Manager – Internal Audit and Risk Management

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF ZAMBIA (NMCZ) The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia (NMCZ) is a statutory body established under the Nurses and Midwives Act No. 10 of 2019. The Council is mandated to regulate nursing and midwifery education, training, and practice in Zambia to ensure safe, competent, and professional nursing and midwifery care to the public. The Council invites applications from suitably qualified, experienced, and result-oriented individuals to fill the following vacant position: 3.0 Manager – Internal Audit and Risk Management – Salary Grade (NMCZ2) A. Employment Type B. Job Purpose Reporting to Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, the incumbent will manage internal audit and risk management activities in order to provide independent assurance on governance, risk management, and internal controls. C. Key Responsibilities Manages effectively the development, review and dissemination of audit and risk management policies and guidelines in order to ensure effective governance, risk management, and internal control processes. Manages effectively the conduct of audits in order to provide independent and objective assurance on the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls. Manages and coordinates the development and implementation of risk-based annual audit plans in order to assure the soundness of the Council’s governance and control environment. Manages periodically physical verification of Council assets in order to ascertain existence, working condition, service potential and ownership. Coordinates effectively the development, review and implementation of Enterprise Risk Management framework in order to mitigate risks. Manages effectively the provision of secretariat services to the Audit and Risk Committee in order to facilitate the conduct of the business. Manages effectively the implementation of the performance management system in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance. Manages effectively utilizat