Regional Audit Manager, EAR

Organisation: World Vision

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 8th September 2025

Key Requirement: Bachelor’s in finance, CPA/CIA, 5+ years audit experience (3 at managerial level)

About World Vision Uganda

World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”

Job Summary

The Regional Audit Manager (RAM) for East Africa Region supports the Regional Audit Director (RAD) in providing leadership to a team of Regional Senior Auditors (RSA) and Regional Auditors (RA) in the National Office (NO) portfolio assigned within East Africa Region, in the provision of independent objective assurance and advisory on the portfolio’s operations.

He/she is responsible for reviewing the audit work of the Regional Audit team, including issuance of audit reports to the respective NO portfolio Senior Leadership and to the Audit committees, as applicable.

The RAM has a direct reporting line to the RAD with a dotted reporting line to the Local ARCs / National Director. In some jurisdictions, it is a legislative requirement for SRAM to report to the local ARCs. In these cases, this will be applied.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership, Planning and Communication

• Provide insight and pragmatic recommendations to key stakeholders on risk management, internal controls and governance.
• Present quarterly to the NO Leadership and local Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) on audit results.
• Play a key advisory role on local ARCs and other committees.

Supervision of Audit Team

• Support RAD in developing a five-year risk-based regional internal audit plan.
• Prepare GAA Regional Audit Team’s annual budgets.
• Oversee Talent Management initiatives for the Regional Audit Team.

Promote and Ensure GAA Regional Team’s High Performance

• Supervise day-to-day operations of the audit team.
• Implement continuous improvement of GAA Regional Teams’ performance framework.

Promote and Ensure High Quality Assurance & Advisory Standards

• Evaluate and communicate outcomes of engagements to Regional/National Leadership.
• Recommend improvements to governance policies, risk management, and control environment.

Drive Innovation

• Continually drive improvement in GAA Regional Team’s communication and soft skills.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or relevant field; MBA is a plus.
• CPA and/or Chartered Financial Accountant or equivalent.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
• At least five (5) years of internal audit or external experience, three (3) at managerial level.
• Proven track record of relationship building at senior level.
• Strong business acumen and cross-functional team management skills.
• Excellent English communication and MS Office skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cross-cultural experience in INGOs, Audit Software proficiency.
• Basic IT Audit and Fraud Investigation (CFE is a plus).
• Data mining & analytics experience.

How to Apply

Submit your application and Curriculum Vitae via World Vision International’s e-recruitment portal:

Apply Here

Deadline: 8th September 2025

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