Background

The Lilongwe Water Board is a Statutory Corporation established in 1947 and re-constituted in 1995 under the Water Works Act (Cap 72). It is responsible for the provision of water supply and sanitation services to the City of Lilongwe and other surrounding areas designated as its supply area.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the preparation of annual budgets for the Internal Audit Function and ensuring that there is adequate and timely mobilisation of resources and personnel in respect of audit programs for the furtherance of the objectives of the Board
• Assisting in Board in planning, organising, directing and coordinating implementation of Internal Audit services operational, human resource administrative, organisational and cultural activities in accordance with good practice and legal provisions
• Assisting in coordinating and guiding implementation of annual work plans, policies and procedures of the audit function and engagement with various stakeholders
• Preparing Audit programs for approval by the Internal Audit Manager
• Assist in reviewing and assessing the board’s risk management framework, reviewing a quality assurance and improvement program forthe division and continuously monitoring its effectiveness
• Lead or be a Consulting party in the Audits
• Assist in training new Auditors
• Managing and monitoring a tracking system for audit issues through continuous engagement with stakeholders
• Undertaking special investigations at the request of the Chief Executive, Heads of Departments or Audit Committee
• Assisting or representing the Board on audit matters at various forums and serving in the Board’s audit-related committees
• Supervising and appraising staff under his/her charge
• Providing consultancy and other client services (e.g., counsel, advice, facilitation, drafting policies, training and process/operations review) to the Board
• Demonstrating outstanding commitment to service delivery programs of the Board by personally identifying and reporting water bursts/leakages to customer care Division of which verifiable repair records shall be tendered to be used as one of the components for assessment during one’s performance appraisal time.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Accountancy/Internal Audit or relevant field. Must be a member of a professional body, such as CIA ACCA and or similar body with at least five years experience in Auditing
• Must be a registered member with Institute of Internal Auditors Malawi (ILAM)

• Assisting in the preparation of annual budgets for the Internal Audit Function and ensuring that there is adequate and timely mobilisation of resources and personnel in respect of audit programs for the furtherance of the objectives of the Board
• Assisting in Board in planning, organising, directing and coordinating implementation of Internal Audit services operational, human resource administrative, organisational and cultural activities in accordance with good practice and legal provisions
• Assisting in coordinating and guiding implementation of annual work plans, policies and procedures of the audit function and engagement with various stakeholders
• Preparing Audit programs for approval by the Internal Audit Manager
• Assist in reviewing and assessing the board’s risk management framework, reviewing a quality assurance and improvement program forthe division and continuously monitoring its effectiveness
• Lead or be a Consulting party in the Audits
• Assist in training new Auditors
• Managing and monitoring a tracking system for audit issues through continuous engagement with stakeholders
• Undertaking special investigations at the request of the Chief Executive, Heads of Departments or Audit Committee
• Assisting or representing the Board on audit matters at various forums and serving in the Board’s audit-related committees
• Supervising and appraising staff under his/her charge
• Providing consultancy and other client services (e.g., counsel, advice, facilitation, drafting policies, training and process/operations review) to the Board
• Demonstrating outstanding commitment to service delivery programs of the Board by personally identifying and reporting water bursts/leakages to customer care Division of which verifiable repair records shall be tendered to be used as one of the components for assessment during one’s performance appraisal time.

• Risk management framework assessment
• Quality assurance and improvement program review
• Audit program preparation
• Stakeholder engagement
• Special investigations
• Consultancy services
• Policy drafting
• Process/operations review
• Supervision and appraisal
• Water burst/leakage identification and reporting

• Bachelors Degree in Accountancy/Internal Audit or relevant field
• Membership in a professional body (e.g., CIA, ACCA)
• Registered member with Institute of Internal Auditors Malawi (ILAM)