Job Title: Internal Audit Specialist

Type Of Contract: Open ended contract

Due Date: 31st October 2025

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT 

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to Rwanda's development. This is why the Government has prioritized the green economy and an economic transformation that is environmentally sustainable and climate change as cross-cutting issues, and the Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy guided the Rwandan economy toward a climate resilient and low carbon development pathway. In 2020, Rwanda committed to an ambitious climate action plan, and Vison 2050 sets the goal for Rwanda to be carbon neutral by the middle of the century.

To finance the Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy and Rwanda's green growth ambitions, the Rwanda Green Fund was established. The Fund is a ground-breaking environment and climate change investment fund that provides targeted financial and technical support to contribute to Rwanda's vision of becoming a carbon neutral and climate resilient economy.

The Fund has mobilized close to USD 250 million for 46 green investments in sustainable transport, renewable energy, green cities, and biodiversity conservation. As a result of these investments, 176,000 green jobs have been created, 88,000 households have been provided access to off-grid clean energy, 126,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions have been avoided, and 120,000 people have been supported to cope with the effects of climate change.

Functions

Projects Internal Audit Analyst

Tasks

Manage the annual internal audit plan for the Fund

• Prepare annual audit plan
• Consults the Fund departments/units to collect information regarding their annual activities.
• Identify and evaluate the Fund risks in allauditable areas and prepare a risk-based audit plan.
• Designs the audit plan with clear timing.
• Ensures that the annual audit plan is approved by the Fund management team and submitted to MINECOFIN for approval.

Carrying out financial review (monthly and quarterly)

• Conduct quality review of financial statements by carrying out audits that evaluate the controls over revenues, expenditures, assets and reliabilities designed to optimize the efficient use of resources and effectiveness of operations.
• Put much emphasis on the appropriateness of accounting records and reliability of financial reporting.
• Reviews all payment done during the period under review for example monthly, quarterly, etc.
• Provides findings to the departments/units under audit.
• Provides final reports to the Chief Executive Officer.
• Gives advice on the appropriateness of accounting records and financial reporting.
• Where appropriate, assess any allegations of wrongdoing or breaches of government standards of conduct.

Carrying out annual systems audits

• Assess whether current controls are adequate to identify risk and provide assurance on adequacy and effectiveness of risk management practices.
• Helps management to improve efficiency and to ensure that governance, risk management and internal control systems are operating efficiently and effectively.
• Review the existing and new information systems to assess the quality of controls and the relevance and reliability of system output.

Carrying out compliance audits

• Examines adherence to any policy, contractual, regulatory and legislative requirements

Providing advisory services

• Participates in significant initiatives and priorities and providing solutions to financial and other internal controls issues
• Safeguards his/her objectivity and ensure he/she is not playing management roles.

Following up audit recommendations

• Reviews management responses to internal audit and Office of the Audit General recommendations.
• Prepare monitoring reports including status of implementation of recommendations and corrective action plan (quarterly).

Preparing consolidate quarterly internal audit report (QIAR)

• Summarizes Internal Audit activities in a consolidated report to be submitted to the fund management committee.
• Copies to the Chief Executive Officer and to the office of Government Chief Internal Auditor (GCIA)
• Represents internal audit in committee meetings

Job Specifications/Profile

Relevant Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Auditing, Finance, Accounting Commerce (with an option of Finance or Accounting) or Business Administration (with an option of Finance or Accounting).
• Having Bachelor's degree in aforementioned domains with an auditing professional qualification recognized by the Institute of Internal Auditors-Rwanda: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP), Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Certification in Internal Control Self-Assessment (CCSA), or Qualification in internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) is an added advantage. OR
• Master's degree in any of the aforementioned domains.

Required Experience

• At least 3-5 years of relevant working experience as an auditor (internal or external auditor), financial controller, or organization risk management for Bachelor's degree holders in a reputable organization preferable and audit form OR
• Master's degree with 2 years of relevant working experience.

Application Procedure

To apply, please submit the relevant documents: your updated and signed Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of academic certificates, proven working experience and one-page cover letter detailing why you are interested in the position you are applying for.

Please note that all applications must apply using our online application system via https://www.greenfund.rw/career/ The deadline for submission of application is the 31st October 2025 at 5PM.

In case of questions, please reach out to email: recruitment@greenfund.rw. For more information, kindly visit the Rwanda Green Fund website on https://greenfund.rw/.

Done at Kigali on 16th October 2025