Field Officer - Internal Audit.
Amuria, Uganda
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Job Title: Field Officer - Internal Audit
Location: Amuria and Karamoja Districts, Uganda
Reports to: Associate Field Manager - Internal Audit
Role Overview
Field Officer - Internal Audit
The Field Officer - Internal Audit will play a critical day-to-day role in delivering GiveDirectly’s gold-standard cash transfer product to donors and recipients. He/she will be responsible for reviewing the recipient surveys and associated processes that facilitate GiveDirectly’s unique cash transfer model. The role will reward high-quality judgment on operational questions and challenges, work ethic, communication skills, and a strong commitment to GiveDirectly’s mission and model. In brief: The Field Officer- Internal Audit will be expected to audit the work of the enrolment team, whose core responsibility is surveying households and enrolling them in our programme.
Key responsibilities:
Engaging with GiveDirectly recipients in the field, to:
1. Assess our field processes and recommend any corrections and improvements as and where seen.
2. Measure the quality of Field Officer data against set data quality standards and report any cases of inconsistency.
3. Assess our field team’s compliance with GD field processes and policies.
4. Identify and report key risks associated with GD’s program in the community.
5. Report any cases of fraud and bribery by GD staff and or recipient(s).
6. Examine local stakeholder’s assessment of GD’s program within their community.
Desired Attributes
- Language requirement: Ateso (Amuria) and Ngakarimojong (Karamoja)
- Possess at minimum a bachelors degree in relevant fields
- Previous working experience in the field with preference to disadvantaged communities (2 years minimum).
- Ability to audit recipient surveys and associated processes.
- Some Monitoring and Evaluation Experience
- Good computer and mobile device data entry and assessment ability or experience
- Critical thinking ability and good judgment in resolving operational glitches
- Particularly skilled with interpersonal skills with high honesty, and integrity.
- Strong interest in the mission of GiveDirectly and commitment to advancing GiveDirectly’s distinctive values.
- Physical fitness and the ability to cope with difficult weather conditions or terrain.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to represent the organization effectively to external parties.
This is a field based role role on a temporary project (3 months) and applications for this role will be processed on a rolling basis.
Working at GiveDirectly
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Commitment to Safeguarding
As a global organization working with communities to eliminate extreme poverty, GiveDirectly takes the safeguarding of its recipients, staff, and partners seriously. To that end, GiveDirectly is a member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and will systematically check with previous employers about any abuse or misconduct related matters involving potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens, including in-depth reference checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screens.
These efforts help us continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we work with, and prevent abuse to our recipients and staff.
**GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect people and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance when it comes to preventing, reporting, or responding to any form of abuse or exploitation.” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.**
Reasonable Accommodations
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the role, please email us at careers@givedirectly.org with the email subject “Accommodation Needed”. We will work with you to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to support your needs.
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