Senior Audit Officer at BRAC Tanzania

BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is part of a leading development organization that started its operations in 2006 in Tanzania, focusing on thematic areas of Agriculture, Youth and Women Empowerment, Food Security and Livelihood

About the Programme

The MasterCard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) is implementing an initiative that will create a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women in 9.5 million People across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which has been further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches will be delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individual to fill up the following position.

Senior Audit Officer

The purpose of this position is to support the mission of internal audit function in the Organization. That is enhancing and protect organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insights.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation of the project audit annual plan in coordination with the Internal Audit Manager and contribute to its successful implementation.
• Conduct risk-based audits in regional offices and field locations in line with the approved audit plan.
• Submit timely Audit reports to the Internal Audit Manager on progress and field observations
• Participate in special assignments such as investigations, reviews, and spot checks response to identified risks or requests from management.
• Document, evaluate and test systems and controls to determine their adequacy and effectiveness, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, reliability and integrity of information, and safeguarding of assets.
• Conduct entry and exit meetings with auditees and management to discuss the audit process including planning, execution, and conclusion as well as to present and agree on audit observations, root causes, recommendations, and corrective action plans with clear timelines and responsible personnel.
• Prepare comprehensive and clear audit working papers, observations, and draft reports.
• Prepare and submit periodic (monthly/quarterly) summary reports of audit progress, key issues identified, and audit recommendations to the Internal Audit Manager.
• To discuss with Head of Internal Audit and Internal Audit Manager the major risks or audit findings identified during the course of audit.
• To carry out annual physical asset and inventory verifications in all offices.
• To attend and participate actively in the training organized by the Internal Audit Department
• Undertake any other tasks assigned by the Internal Audit Manager or Head of Internal Audit that contribute to the objectives of the audit function.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Audit Manager.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals for safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Educational & Experience Requirements:

• Holder of a bachelor’s degree in the field of Accounting, Commerce, Auditing, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Business Administration, Project management or related discipline from a recognized University/Institution.
• Relevant Experience with at least 2 years in internal auditing, preferably within donor-funded or NGO environments.
• Professional Certifications, i.e., CIA/CPA/ACCA will be an added advantage.

Required Competencies:

• Proven knowledge of auditing standards and procedures, laws, rules and regulations
• Proven knowledge of donor-funded projects and compliance requirement
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
• Sound independent judgement and high level of confidence and integrity
• Computer literate with advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and compile detailed reports.
• Excellent understanding of internal control system and knowledge of risk-based approach to internal auditing
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills with the ability to produce original well-composed reports.

Employment type: Regular

Salary: Negotiable

Job Location: Dodoma & Mwanza

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

External candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary via the respective job application link.

Internal candidates need to apply with their latest CV including all job assignments in detail with BRAC PIN and email to [email protected] 

Please mention the name of the position and AD# BMT 03/2026 in the subject bar.

Only complete applications will be accepted and short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: 25 May 2026

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.  

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer