NATIONAL LIBRARY SOUTH AFRICA (NLSA) - INDEPENDENT AUDIT, RISK AND PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER

The applicant should, inter alia, have expertise, knowledge, and exposure in the relevant area in order to: 
▪ Provide strategic oversight and guidance on Risk and Compliance Management skills and functions; 
▪ Assist the Board of the NLSA in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with regards to Risk Management within the organisation; 
▪ Assist in providing oversight on the review and monitoring the implementation of risk management framework, policy, Terms of Reference (charter) and strategy within NLSA; 
▪ Provide guidance on integration of risk management into planning, monitoring, and reporting processes; Provide advice / guidance on setting risk appetite and review risk appetite, tolerance levels, and anti-fraud measures; 
▪ Provide proper and timely reports to the Accounting Authority on the state of risk management, together with aspects requiring improvement accompanied by the Committee’s recommendations to address such issues; Perform any other duties of the Risk Management Committee as specified in the Terms of Reference (Committee Charter). 
▪ Oversee and discharge responsibilities as contained in the Audit, Risk and Performance Committee Terms of Reference (Charter) on a quarterly, ad hoc and annual basis. 
 
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE 
Applicants should be in possession of a relevant Bachelor’s Degree at NQF level 9 in Risk Management, or Business Administration as well as senior management experience preferably in the Public Sector. 
The ideal candidate should have ten years of management experience gained from Strategic Management, Risk Management, Anti-Fraud and Corruption environments. 
The ideal candidate must be an independent external person, with excellent knowledge of Risk Management, Corporate Governance, the Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations, Enterprise-Wide Risk Management (EWRM) COSO Enterprise Risk Management and Public Sector Risk Management Framework. 
 
Submission of applications: Applications must be accompanied by a comprehensive CV, with certified copies of qualifications and identity documents (not older than six months). Applications must be submitted to: recruitment@nlsa.ac.za. 
Please ensure that you quote the position that you are applying for in the subject line. 
NLSA reserves the right not to make any appointment. 
 
CLOSING DATE: 18 November 2022 
 
Should you not receive any correspondence / communication from the National Library of South Africa one month after the closing date, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.