risk management processes and keep the organizational risk register.
• guide fraud risk assessments and assist investigations where required.
• evaluate organizational policies and recommend improvements to strengthen governance and internal controls.
• track implementation of internal and external audit recommendations.
• produce high-quality audit reports and present findings to Senior Management and the Board Audit Committee.
• Build staff capacity in internal controls, compliance, ethics, fraud prevention, and risk management.
• organize with external auditors and regulatory bodies during audits and compliance reviews.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must possess:

• A master’s degree in accounting, Finance, Auditing, Business Administration, or another relevant discipline.
• A professional accounting qualification such as CPA or ACCA.
• Professional certifications such as CIA, CRMA, or CISA will be an added advantage.

Experience

Applicants should have:

• A minimum of 7–10 years progressive experience in internal audit, compliance, enterprise risk management, or external audit.
• At least three (3) years in a senior audit, compliance, or supervisory position.
• Experience working with NGOs, international organizations, donor-funded programmes, or large corporate organizations.
• Strong understanding of donor compliance requirements, grant management, governance, and enterprise risk management.

Required Competencies

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Comprehensive knowledge of International Professional Practices Framework (IIA Standards/IPPF).
• Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks and internal control systems (e.g., COSO).
• Sound understanding of IFRS, IPSAS, and International Standards on Auditing (ISA).
• Excellent analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong report-writing and presentation skills.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and professionalism.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong planning, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and ERP systems.

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate should be:

• Independent, objective, and impartial.
• Highly ethical with unquestionable integrity.
• Results-oriented and committed to continuous improvement.
• Able to manage confidential information with discretion.
• A strategic thinker with excellent judgment.
• Courageous in communicating difficult audit findings constructively.
• Able to work effectively under pressure while managing multiple priorities.
• Committed to promoting accountability, transparency, and organizational excellence.

Child Safeguarding and Data Protection

SOS Children's Villages Rwanda is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The successful candidate will be required to uphold the organization's Child Safeguarding, Code of perform, and Data Protection policies. Background and reference checks will be conducted before appointment.

How to apply:

The interested Candidates in this position should send a detailed and up-to-date Curriculum Vitae with three (3) traceable professional references, a cover letter explaining their suitability for the position, Rwandan national Identity Card, Copies of academic and professional certificates/degrees to sos.recruitment@sos-rwanda.org

and properly fill the application form found via the following LINK by not later than 30th July 2026 at 5:00 pm Kigali time. 

Applications should clearly indicate "Senior Internal Auditor and Compliance" in the subject line.

SOS Children's Villages Rwanda is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Child Safeguarding Commitment.

Done in Kigali on 16th July 2026.

Jean Bosco KWIZERA

National Director