Specialist III: Risk & Assurance (P8) (Financial Governance & Control: Risk & Assurance)
Position Summary
Introduction
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa and driven by a powerful strategy focused on attaining global excellence and stature (GES). With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development, and strategic partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice. The University is guided by the Vice-Chancellor’s vision of “Positioning UJ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for societal impact in the context of the changing social, political, and economic fortunes of Africa”.
Job description
- Perform risk assessments, facilitation and updating of operational and fraud risk registers, including regular consultations with Executive Directors and Executive Deans, as well as other risk owners within the wider ELG committee,
- Continuous updating of institutional risk registers, including actively engaging with ELG and MEC members,
- Conducting environmental scanning activities to ensure that any emerging risks are identified,
- Liaising with other higher education institutions to benchmark improvements to processes, procedures and reporting,
- Reviewing internal audit reports and process reviews to ensure that risks are identified and documented,
- Preparing appropriate reports to be presented to various Management committees, including risk registers, dashboard reports, graphs, summary reports etc.
- Following up on action items flowing from the various governance committee meetings
- Playing an active part in terms of educating, guiding, communicating, and training risk owners and risk champions on risk awareness, risk reporting and control self-assessment
- Ensuring that Combined Assurance processes are implemented, thereby incorporating Internal Audit reviews and findings into the risk management reports
- Provide assistance and liaising with relevant stakeholders / consultants in the development and support of software applications and programmes for purposes of improved reporting and capturing of information,
- Maintaining the input and/or data quality of the risk management system
- Keep abreast of key updates in the risk management domain.
- Providing input and updates to the risk implementation plan
- Assisting with Policy reviews in the risk and assurance environment.
Minimum requirements
- Degree in Risk Management or relevant Business / Management degree
- At least 5 to 10 years’ experience in Risk management or similar
- Member of Institute of Risk Management South Africa (preferable)
- Experience in automated / integrated risk management tools
- Strong competency in MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Experience of a tertiary educational environment (optional)
- Thorough understanding of risk management process, fraud risk concepts as well as risk reporting,
- Ability to adapt technical business knowledge and apply it to various domains, such as finance, academic and operational,
- A thorough understanding of combined assurance concepts, including internal audit and control self- assessment,
- Have an exceptional problem-solving skill, and remain calm in times of uncertainty, conflict, and stress,
- Strong ability to work under pressure and according to strict deadlines,
- Strong Business acumen,
- Ability to exercise judgement in assessing and mitigating risks,
- Analytical skills and detail orientated,
- Understanding of internal audit processes and audit findings,
- Maintain high level of integrity and ethical standards,
- Ability to comfortably engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels,
- Ability to influence others and gain commitment,
- Ability to work within a team and provide guidance and support to other staff,
- Good communication (written and oral) and listening skills,
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills,
- Strong report writing skills,
- Strong Planning and organisational skills – Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously
Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/ or a portfolio of your creative output.
Please note that the University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021), to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO). The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.
For more information, please review the following link: Justice/Criminal/NRSO.
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Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.
In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
