Associate, Audit & Risk

About the role

We are looking for an Associate, Audit & Risk to help build a scalable internal‑controls framework across our farm clusters. You will design compliance and reporting infrastructure that gives donors and impact investors confidence in real‑time capital deployment, while protecting smallholder farmers from organisational failures.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement a monitoring cadence for controls at the farm‑cluster level that operates without central oversight.
• Create a compliance calendar and evidence‑management system resilient to key‑person dependency.
• Conduct fraud‑risk assessments of field operations, identify top exposure areas and propose mitigating controls.
• Lead end‑to‑end donor audit cycles with zero material findings attributed to internal gaps.
• Reduce repeat audit findings by 40% within 18 months through root‑cause resolution.

Required profile

• Solid grounding in internal audit methodology, risk frameworks (COSO, IPPF or equivalent) and internal‑controls design.
• Strong analytical ability to interpret reconciliations, variances and process breakdowns.
• Experience with financial controls and compliance reporting, preferably in organisations funded by donors or development finance institutions.
• Ability to translate risk language into clear business terms.
• Motivation to design preventive systems rather than merely reporting problems.

Required skills

• COSO framework
• IPPF framework
• Internal audit methodology
• Financial controls design
• Compliance reporting

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Pension scheme
• Performance bonus
• Annual paid vacation
• Group life insurance