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MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY AGENCY (MDDA)
 
Applications are invited from suitably qualified, competent and experienced candidates for the following Executive Management positions at the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) to be part of the organisation in realising its developmental mandate in a dynamic, diverse and ever-changing industry.  
 
The MDDA is a statutory development agency for promoting and ensuring media development and diversity, set up as a partnership between the South African Government and major print and broadcasting companies to assist in (amongst others) developing community and small commercial media in South Africa, in terms of the MDDA Act No 14 of 2002. 
 
The MDDA offers competitive salaries. All positions are based in Parktown, 
 
RISK SPECIALIST
(R 512,265.00 - R 618,790.31 CTC p/a)
 
This is a senior position that reports to the CEO. The objective of the job is to design, develop and implement programs that can mitigate potential risk for the Agency. This is a senior position responsible for evaluating the potential risk that MDDA may encounter and exercise professional judgment and initiative in a detailed, oriented, conscientious and systematic high level of precision mitigation plan to prevent MDDA from human, financial, marketing, operational and external risks that may affect MMDA. 
 
The individual has to have knowledge methodologies of risk assessment within regulatory bodies, the media industry, as well as the internal controls most efficient for mitigating them, up to the level of risk defined by administration and benchmarked with the controls in place.
 
The capacity to coordinate and monitor work groups with the aim of assessing the underlying risks to strategic, operational and financial objectives. The incumbent has to develop risk analysis strategies and models that includes risk control programmes and internal control mechanisms. 
 
 
PREFERRED MINIMUM EDUCATION: 
• Degree in Risk Management / Internal Audit / Commerce. in Risk Management; Compliance and Audit.
• 5 years’ experience in risk management 
• Risk management experience, including knowledge of risk management governance and controls 
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, Intermediate Excel skills
• Project management experience
 
KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:Ensure that business is conducted in line with enabling legislations.  Interpret legal contracts of the MDDA.  Keep up-to-date with relevant legal, statutory and regulatory requirements.  Draft contracts on behalf of MDDA.  Provide comprehensive, professional, inter-departmental law advisory services or advice to line function components.  Provide general legal advice to MDDA. 
 
 
PREFERRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:Experience in working in a compliance environment.  Knowledge of King III & IV.  Experience in drafting minutes.  Experience in working with Government entities.  Know-how of formulating legal opinion.  Understanding of Company’s Act; Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act; Supply Chain Management in the public sector; Public Audit Act; Treasury Regulations; and Public Administration, in a grant funding environment would be an advantage. 
 
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES: 
  • Excellent people management and leadership abilities
  • Excellent communication, facilitation and consensus-building skills
  • Demonstrated relationship-building skills, with a superior ability to make things happen through the use of positive influence
  • High degree of personal initiative
  • Organizational awareness with an understanding of how to engage the organization to get things done
  • Strong problem-solving skills; comfortable tackling complex problems and breaking these down into manageable pieces
  • Superior multi-tasking skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, often deadline-oriented and dynamic environment
  • Conceptual and practical thinking and implementation skills
  • Process design and analysis skills
  • Research, analysis and judgment skills
 
 
HOW TO APPLY:To view the full job specification and to apply for these challenging positions, interested and qualifying applicants are required to forward a comprehensive CV quoting the position they are applying for, together with a covering letter stating reasons for being the candidate of choice to: recruitment@mdda.org.za 
Queries to be directed to Human Resources Telephone 011 643 1100
 
PLEASE NOTE:  Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to competency assessments and verification of all their credentials. 
 
It is the responsibility of candidates with foreign qualifications to have them verified by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within three months after the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. The appointee will be required to sign an employment contract and an annual performance agreement.
 
CLOSING DATE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS: 25 NOVEMBER 2018