Entry Date: 07 Oct 2023
Expiry Date: 13 Oct 2023
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 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 and municipalities, 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 positions: Six (6) Months Temporary Fixed Term contract position:
Temporary Compliance Officer
Location: Head Office – Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Chief Audit Executive
Ref: COFF23
Main Purpose: To ensure that the agency complies with its outside regulatory and legal requirements as well as internal policies and bylaws.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Compliance management
• Implement a comprehensive compliance programme aligned to organisational planning process.
• Assist management in the design, developmentand implementation of compliance frameworks.
• Assist in the design, development and delivery of compliance awareness and training interventions.
• Develop or review, advise and create awareness of the role and responsibility descriptions.
• Ensure compliance through best fit compliance practice aligned to regulatory requirements and create awareness with stakeholders to embed a compliance culture.
• Identify, assess and prioritise all the applicable regulatory requirements that the Agency is required to comply with.
• Develop and implement a compliance monitoring plan using accepted standards, methodologiesand tools.
• Assist and provide input for the identification, prioritisation and management of compliance risk by developing a compliance monitoring plan.
• Present the monitoring plan to management and governance stakeholders for approval using appropriate monitoring methodologies.
• Determine the governance requirements relating to compliance reporting.
• Determine the compliance reporting requirements to stakeholders and/or supervisors in terms of regulatory organisation requirements.
• Build and maintain communication channels and liaison with stakeholders and regulators.
• Draft policies and procedures to address the management of the relationship with regulators and management.
2. Risk Management:
• Perform effective risk and control assessments periodically.
• Work together with the Manager to conduct risk assessments, analyses risks and assist with the enterprise risk management function.
• To provide continuous support to Business Units on risk and internal control related matters.
• To promote and institutionalise risk awareness culture and compliance in the organisation.
• Develop and track the fraud recommendation action plan to mitigate identified fraud risks of the HDA.
3.Governance:
•Develop, review, coordinate and facilitate approval protocol and implement policies and procedures within area of responsibility.
•Monitor and report on compliance with contract SLA’s.
•Work with Audit Manager to drive initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improve productivity and reduce operating costs within the area of responsibility.
•Comply with all legislative requirements, PFMA, Treasury Regulations, BAS, DORA.
•Ensure sound administrative and governance services.
•Assist with training and awareness to improve the organisation culture & ethics.
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 & risk reports for presentation and adoption by the EXCO, Risk and Audit Committee and Board.
• Assist with the reporting of internal audit, riskand compliance reports.
• Report on progress towards implementation of compliance.
Qualifications and Experience:
• Degree or NQF 6 qualification in Law/Internal Audit/BCom/Risk Management/related qualification
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in Compliance
• Certification in Compliance will be added as advantage.
• Experience in a PFMA Public Entities will be added advantage.
• Relevant membership with a professional body will be added advantage.
Remuneration: R 37 441 – R 56 666 per month (all-inclusive package)
Period: Six months
Closing date for applications is 13 October 2023.
To submit your application, please send an email 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.
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.
