Deputy Director, Internal Audit and Risk – KNCHR 3 REF: KNCHR/ADM/DDIR/02/08/2026 at Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR)

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• Oversee the formulation, implementation and review of internal audit policies required to perform independent assessment of systems, controls and efficiencies in pursuit of the achievement of the Commission’s strategic goals. • Oversee the implementation of all division’s programs to enhance the strategic goals and mandate of the Commission. • Oversee the preparation of statutory and compliance reports in order to provide recommendations. • Provide oversight on the review of the Commission’s risk management framework. • Coordinate the development of the division’s budget. • Undertaking the implementation of the Commission’s human resource functions • Provide leadership in fostering synergy, communication and complementarities in the operations, interventions and strategies within the Commission to ensure effective delivery of the its mandate. • Develop, implement, and maintain a quality assurance and improvement program that covers all aspects of the internal audit and Risk Division • Provide secretarial services to the Audit & Risk Committee in line with relevant laws, policies, and guidelines. • Report on the implementation of Audit & Risk Committee recommendations in order to ensure compliance with the Commission’s decisions. • Coordinate special projects including investigations into incidents of fraud and other irregularities as well as process re-engineering to ensure adequate response to emerging business risks. • Coordinate development of the Annual Audit and Risk Work Plan to guide the allocation of resources to the division. • Facilitate the meetings of the risk management committee to ensure coordinated approach towards reporting on Commission’s risks and controls. • Device and implement effective communication strategies for information flow between staff and other divisions in the Commission. • Monitoring and evaluating governance processes including the work performed by the board and its committees as well as the work performed by the executive leadership team.