Southern Region Water Board
VACANCIES ANNOUNCEMENT
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant position tenable in the Internal Audit Department of SRWB at Head office in Zomba.
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR
Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Internal Audit or Accounting and Professional qualification in CIA, ACCA or CIMA; membership to professional body either Accounting or Internal Auditing; PLUS at least five (5) years practical audit experience.
Reporting to the Internal Audit Manager, Senior Internal Auditor shall provide an independent, objective assurance and risk management activities designed to add value and improve the Board’s operations.
He/She shall be responsible for:
- Participating in the development of risk based audit plans based on enterprise risk assessment;
- Initiating the development and maintenance of comprehensive financial monitoring systems and instilling effective internal control framework in all key financial management and accountability functions in the Board;
- Reviewing the means of safeguarding the Board’s property and interests as appropriate, verifying existence of such property and interests;
- Assessing the impact of external factors such as economic, social, ethical environmental and customer expectations on the board’s operations;
- Conducting periodic risk assessment and mitigation interventions to avoid situations from deteriorating;
- Conducting periodic, ad hoc and follow up audits and making value adding recommendations that respond promptly to the detected flaws or weaknesses;
- Participating in budget preparation for Internal Audit Department;
- Evaluating effectiveness of internal control system to ensure reduction of risks and losses;
- Drafting internal audit reports with suggestive value adding recommendations on areas of improvement);
- Enforcing standards through well publicized disciplinary guidelines and developing policies addressing dealings with sanctioned individuals;
- Assisting in raising awareness of sound financial management and corporate governance throughout the Board in line with relevant law’s provisions and standards;
- Supervising and mentoring internal auditor;
- 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.
The successful candidate shall have excellent communication and attention to detail skills; will have business acumen, good ethical conduct, critical thinking and high levels of objectivity and professionalism.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The successful candidates must acknowledge these jobs involve a lot of travelling within SRWB operational area.
The Southern Region Water Board offers an attractive package; a contributory pension scheme; and a contributory medical scheme among other benefits.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applications with full Curriculum Vitae, contact phones and addresses of three traceable referees must be addressed to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Southern Region Water Board
Private Bag 72
ZOMBA
The closing date for receiving applications is on 25th August, 2025.
Please indicate on top of the envelope, the position you are applying for.