CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE (CAE) – Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC)

 

As the country’s leading property developer, the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) empowers more and more Batswana every day and continues in its pursuit of service excellence and delivering products of high quality and best value accommodation to the nation. It does not shy away from huge challenges and has taken a bold step from its mandate to form a strategic intent of providing safe, dignified and sustainable houses for Batswana.

It is this daring to achieve its Mandate, which makes it necessary for the Corporation to be led by tearless strategic thinkers who ensure on-the-ground execution. And this is : exactly what BHC is looking for in the Chief Audit Executive: ; a strategic leader who is independent, resilient, accountable, and a motivating factor within their well-organised team to deliver on their highly demanding mandate.

Purpose of the position

Reporting to the Board and administratively to the CEO. you will provide assurance on all internal controls, compliance and governance processes put in place for risk mitigation in the execution of the Use Corporation’s mandate. As the driver of the Audi function, your responsibilities will include: Execution of internal audit strategy and ensure implementation of audit policies and standards, plan the annual audit programme, carry out audits and preparing timely audit reports and recommendations tor BHC Management and ; the Board, monitors and regularly reviews implementation of recommended improvements to internal controls and ; procedures and ensure performance management of staff.

Qualifications

You will possess a degree in Auditing or Finance. Accounting. Business, or related field, and have Professional Membership of a recognized institute e.g. BICA, CIMA, ACCA,  CIA.

A related Post Graduate PiaMcatton in ; Auditing. France or related will be an added advantage

Relevant experience

You will have a minimum of ten (10) years’ post-qualification experience in an audit or financial management environment of which five (5) years should have been at j management level.

Competencies

• Self-driven.
• Analytical
• Decisive
• Risk oriented
• Intuitive
• Quality orientation
• Planning and Organising
• Business Acumen
• Planning. Coordination and Execution
• Change leadership
• Impact and influence
• Managing performance
• Holding people accountable