Specialist III : Risk & Assurance (P8) (Financial Governance & Control : Risk & Assurance)

Specialist III : Risk & Assurance (P8) (Financial Governance & Control : Risk & Assurance)

Advert reference : uj_

Advert status : Online

Apply by : 31 January 2025

Position Summary

Job category : Education and Training

Campus : Auckland Park Kingsway Campus

Contract : Permanent

Remuneration : Market Related

EE position : EE

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.

UJ is keen to interview a dynamic, strong-minded individual with the ability to promote the objectives of the Risk and Assurance unit, residing within the Financial Governance Department. This unit is responsible for the advancement of risk maturity within the University through a process of risk assessment, risk reporting, and proactive managing emerging risks. The division is further responsible for the management of the audit process, implementing business continuity, fraud risk management, as well as the management of the university insurance.

The role of Risk and Assurance Specialist supports the processes within the Finance - Risk and Assurance Division. The core responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to :

Responsibilities :

• 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 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.
• Providing 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 :

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes :

Enquiries :

Enquiries regarding the job content : Ms Wanita van der Merwe on Tel :

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 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 with 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 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.

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