Entry Date: 02 Nov 2025
Expiry Date: 09 Nov 2025
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 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
The HDA has the following 5 Years Fixed-Term contract Position:
Position: Chief Audit Executive
Location: Head Office
Reporting Line: Chief Executive Officer
Reference: HDACAE003
Main Purpose: To provide strategic direction and manage the development and implementation of the Audit Management framework. To monitor compliance with statutory requirements, policies and procedures in line with IIA Standards and the HDA’s policies and procedures.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Strategic Management
- Develop and maintain Internal audit policies and procedures in compliance with relevant legislation and standards.
- Develop and implement a strategic and operational audit plan framework.
- Develop an engagement plan in line with IIA standards and the HDA’s Internal Audit policies.
- Participate in the strategic planning of the HDA.
- Contribute to the overall effective functioning of the HDA.
- Develop a plan to operationalise the unit’s strategic performance targets.
2. Internal Audit
- Develop and maintain the internal audit charter.
- Consider input from Board and Management and develop an internal audit plan.
- Conduct performance audit and special audit investigation as and when necessary, or upon request by the appropriate authority.
- Liaise with and manage the internal audit resources in line with the audit plan.
- Develop audit tools and frameworks, check alignment with good practice, and implement within the HDA.
- Oversee the process of follow-up on both internal and external audit plans and provide regular reports to both EXCO and Audit Risk Committee
- Track and report on internal and external audit progress and findings.
- Conduct priority / sensitive internal audits and make recommendations for corrective action.
- Analyse internal and external audit findings to address audit trends and patterns.
- Identify and assess the design adequacy and operational effectiveness of manual and automated controls within the audit scope and utilising data analytics.
- Liaise with all departments within the organisation to ensure effective and efficient audit operations.
- Identification of non-conformities, analysis, and discussion of audit findings across the company.
- Collate information to prepare and submit Board Audit Committee report
3. Audit and Risk Committee management and Reporting
- Develop an Internal Audit Annual Performance Plan and report on progress to the Audit Committee.
- Manage and review the internal and external audit engagement outcome in respect of objectives, quality, completeness, and feedback, in accordance with Internal Audit standards, policies and procedures.
- Ensure the final audit report is timeously completed, signed off, and submitted to key stakeholders.
- Ensure that the audit process is comprehensively evaluated to produce quarterly reports and internal audit reports to the Audit Committee and stakeholders.
- Prepare the quarterly dashboards reports to the Audit and Risk Committee, AGSA.
- Attend the Risk and Audit committee meetings, provide inputs on the improvements of controls and mitigations within the organisation.
- Report on progress towards implementation of audit finding recommendations.
4. Audit Committee Support
- Coordinate the activities of the Audit Committee in collaboration with the Company Secretary.
- Produce reports on the annual IA Plan, amendments, significant findings, and recommendations.
- Report on internal audit activities and ensure the effective coordination thereof.
- Coordinate the audit activities of other assurance providers through the agreement of a time-bound combined assurance model, including internal and external audit, forensics, and compliance functions.
- Collate information to prepare and submit the Board Audit Committee report
5. Governance and Administration
- Ensure good governance and compliance with audit matters, as well as legislative requirements.
- Review annual audit management letter and internal audit reports and act on any findings.
- Train Audit teams and employees to ensure continuous improvement of their understanding of the internal Audit methodology, department systems, and processes.
6. People Management
- Select, assign, lead and manage people.
- Set clear objectives for self and others and measure achievements against these objectives through implementation of the performance management system.
- Build and manage relationships with staff members.
- Manage and support staff development.
- Develop and manage the implementation of succession plans for key individuals and critical positions.
- Implement the HDA HR policies and procedures as required.
- Manage business unit-related risks and address issues as they arise.
- Ensure transfer of skills.
7. Financial Management
- Develop the operational and capital budget required for each national programme.
- Manage expenditure against budget.
- Manage procurement in line with the relevant policies and procedures.
- Address any anomalies in spend and budget.
- Report on financial performance for the national programmes unit.
8. Qualifications and Experience
- A postgraduate degree in Auditing, Finance Management or similar is required as recognised by SAQA.
- A Certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Professional Internal Audit (PIA).
- CA (SA) or Registered Government Auditor (RGA).
- MBA will be an added advantage.
- At least ten (10) years in Audit management experience, of which five (5) years should be at a senior management level, obtained within Governance, Audit Management.
- Knowledge of legislative and regulatory framework.
- Knowledge of Public Finance and Management Act (PFMA), Treasury regulations and guidelines
- Knowledge of the National Treasury Internal Audit Framework.
- Knowledge and understanding of internal audit principles and practices.
- Knowledge of King Report (II, III and IV) on Corporate Governance.
- Travel is required.
Remuneration Scale: R 1 269 200.00 – R2 030 700.00 per annum (all-inclusive package)
Closing date for applications is 09 November 2025.
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 South African citizens from ethnic groups listed as Africans, White, Indian and Coloured populations are all encouraged to apply for job opportunities in the HDA . 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.
