MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION COMMISSION AUDIT COMMITTEE

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission was established to facilitate and promote equality of opportunity, good relations, harmony and peaceful co-existence between persons of different ethnic and racial communities of Kenya and to advise the Government on all aspects thereof.

Pursuant to the provisions of sections 73(5) and 155(5) of the Public Finance Management Act 2012 and the enabling Regulations, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission seeks to recruit suitable a candidate for the following positions on a term of three years on a part-time basis:-

POSITIONS

Duties and Responsibilities of the Audit Committee:

The Audit and Risk Management Committee will be responsible for providing leadership in the formulation, implementation and review of Internal Audit policies, standards, guidelines and procedures in line with relevant laws and regulations. This will be to ensure that systems of internal controls and risk management are put in place and internal audit reports are reviewed.

Specifically, the Committee’s responsibilities will be to review and advice the Commission on the following:-

1. (a)Financial Statement

1. Review the external auditors report on the financial statement and any supplementary report outlining findings, observations, recommendations, management responses and status of any action plans.
2. Review interim financial reports with management including reports on investments, cash flow and budget versus actual income and expenditure and consider completeness.

1. (b)Risk Management and Internal Controls

1. Review the most significant risks on management and on the scope of review by internal and external auditors that could prevent NCIC from achieving its objectives and in the light of this, consider the effectiveness of the Commission’s risk management and internal control systems, including information technology, security and control.
2. Oversee special investigations relating to risk management, internal control and compliance as required.

1. (c)Compliance and Litigation

1. Obtain regular updates from management regarding compliance matters and assess the effectiveness of NCIC systems for monitoring compliance.
2. Obtain regular updates from management regarding any litigation in which the Commission is engaged including assessments of contingent liabilities associated with such litigation in the event of judgments made against NCIC.