Senior Internal Auditor

Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements Project (VARS) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) Individual Selection of Consultant Country: Government of Vanuatu Name of the Project: Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements Project (VARS) Consulting Service: Senior Internal Auditor Individual/Firm: Individual Consultant (CS-INDV) Date of Publication 08th May 2026 Deadline for submission: 22nd May 2026 Reference Number: VU-MLNR-545550-CS-INDV 1). BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT The Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements (VARS) Project, funded by the World Bank, supports the Government of Vanuatu in strengthening land administration systems, improving infrastructure access, and enhancing institutional capacity within the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MoLNR). A key challenge identified within MoLNR is the limited institutional capacity in internal audit and financial control systems, particularly in relation to: Compliance with the Public Finance and Economic Management (PFEM) Act and Contract and Tenders Board (CTB) Act Weak or inconsistent internal control systems and procedures Lack of standard operating procedures (SOPs) across revenue and financial processes Limited capacity for investigative audits and risk management To address this, the VARS Project will finance a Senior Internal Audit Technical Advisor to: Temporarily undertake the functions of an Internal Auditor, and through that learning process. Establish systems, SOPs, and institutional frameworks to enable a permanent Public Service position to be filled and sustained. This assignment is designed as a dual-role position combining both operational delivery and institutional establishment functions. The Technical Advisor will be required to (i) perform the full duties of an Internal Auditor on an interim basis to ensure continuity of audit oversight and compliance within the Ministry, and (ii) simultaneously design, develop, and embed the systems, standard operating procedures (SOPs),