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Entry Date: 01 Jan 1970
Expiry Date: 29 May 2024

The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a national public sector development agency that inter alia has the mandate to identify, acquire, prepare, and develop suitable land for human settlements. The Agency also undertakes the programme and project management for the development of housing and human settlements. The HDA carries out its functions in partnership with a range of stakeholders including national, provincial, and local government as well as with communities, developers, and financiers. Established in 2009, the Agency was established by an Act of Parliament in 2008 and is accountable through its Board to the Minister of Human Settlements.

For more information about the HDA, please visit our website: www.thehda.co.za

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The HDA has the following Six (6) Month Temporary

Position: Temporary Internal Auditor

Location: Head Office, Johannesburg

Reporting Line: Internal Audit Manager

Reference: HDAIA1

Main Purpose: The Internal Audit Manager is responsible for the execution of internal audit engagements. The incumbent will be responsible for managing the entire audit process from planning, executing, and reporting internal auditing activities. All audit work must conform to the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.Assist the HDA in maintaining effective and efficient controls by evaluating the controls in place to mitigate risk and develop recommendations for enhanced improvement.

Key Performance Areas:

1. Internal Audit

• To assist in planning, executing, and concluding financial, regulatory, compliance, or operational ad-hoc reviews or audits.
• Proactively assist in audit processes, practices, and documents to identify weaknesses.
• Assist to identify areas of non-compliance and implement corrective action.
• Assist in performing audit procedures to verify that controls are operating through monitoring and evaluating internal controls.
• Assist the HDA to identify control gaps and opportunities for improvements.
• Assist in offering consultative support on issues of governance, risk management, controls, and compliance within the HDA.
• Assist in coordinating the activities of internal audit with other assurance providers.
• Assist with the implementation of a quality assurance programme.
• Assist in monitoring the implementation of recommendations and action plans that management is required to effect.
• Assist in performing all reasonable tasks given by the Chief Audit Executive.
• Assist in conducting preliminary fraud assessments and coordinate forensic investigations with external parties.
• Assist with periodic reviews of the level of the Agency’s compliance with relevant laws/regulations and internal controls on irregular expenditure and monitoring thereof.

2. Risk Management

• Assist in performing effective risk and control assessments periodically.
• Work with the Risk Manager to conduct risk assessments, analyze risks, and assist with the enterprise risk management function.
• Work with risk and compliance to assist in risk management initiatives.
• Assist in providing continuous support to Business Units on risk and internal control-related matters.
• Assist in promoting and institutionalizing risk awareness culture and compliance in the organisation.
• Assist in developing and tracking the fraud recommendation action plan to mitigate identified fraud risks of the HDA.

3. Governance

• Assist in giving input into the development of the internal auditing policies and procedures.
• Assist in contributing to the HDA’s initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improving productivity, and reducing operating costs within the area of responsibility.
• Assist in complying with all the mandatory guidelines with the professional practice of Internal Audit and all applicable legislative requirements within HDA including PFMA, Treasury Regulations, BAS, and DORA.
• Assist with training and awareness to improve the organisation’s control environment.

4. Reporting

• Assist with the preparation of Internal Audit reports with recommendations to communicate audit results in line with the IIA standards.
• Assist with the preparation of the quarterly audit and risk reports for presentation and adoption by the EXCO, Risk and Audit Committee, and Board.
• Assist with the reporting of internal audit reports.
• Assist with reporting on progress towards implementation of audit-finding recommendations and action plans.

5. Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant qualifications in Internal Auditing / Accounting / Risk management related qualification.
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in Internal Auditing.
• Experience in PFMA Public Entities.
• Valid professional membership with an Institute of Internal Auditors will be an added advantage.

Remuneration Scale: R43 433 per month (all-inclusive package) Closing date for applications is 29 May 2024.

To submit your application, please send an email to: HDARecruitCEO@thehda.co.za

When submitting your application for a position, please adhere to the following:

1. CVs received after the closing date will NOT be considered.

2. The Job Title and Reference number for the relevant position must appear in the subject line of your application.

3. The CV must be in PDF format.

4. Copies of all qualifications must be provided.

5. Copies of identity document must be provided.

6. Two contactable references must be provided.

Kindly take note if you have not been contacted within twenty-one (21) working days of the closing date; please consider your application unsuccessful. Should you not comply with the above requirements your application will NOT be considered.

Conditions of service: The HDA is an equal opportunity employer. Appointments will be made in accordance with the HDA Employment Equity policy and priority given to people living with disabilities and females. The HDA reserves the right not to make an appointment.

We thank all applicants for their interest.

Communication will be conducted with short-listed applicants only.

The HDA operates in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 3 of 2013 (“POPI Act”), and by submitting your personal information to the HDA (by way of application and/or providing any other documentation as may be required during the recruitment process), you agree that the HDA may utilise and process your personal information in accordance with the POPI Act.

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