• Establishing professional and administrative policies and procedures to guide the Unit staff and, in relation to professional auditing practice, the internal auditors hired directly by the Centers
  
• Establishing and maintaining a program for selecting and developing the human resources of the Unit, and assisting Centers in this regard with respect to internal auditors hired directly by the Centers
  
• For those Centers for which the Unit is responsible for providing direct internal auditing services, coordinating the internal and external audit efforts to ensure adequate and cost-effective audit coverage, and minimize duplicate audit efforts.
  
• Establishing and maintaining a quality assurance program to evaluate internal audit operations and performance
  
• Managing the overall relationship between the Unit and the Center management and Boards, the CGIAR Internal Audit Board of Sponsors, the other components of the CGIAR System in place or to be established under a new Consortium organization and other CGIAR stakeholders. In this regard the Director takes primary responsibility for the Unit’s business planning, overall and Center-specific audit work programming, and activity reporting and hosting arrangements.
  
• Preparing and reviewing good practice notes, discussion papers, general presentations and other publicly available products of the Unit
  
• Undertaking selected audit assignments within agreed work programs of the Unit’s clients, particularly those of a more complex and/or sensitive nature. 

Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will have a relevant professional degree and fifteen years experience including significant international exposure.
• S/he will be an excellent communicator and willing to travel extensively. Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified and experienced women and men from a range of backgrounds and experience.

Interested Candidates  May Send their Resume at IRRIRecruitment@cgiar.org .