The Western Cape Government’s Department of the Premier is seeking a highly qualified and experienced Director of Internal Audit (Ref: DOTP 02/2025). This senior management role, offering a salary of R1,216,824 per annum, is based in Cape Town and requires a candidate with an appropriate Bachelor’s degree majoring in Accounting and Auditing and a minimum of five years of relevant management experience. A Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation is recommended. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading the internal audit directorate, including developing risk-based audit plans, managing audits for multiple departments, reporting to executive management and audit committees, and ensuring compliance with international auditing standards and public sector legislation. Applications must be submitted online by 03 March 2025.
POST: DIRECTOR: INTERNAL AUDIT
REFNO: DOTP 02/2025
SALARY: R1 216 824 per annum (Level 13)
CENTRE: Department of the Premier, Western Cape Government
CLOSING DATE: 03 March 2025
REQUIREMENTS:
- An appropriate B-degree at NQF 7 as recognised by SAQA, majoring in Accounting and Auditing.
- A minimum of five (5) years experience in appropriate internal audit or other relevant management experience.
- Recommendation: Certified Internal Auditor.
- Competencies: Advanced knowledge of internal audit discipline, with emphasis on IA strategy and organisational behaviour.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of other relevant national and provincial legislation, policy, prescripts, regulations, codes, directives, standards, collective agreements, best practices, procedures, etc.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the Western Cape Government.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of public finance, people management and discourse management processes.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of the Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives and collective agreements.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of the functioning of the province and activities of sister departments.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of the policies of the government of the day.
- Basic knowledge and understanding of labour relations legislation and regulations.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of the staff performance management system..
DUTIES:
- Line Management: Review the analysis and assessment of the departmental risk areas for multiple departments included in the directorate, ensuring that high-level risk areas are included in the risk profile and audit universe.
- Review the Risk-based 3-Year Rolling Strategic and 1-year Operational Internal Audit plan for the departments included in the cluster Review the engagement objectives, key controls and gaps, ensuring that they are appropriately aligned to the control objectives and specific risks in terms of: Safeguarding of assets; Reliability and Integrity of financial and operational information; Compliance to laws, regulations and contracts; and Effectiveness and efficiency of operations.
- Achievement of Objectives Review interventions designed subsequent to the client’s assessment of service quality (ASQ) for appropriateness and adequacy.
- Review the final reports for multiple departments to ensure quality of reports are aligned to quality standards Engage with executive management on issues raised on quality of audits and services rendered.
- Drive the design of methods to instill project management principles and its application in all departmental teams.
- Contribute to the design of the Internal Audit Activity’s Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme.
- Provide input and drive the development and maintenance of the Internal Audit Methodology which is client centric and in conformance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
- Strategic Management: Defining and 178 reviewing on a continual basis the purpose, objectives, priorities and activities of the Directorate.
- Driving the Directorate’s strategic planning process.
- Driving the development and management of the strategic and business plans for the Directorate.
- Evaluating the performance of the Directorate on a continuing basis against pre-determined key measurable objectives and standards.
- Reporting to the Chief Director on a regular basis on the activities of the Directorate and on matters of substantial importance relating to Digital government and ICT.
- Monitoring and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and prescripts in respect of adequate and appropriate record keeping of the activities of the Directorate, and of the resources (people, finances and assets) employed by it.
- Fostering and promoting a culture of innovation within the Directorate, Chief Directorate and the Branch.
- Diligently perform all duties assigned to the post of Director.
- Regular liaison with stakeholders Internal Audit Progress meetings and progress reports to multiple departments Quarterly and adhoc reporting to Executive Management Attend and present reports at the quarterly Audit Committee meetings Liaison with the Auditor General as part of integrated assurance Specific departmental strategic planning and executive management meetings Financial Management: Manage participation in the budgeting process at Directorate level.
- Ensure the preparation of the annual and adjustment budgets for the Directorate.
- Assume direct accountability for the efficient, economic and effective control and management of the Directorate’s budget and expenditure.
- Ensure that all spending is aligned with the strategic objectives of the Directorate, Directorate, Branch and Department.
- People Management Participate in the recruitment of employees in the numbers and grades appropriate to ensure the achievement of the Directorate’s strategic and business plans.
- Motivate, train and guide employees within the Directorate, to achieve and maintain excellence in service delivery.
- Actively manage the performance, evaluation and rewarding of employees within the Directorate..
ENQUIRIES: Ms B Cairncross Tel No: (021) 483 6837
APPLICATIONS:
To apply submit your application online only: via http://www.westerncape.gov.za/jobs or https://westerncapegov.erecruit.co
NOTE:
All shortlisted candidates must make themselves available to be interviewed at a date, time and place as decided by the selection panel.
Please ensure that you submit your application on or before the closing date as no late applications will be considered.
The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department.
Kindly note that technical support is only available from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 16.00.
Should you experience any difficulties with your online application you may contact the helpline at 0861 370 214.
All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department.
Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments).
The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS Competency Assessment tools.
The nominated 175 candidate will be required to complete the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme before they may be appointed into this post.
The purpose of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme, which is a public service specific training programme applicable to all applicants who aspire to join the SMS, is to ensure that potential SMS members have a background on processes and procedures linked to the SMS.
The duration of the online Pre-Entry Programme is 120 notional hours (15 days).
Full details may be sourced by the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-preentryprogramme/ Furthermore, thanks to the huge public interest we receive many applications for our positions, and as such will not be able to respond personally to all applications.
Therefore, should you not hear from us within 10 weeks from close of advert please consider your application unsuccessful..
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