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Principal Internal Auditor

The Government of Tanzania has decided to" establish the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank Limited (TADB) under the provisions of the Banking and Financial Institutions Act No 5 of2006 and the Banking and Financial Institutions (Development Finance) Regulations, 2012. The bank shall have the following key objectives:
To catalyze credit delivery to the agricultural sector and thereby accelerate agricultural growth;
To lead, as an apex agricultural financing bank, in capacity building strategies and programmes to strengthen the agriculture financial value chain;
To be an important initiative in the implementation of the Government's Second-generation financial sector reforms as well as in the furtherance of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty for Mainland Tanzania (MKUKUTA), and Zanzibar Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUZA);
To catalyze existing agro-financing activities through provision of short, medium and long-term facilities to the following institutions: commercial banks, community banks, savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOS) and micro finance institutions (MFIs) that are active in lending to the agricultural sector;
To coordinate and monitor agriculture and rural lending activities with a view to maximizing the impact of agricultural growth by working closely with the Ministries and institutions responsible for Agriculture, Regional Administration as well as the numerous players active in this sector; ,
To assist the Government in implementing its policies on enhancing the financial sector's inclusion in the rural areas.

TADB is hereby inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancy

Principal Internal Auditor
REPORTS TO: HEAD OF INTERNAL AUDIT
NATURE AND SCOPE:
The jobholder reports to the Head of Internal Audit. He/ She is responsible for carrying out audit functions in the bank, and to oversee compliance with approved financial and operational controls.

key Responsibilities
To carry out evaluation of Risk Management, Control, and Governance processes to ensure they are functioning as intended to enable the bank achieve its objectives and goals.
To develop and implement annual risk-based audit plans to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of bank's internal controls.
To prepare and implement approved annual audit plans,
To take part in the preparation and implementation of internal audit manual, policies, procedures and systems,
To coordinate special audits and investigations and present audit reports to management and the Board.
To coordinate follow ups on the implementation progress status of recommendations of external auditors, BOT examiners and directions of the Board of Directors
To coordinate evaluation of internal controls and risk management systems and procedures and recommend actions for improvement
To coordinate review of audit procedures and working papers
To follow up on replies to, internal and external audit questions and verify implementation of audit recommendations.
To maintain good working relationships with other divisions, directorates and units as well as external
stakeholders
To undertake any other duties as assigned by the Head of Internal Audit from time to time.

Competencies
General
Computer literacy, Customer needs-oriented, team worker.
Ability to set and communicate fair and consistent performance targets in the department and amend them periodically to ensure effectiveness and efficiency,
Ability to create new opportunities and generate ideas which add value to Internal Audit Department and business performance,
Possession of an in-depth understanding of clients and their needs and monitors changes in their environments to effectively predict effect on the bank's operations, _
Ability to build effective relationships with others.
Ability to evaluate priorities across processes/teams and facilitates agreement to changing priorities and new
challenges by monitoring progress of jobs and agreeing to work schedules.

Functional/Technical
Must have thorough understanding of the principles and techniques of Risk assessment and risk mitigation skills,
Ability to analyze and interpret financial and operational ,data/information and make recommendations.
Ability to interpret Central Bank policies on financial regulations and implement them within bank's strategic plan.
Ability to design new audit measures taking into accountnew products.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE:
Master's Degree/Postgraduate qualifications in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance.
Internationally recognized professional accountancy / audit qualifications such as ACCA, CIPFA or CPA (T).
Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience in a recognized audit firm and/or banking environment at the Senior Officer level or higher.
Knowledge and skills ,in computer applications for auditing purposes,
Leadership and management skills.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Your application should include application letter, up- to-date Curriculum Vitae stating name in full, physical address, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of the candidate, certified copies of relevant certificates and reference letters from three (3) work-related referees.
All applications must be submitted through postal or courier services. No application from physical visit by the applicant or representative to the TADB offices shall be entertained.
Applications should reach the undersigned by 4.00 pm on 29th April 2015.
The Managing Director,
Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank,
7thFIoor Samora Tower, Samora Avenue,
P.O. Box 63372,
DAR ES SALAAM