Overview

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Manila, Philippines and is composed of 68 members, 49 of which are from the Asia and Pacific region. ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. ADB combines finance, knowledge, and partnerships to fulfill its expanded vision under its Strategy 2030.

The position is assigned in the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). ADB’s internal audit function provides assurance and advisory services designed to add value and improve ADB operations. OAG provides independent and objective assurance and advisory services designed to add value and improve ADB operations. The mission of internal audit is to enhance and protect organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight. OAG assists Management and the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes in ADB.

OAG’s audit activities cover ADB’s operations and institutional administration, including (i) sovereign loan/grant and technical assistance (TA) operations; (ii) non-sovereign lending and equity investment operations; (iii) treasury, finance, and risk management functions; (iv) information technology; and (v) operations support and administration.

Job Purpose

The Audit Specialist (Information Systems)/Senior Audit Specialist (Information Systems) will strengthen ADB’s governance, risk management, and control processes by leading independent and objective audits and reviews of internal controls and business processes, with emphasis on information systems. The Audit Specialist (Information Systems)/Senior Audit Specialist (Information Systems) will lead in formulating audit strategies, approaches, and recommendations to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and internal controls, and follow through on management actions.

The incumbent will report to the Assistant Auditor General and will supervise national and administrative Staff.

Responsibilities

The Audit Specialist (Information Systems)/Senior Audit Specialist (Information Systems) will serve as an auditor-in-charge for assurance and advisory engagements, with emphasis on information systems. The Audit Specialist will be responsible for analyzing and assessing ADB’s technology infrastructure and supporting governance, risk management and controls to ensure processes and systems are designed and operating effectively and efficiently. The Audit Specialist (Information Systems)/Senior Audit Specialist (Information Systems) assumes responsibility and accountability in the development and achievement of high-quality engagement objectives. In addition, the Audit Specialist (Information Systems)/Senior Audit Specialist (Information Systems) is expected to contribute to the annual risk assessment and work-program development process. Please refer to the appendix on OAG Roles and Responsibilities in an Engagement.

The Audit Specialist (Information Systems)/Senior Audit Specialist (Information Systems) is expected to support integrated audit requirements and work with non-IT audit teams to cover IT aspects of the business processes to be audited. The Audit Specialist (Information Systems)/Senior Audit Specialist (Information Systems) may be assigned to lead continuous improvement activities to enhance the internal audit’s practice by implementing best practice.

The Audit Specialist (Information Systems)/Senior Audit Specialist (Information Systems) will be responsible for other activities as follows:

• Supports management in conducting risk assessment for OAG’s work program.
• Monitors, follows-up, and reports on the status of implementation of management actions resulting from audits.
• Shares knowledge and participates in interdepartmental task forces/working groups as assigned.
• Supervises the performance of reporting staff, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance.
• Coach audit team members with respect to IT auditing concepts and integrated audit.
• Ensure ongoing learning and development of reporting staff.

Qualifications

Relevant Experience & Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent, in Information Technology, Management Information System, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration or Accounting or related fields; or University degree in Information Technology, Management Information System, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration or Accounting or related fields and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience and technical competence in auditing information systems or actual working knowledge of enterprise IT environments in financial institutions or large organizations, and with at least 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Understanding of IT controls and actual operation experience around technical environments and evaluation of risk-based controls across functional IT areas including cloud environments, networks, firewalls, vulnerability management, systems development, information security, database management and project management.
• Strong project management skills for managing the audit team and consultants.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, fairness, and discretion.
• Versatility to conduct a variety of assurance and advisory engagements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, including the ability to clearly and concisely prepare and discuss findings and recommendations at all levels and to produce factually accurate audit reports.
• International experience working in several countries.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment with people of diverse background.
• Certifications in IT Security, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM) or Global Information Assurance Certifications (GIAC), and/or Cyber or Compliance and related areas is highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of TeamMate audit software and ACL data analysis software or other data analytics software (e.g., python) is preferred.
• Please refer to the links for ADB Competency Framework for IS4 and IS5.

General Considerations

The selected candidate, if new to ADB, is appointed for an initial term of 3 years.

ADB offers competitive remuneration and a comprehensive benefits package. Actual appointment salary will be based on ADB’s standards and computation, taking into account the selected individual’s qualifications and experience.

ADB seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities to work in an inclusive environment. ADB encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. Women are highly encouraged to apply.

Please note that the actual level and salary will be based on qualifications of the selected candidate.