CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR – D1 – Ministry Of Finance

VACANCY CIRCULAR NO. 4 OF 2025

Applications are invited from suitably qualified citizens of Botswana for the below mentioned position tenable at the Department of Internal Audit, within the Ministry of Finance in Gaborone.

VACANCY: CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR – D1

TENABLE: Department of Internal Audit

SALARY SCALE: D1 (386,892 – 426,660 per annum)

LEAVE: 30 working days per annum.

BENEFITS:

i) Optional contributory Medical Aid Scheme (Government pays 50% and Employee pays 50%). il) Contributory Pension Scheme (Governments pays
15% and Employee pays 5%)

QUALIFICATION:

• Degree in Auditing/Accounting/Computer Science/ Information Technology/Risk
• Management or related fields. Relevant Professional qualifications (i.e. CIA, ACCA,
• CIMA, CISA, CRP, CRMA etc.) is a prerequisite. Masters’ degree in related fields is anadded advantage.
Direct entry or progression will be limited to registered members in good standing with Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA)/ Information System
Audit and Control Association (ISACA)/Institute of Risk Management (IRM) /Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

EXPERIENCE:

At least twelve (12) years’ experience in Auditing, two
(2) of which should have been served as Principal|
Internal Auditor I at D2 level or its equivalent.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To coordinate auditing of utilisation of government resources and
monitor implementation of
recommendations to improve risk management, control and governance processes.

DUTIES

1. Advise customers on management of Public resources.
2. Attend to customer queries and requests.
3. Provide consultancy services on governance, risk management and information systems.
4. Coordinate review of internal controls, risk management and information systems.
5. Supervise preliminary review of current audit files.
6. Coordinate implementation of Enterprise Risk Management.
7. Lead research and compilation of data for new
projects and recommending improvements in governance processes.
8. Implement automation of internal audit processes.
9. Coordinate follow-ups on outstanding issues from pervious audits and audits on recommendations.
10. Supervise evaluation of risks indicators and decide whether further action is required.
11. Supervise development of work plans and audit programmes, development of capacity building plans and the implementation of the annual audit work plan.
12. Prepare quarterly activity reports.
13. Review, monitor performance of supervisees and conduct staff meetings.
14. Attend operations and management meetings.
15. Facilitate Ministerial Audit Committee meetings.
16. Undertake any other related duties as required to meet exigencies of the service.

COMPETENCIES

a) Adhering to Principles and Values.
b) Presenting and Communicating information.
c) Writing and Reporting.
d) Applying Expertise and Technology.
e) Planning and Organizing.
f) Analyzing.
g) Delivering Results and
Meeting
Customer
Expectation.