Head of Division: Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance
Overview
[Paterson Grade D4]
Permanent employment contract
Specific Skills
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor’s degree in Auditing/Finance/Risk, Compliance and Corporate Governance • Post Graduate Risk Management related qualification • Registration with a professional body such as IRMSA, IIA, etc • 10 years’ work experience, with 6+ years’ pertinent experience as defined in this job function • 5 or more years’ demonstrable risk and compliance management experience at management level • 5 or more years’ practical experience at senior level in auditing.
Responsible For
ADDED ADVANTAGE: • Honours or higher qualification in Auditing/Finance/Risk Management/Compliance Management/Corporate Governance • Membership of two or more professional bodies/institutions.
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS: • Business ethics • Corporate governance • Enterprise risk management • Risk management and/or leading risk practices • Project management principles • Creativity and Innovation • Change management • Financial management • Business continuity • Operational procedures • Policy development • Quality assurance • Compliance management • Report writing.
Additional Requirements
In line with HPCSA’s Employment Equity and commitment to diversify its workforce and as such, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from groups that are going to advance the workforce representativity and persons with disabilities. HPCSA reserves the right to re-advertise or not to fill these positions.
NB: Failure to attach required copies will result in your application not being considered.
All interested applicants should forward their application letters, together with a detailed CV and copies of qualifications and ID to: HR-Executive@hpcsa.co.za by quoting relevant job title in the subject column.
The HPCSA will ensure that in Processing an Applicant’s or Employee’s Personal Information, it will adhere to its obligations in terms of POPIA. By virtue of you applying for this position, you grant HPCSA the consent to keep and or process your information as per POPIA.
Closing date: 03 July 2026
If you have not heard from us within 30 days of the closing date of the application, please consider your application as being unsuccessful. Communication will be with short-listed candidates only.
Educational Requirements
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITY & KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: • Enterprise-wide risk and compliance management • To ensure development, implementation, and maintenance of Business Continuity Plan for the organisation and individual services as necessary • To ensure development, training and communication of Enterprise Risk Management policy framework • To ensure planning, designing and implementation of an overall risk management process for the organisation • To ensure preparation and execution of an Internal Audit Charter in alignment with Internal Audit standards • To ensure preparation and execution of a rolling three-year strategic internal audit plan in alignment with Corporate Governance requirements • To ensure preparation and execution of an approved Fraud Prevention Plan in alignment with the Corporate Governance requirements • To recommend and monitor continuous improvement to the HPCSA internal control environment • Lead and manage the audit process together with the Head of Department: Finance & SCM (CFO) and the other Executives and report to the Audit Committee.
NB: Shortlisted candidates may be subjected to competency assessment.
Experience Requirements
10 years
Salary
Remuneration package: R1, 438, 443 per annum (Cost to Council)
