Senior Internal Auditor

Vacancy Announcement

Practical Action invites applications for the position of Senior Internal Auditor to work for Practical Action Office. This will be a global role based either in the UK or in one of our country offices in Rwanda, or Nepal.

About the role

The primary purpose is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve Practical Action’s operations. The internal audit department helps Practical Action accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes.

About you

We are seeking an experienced, dedicated and detail orientated Internal Auditor, with high standards of professional ethics. The role requires someone who can operate independently under remote supervision and is also a good team player. It requires someone who can be creative and pragmatic in their approach, whilst also being systematic, methodical, and organised. It requires someone who is curious in their thinking, and at the same time able to blend a robustness and a sensitivity in their interactions with others. And it requires someone to have excellent written and spoken language skills, including English.

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values-driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

In addition, we offer the following benefits in addition to the Social Security Fund benefits in Nepal:

• Annual holiday entitlement of 18 days in addition to public holidays
• Agile working arrangements 
• Flexible lactating hours for new mothers, and appropriate arrangements for caretakers

We treat all applications for employment fairly, regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability. 

Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults, and candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing. To ensure that Practical Action meets its obligations of safer recruitment, appointment to positions within Practical Action will be subject to a satisfactory criminal check. Criminal checks will be conducted for all roles.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates can download detailed job description form from www.practicalaction.org/jobs.

To apply please submit a copy of your CV on no more than 4 sides and also a supporting statement on no more 2 sides that includes the answers to the following questions:

1. Why do you want to work in internal audit in the charity sector?
2. What are your most relevant skills & experiences for this role?
3. Describe a work-based situation where someone has challenged or criticised your work. How did you respond?

Please submit your CV and supporting statement to recruitment@practicalaction.org.uk by 16 February 2025.