Manager – Technical Audits

20 Apr 2026 Manager – Technical Audits at ZESCO

• Full Grade 12 School Certificate • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field. • Assists the Senior Manager- Operational & Technical Audits in managing internal audit staff for Technical Audits North and South in the planning, organizing, directing, and monitoring of internal audit operations, including assisting in training, evaluating staff and taking effective actions to address performance matters. • Manages the identification and evaluation of auditable areas in the accountable units and develops risk-based annual internal audit plans for Technical Audits North and South. • Leads the Entry Conferences and Exit Conferences of each audit project. • Develops audit objectives, plans, and scope consistent with the Internal Audit Charter, the assessment of audit risk, and the audit needs/priorities. • Schedules audits, determines the resources that are necessary, and seeing that the approved audit plan is accomplished to the extent staffing allows. • Manages the performance of internal audit assignments, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures. • Reviews and approves detailed audit programs tailored to each audit to ensure that no specific tests or activities necessary for the audit is overlooked and to assist in preventing ineffective audit techniques from being performed. This review process is directed at specific accomplishment of defined audit objectives. • Manages the internal audit staff in conducting interviews, reviewing documents, developing and administering surveys, composing summary memos and preparing working papers. • Manages the internal audit staff in the identification, development, and documentation of audit issues and recommendations for improvement. • Communicate with those who need to know about audits and interfacing with personnel throughout the organization, particularly those being audited, to resolve audit issues and achieve the desired corrective actions. • Manage audits and reviews the work performed to ensure the adequacy of audit scope, the adequacy of testing performed, and the accuracy of conclusions reached. Audit work will also be reviewed for compliance with policies and procedures and the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. • Communicates the results of audit and consulting projects through written reports and oral presentations on a timely basis to management. • Develops and maintains productive team-oriented clients, staff, and management relationships through individual contacts and group meetings.