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Fraud Risk Practitioner (Post Ref : 20001612)

Durban University of TechnologyZA

10 days ago

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Job title : Fraud Risk Practitioner (Post Ref : 20001612)

Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal,

Deadline : October 19, 2025

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS :

Relevant Honours Degree (NQF Level 8) in Forensic Science; Enterprise Risk Management; Internal Audit; Finance, or related field (economics, business management, statistics, or law).

Certification in Fraud Risk Management (CFRM).

Membership to a professional body, e.g. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

IDEAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

MPhil Fraud Risk Management.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :

8 years or more within a fully-fledged Compliance environment.

5 years’ experience in : -

Fraud risk profiling / assessment value chain (from identification through to reporting)

Analysis of key trends in relation to the institutional fraud risk landscape, including emerging risks.

Effective coordination of whistleblowing activities, including proactive response to hotline reports.

Undertaking preliminary forensic investigations with confidentiality and deadline-driven posture.

Leading fraud and forensics related training and awareness across an organisation.

Responding to practical complexities pertaining to fraud and forensics related cases.

Evaluation of an institutional fraud and forensics value chain, including implemented recommendations for improvement.

Development of fraud and forensics governance documents, including socialisation across an organisation.

Combined Assurance Framework (CAF).

Contract management, identifying loopholes and unmitigated risks prior to executive sign-off.

Project management with tangible outcomes / impact.

Interacting across all hierarchical levels (At all levels within the institution), viz. with line management and other CAF lines of assurance role players.

Ideal Experience :

Experience in the Higher Education Sector.

Insights into organisational strategy.

Experience in the implementation of an ERM software.

Experience in serving on an oversight structure, even if as merely an internal role player.

MIMIMUM LEGAL REQUIREMENT :

Membership, in good standing, with a professional fraud-focused body, viz. : -

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), or

Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners (ICFP), or Equivalent

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

FRAUD AND FORENSICS GOVERNANCE

Develop and / or update fraud and forensics related policies, frameworks, and procedures, including :

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Policy

ERM Framework

Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption Prevention Policy

Conflict of Interest Policy

Whistleblowing Policy

Undertake benchmarking as a source of innovation and infusion of market trends, demonstrating a growth mindset.

Integrate institutional strategy into governance documents to ensure alignment and awareness.

Produce detailed reports and dashboards with graphical illustrations, highlighting the interconnectedness of fraud, corruption, and control breaches.

FRAUD RESPONSE PLANNING & PREVENTION

Proactively track fraud-related red flags across institutional activities and develop appropriate mitigation tactics.

Capture and track lessons learned from forensic investigation reports and use these insights to strengthen prevention measures.

Act as a sounding board for first-line assurance role players by shaping fraud-sensitive dialogue.

Provide actionable input into the university’s green-paper processes, informed by market best practices.

Contribute towards AppFactory MoUs, MoAs, and other agreements by identifying fraud-related loopholes.

Promote and embed a strong risk management philosophy and culture.

FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS MANAGEMENT

Engage relevant leadership team members to capture critical details for RFQ specifications.

Compile RFQs for projects requiring external forensic services, ensuring specifications are well scoped.

Liaise effectively with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and track evidence, and identify emerging fraud trends.

Apply protocols for forensic investigations, including :

Evidence gathering to safeguard integrity of investigations

Competent compilation of evidence for possible criminal prosecution

Conduct thorough root cause analyses of fraud cases.

Present evidence at disciplinary hearings to defend forensic reports and ensure accountability.

WHISTLEBLOWING AND HOTLINE

Liaise with the external service provider administering the whistleblowing hotline.

Manage and coordinate whistleblowing processes, ensuring confidentiality, responsiveness, and organisational trust in the system.

FRAUD AWARENESS AND TRAINING

Contribute to creating a culture of openness and accountability across DUT.

Lead fraud awareness and training sessions, drawing on case studies, local and global (glocal) market trends, and lessons learned from investigations.

Promote institutional resilience by embedding fraud awareness across all organisational levels.

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