PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA (PRASA) VACANCIES

PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA (PRASA)

This Vacancy is open to External / Internal Candidates

SPECIALIST: PROCUREMENT GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE X2

SALARY GROUP: Management

LOCATION: Umjantshi House, PRASA Head Office

REFERENCE: R&S//GP_2/SPGC/002

DEPARTMENT: Group Procurement

POSITION MISSION

To provide specialist risk-based governance and compliance assurance on procurement governance and compliance activities across the Group.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Supply Chain Management/Law/Procurement /Auditing/Risk Management.

Added Advantage

• CIPS/IIA membership

EXPERIENCE

• 8 years procurement, supply chain governance, compliance, or audit experience.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPAs)

• Provide SCM Technical advice and Pre/Post award reviews on procurement, governance and compliance.

• Manage relationships with both internal and external providers to ensure the delivery of excellent services to the business in line with the organisational goals and objectives.

• Provide structured feedback to regions on compliance levels and areas for improvement.

• Facilitate training and awareness sessions on procurement governance and compliance to drive consistent understanding of rules and controls.

• Provide specialist technical compliance support and advisory services to Bid Committees, ensuring adherence to applicable legislation, regulations, and SCM policies and procedures

• Drive audit compliance by overseeing internal and external audit findings, ensuring prompt response submissions and effective development of control measures

• Track national compliance performance and consolidate Group-level compliance reports.

TRAINING & KNOWLEDGE

• Business acumen

• MS Office suite

• The legislative framework governing SCM- PPPFA, PFMA, BBBEE, Treasury regulations

• Contract, risk, project and financial management principles and practices

SKILLS

• Analytical

• Problem solving

• Communication

• Interpersonal

• Facilitation

BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES

• Customer centricity

• Tact and diplomacy

• Detail oriented

• Team player

As per PRASA Employment Equity Plan, this position is earmarked as follows:

X People with disabilities

MALE: African, Indian, White

FEMALE: African, Indian, Coloured, White

Please apply by emailing your updated CV and certified copies of your qualifications to HCMcorp.Recruit@prasa.com

CLOSING DATE: 28 SEPTEMBER 2026.

Should you not hear from us within three (3) months from the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

This Vacancy is open to External / Internal Candidates

SENIOR MANAGER: PROCUREMENT GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE X2

SALARY

GROUP: Management

LOCATION: Umjantshi House, PRASA Head Office

REFERENCE: R&S//GP_2/SMPGC/001

DEPARTMENT: Group Procurement

POSITION MISSION

To lead and manage PRASA’s Procurement governance framework, policies, standards and tools, and to assure Group-wide ethical conduct, compliance integrity, Procurement performance transparency and audit-preparedness across the procurement value chain.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Logistics/ Transport Management/Supply Chain Management/Auditing.

Added Advantage

• CIPS/IIA membership

EXPERIENCE

• 10 years Supply Chain Management/Governance & Compliance/External or Internal Audit environment of which 5 years should be at a management level.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPAs)

• Contribute to the development and review of the Group strategy, policies, procedures, standards and frameworks.

• Development and assessment of all PRASA Procurement Policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), templates procurement, contract management plans to ensure alignment with the all applicable regulations, legislation and applicable prescripts.

• Lead and facilitate procurement governance and compliance operations.

• Implement Procurement compliance framework with preventative/detective controls; conduct periodic compliance reviews and thematic deep dives (e.g., deviations, emergency/urgent cases) and track corrective actions

• Oversee the management of irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure processes and disclosures in line with PFMA/Treasury Regulations and NT Instructions; prepare audit-ready evidence packs.

• Maintain a PRASA SCM risk universe.

• Build governance capability through structured national training on PFMA, Treasury Regulations, Procurement Policies and Procedures, Procurement ethics and compliance tools.

• Implement a resource optimisation model to ensure capacity during peak governance cycles (investigations, audits, high-risk tenders.

• Lead the standardisation of reporting templates across all divisions for governance consistency.

• Provide strategic governance, compliance, and SCM advisory services, including oversight of pre- and post-award procurement reviews to ensure adherence to legislative, regulatory, and organisational requirements

• Lead the governance and compliance assurance function by overseeing internal and external audit engagements, ensuring timely resolution of findings, implementation of corrective actions, and strengthening of internal control frameworks.