Exciting Opportunity! Come join our team!

Are you looking to make a difference in our community? Are you an expert in financial matters? If yes then look no further, we have a number of new exciting opportunities to join our dynamic team at the Office of the Auditor General.

Our office has embarked on a transformation journey to deliver quality audits to the Government and people of Solomon Islands. Our agency is committed to equal opportunities and investing in people. Apply now and take the first step toward an exciting career journey with us!

The Office of the Auditor General’s (OAG) vision is to build public sector accountability through independence and professionalism. We do this through our role as the Government Auditor for Solomon Islands undertaking audits of all government entities, including ministries, courts, government of Honiara City and provincial governments. The audits include financial, performance, compliance and special investigation audits. The OAG issues an audit opinion and reports its results to the government entity and to parliament. The OAG makes a valuable contribution to achieving the objectives of the government of the Solomon Islands and to managing the government’s risks.

The OAG and National Statistics Office are joint implementing agencies receiving financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the project, Building Capacity in Statistics and Audit (CAPSA) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The project is expected to run until 28 December 2028 and aims to improve the availability and quality of official statistics and audits in Solomon Islands.

The OAG’s component of the project supports the OAG’s objective of delivering high-quality audits on a timely basis by strengthening the technical capacity of staff and enhancing quality assurance (QA) practices. The following roles are now being advertised as part of the project.

Reference	Specialist role	Specialist services	Terms of Reference
SB-OAG-412120-CS-INDV	Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist	The consulting services will: embed audit quality in OAG policies and procedures; provide leadership on audit quality assurance standards and practices; and lead, coordinate, and manage the overall implementation of the CAPSA project within OAG and support the OAG in ensuring compliance with project requirements.	Download ToR for pdfQuality Assurance (QA) Specialist(177 KB)
SB-OAG-412122-CS-INDV	Specialist Technical Lead (STL) - Financial Audit Branch	The consulting services will provide technical leadership and direction to the Financial Audit Branch. deliver audits that promote accountability, efficiency and effectiveness in the collection and use of public resources.	Download ToR for pdfSpecialist Technical Lead (STL) - Financial Audit Branch(151 KB)
SB-OAG-412123-CS-INDV	Specialist Technical Lead (STL) - Performance Audit Branch	The consulting services will provide leadership and direction to the Performance Audit Branch. deliver audits that build accountability, have due regard to economy and avoidance of waste and safeguard assets and receipts. Develop new ways of working to enhance audit effectiveness through improved use of ICT in audits. Engage effectively with stakeholders to ensure maximum audit impact Develop and implement regular cycle of compliance audits across National Government Develop and implement a strategy to deliver community participatory audits Support the OAG in its secretary function for the public accounts committee.	Download ToR for pdfSpecialist Technical Lead (STL) - Performance Audit Branch(178 KB)
SB-OAG-412124-CS-INDV	IT Audit Specialist	The consulting services will provide specialist advice and technical support on IT controls and processes to enable efficient audit delivery. The IT Audit Specialist will report to the Specialist Technical Lead (Performance Audit Branch) and will provide assistance across other audit branches and to the Quality Assurance Specialist.	Download ToR for pdfIT Audit Specialist(156 KB)

 

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are linked above and provide details of the scope of the services required along with specific deliverables expected. The TOR can also be found at www.oag.gov.sb.

The consultants will be based in the OAG Office in Honiara for the duration of the services. They will be 24-month full-time contracts (including a probation period of 6 months) with the possibility of extension annually for the life of the project subject to satisfactory performance. The contracts will be a hybrid contract with a time and deliverable component which will be detailed in the negotiation stage.

The Office of the Auditor General now invites eligible individuals (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (attach curriculum vitae and a cover letter with description of experience in similar assignments, similar conditions, etc.).  Firms’ staff may express interest through the employing firm for the assignment and, under such situation, only the experience and qualifications of individuals shall be considered in the selection process.

The attention of interested Consultants (including firms) is drawn to paragraph 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, dated September 2023 (“the Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Prospective consultants are requested to provide an expression of interest in a written form, by email, to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday 24^th May 13.00 local time for all roles except the QA Specialist which should be Monday 20^th May 13.00 local time.

PrintEmail