Internal Auditor

Paris

Organization: ESA - European Space Agency
Location: Paris
Grade: Mid level - A2/A4 - Grade band
Occupational Groups:
- Accounting (Audit, Controlling)
- Internal audit, Investigation and Inspection
Closing Date: Closed

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

Vacancy in the Director General's Services.

ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. Applications from women are encouraged.

Post
Internal Auditor

This post is classified A2-A4 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale.

Location
ESA Headquarters, Paris, France

ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Description

Internal Auditor in the Internal Audit and Evaluation Service, Director General's Services.

Duties

The main duties and responsibilities consist of conducting audits of the Agency’s activities and management consultancy assignments, in accordance with international professional standard, which includes:

assessing the adequacy of the Agency’s governance processes and internal control practices with regard to the objectives of:
- promoting appropriate ethics and values within ESA;
- ensuring effective organisational performance management and accountability;
- ensuring significant risks are assessed and appropriate risk mitigation measures identified and implemented;
evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of controls regarding the:
- reliability and integrity of financial and operational information;
- effectiveness and efficiency of operations and programmes;
- compliance with laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and contracts.
analysing potential weaknesses and improvement opportunities regarding the Agency’s governance, risk management, and control processes, elaborating actions plans with the organisational units concerned and follow-up their implementation;
conducting investigations into suspected malpractice, as required;
performing planning, administrative and management activities in the Internal Audit Service.

Technical competencies

Understanding of Internal Audit concepts

Understanding of the ESA business and its risks

Experience in risk management

Analytical skills

Behavioural competencies

Relationship Management

Communication

Integrity

Results Orientation

Education

Applicants for this post should have a Master’s degree in engineering, business administration or other relevant discipline, with a minimum of three years of experience in Internal Auditing in an international environment.

Additional requirements

Candidates should be Certified Internal Auditors or equivalent. A certified competence in auditing Management Information Systems will be considered a strong asset. Applicants must demonstrate excellent analytical, communication and coordination skills and the ability to provide quality synthetic output against tight deadlines.

Other information

For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.

The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.

The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests.

The closing date for applications is 7 June 2019.

If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resources@esa.int.

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Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada and Slovenia.

According to the ESA Convention the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from under-represented Member States. (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/careers/NationalityTargets.pdf)

In accordance with the European Space Agency’s security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment.

Recruitment will normally be at the first grade in the band (A2); however, if the candidate selected has little or no experience, the position may be filled at A1 level.

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