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LAND BANK

COMMITTEE SECRETARY – ENTRY

Details

Closing Date 2026/11/02

Reference Number LAN261009-1

Job Title Committee Secretary - Entry

Division Office of the CEO

Unit Company Secretary

Job Type Classification Permanent

Location - Country South Africa

Location - Province Gauteng

Location - Town / City Woodmead

Job Advert Summary

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is South Africa’s only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the bank’s sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Reporting to the Company Secretary, the focus of this role is to assist the Company secretary with the provision of corporate governance services and company secretarial support to the

• Land Bank Board
• Land Bank Board Committees
• Land Bank EXCO
• Land Bank executives
• Land Bank Insurance Board
• Land Bank Insurance Board Committees
• Land Bank Insurance EXCO
• Individual directors and executives
• Land Bank and Land Bank Insurance ad hoc structures

Key Performance Areas

1. Provision of corporate governance services to the Boards and Committees of the Land Bank and its Subsidiary Companies

• Assist with the preparation of board skills matrices.
• Assist with the induction and orientation of directors
• Assist with the provision of legal and corporate governance counsel to the Board, Board Committees, individual directors and individual executives.
• Ensuring that governance instruments are regularly updated.
• Ensuring that board members and exectives are regularly updated of developments in legislation, regulation and corporate governance practice applicable to the Land Bank and its Subsidiary Companies.

2. Provision of company secretarial services to the Boards and Committees of the Land Bank and its Subsidiary Companies

• Ensuring the efficient end to end management of Board, Board Committee, Exective Committee and individual director engagements.
• Taking, writing-up and maintaining minutes of Board, Board Committee and EXCO.

3. Preservation of institutional memory and records management

• Ensuring that institutional memory is preserved and that knowledge which has been accumulated is accessible and shared.
•  Ensuring that all information and records which are a responsibility of the Office of the Company Secretary are managed in terms of all applicable legislation, regulation, frameworks, policies, systems, plans, best practice and the Company Secretary Records Management Standard Operating Procedures.

4. Build and maintain stakeholder relations 

• Build and maintain effective relations with board members particularly the chairpersons  of the Boards of directors and the chairpersons of Board committees
• Build and maintain relationships with members of Executive Management particularly CEO and MD

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience

• LLB, B.Admin (Law), B.Comm (Law), BA (Law) or equivalent qualification
• 4 - 6 years’ experience in company secretarial environment with at least 2 years’ experience as a Committee Secretary in the public sector environment.

Critical Competencies

• Company Secretarial Best Practice
• Corporate Governance Best Practice
• Good Written and Oral Communication
• Project Management Best Practice
• Company Secretarial and Board Systems

Additional Requirements

• Extended hours as and when required

Policy

Preference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Land Bank.

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SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR FTC

Details

Closing Date 2026/11/02

Reference Number LAN261018-1

Job Title Senior Internal Auditor FTC

Division Internal Audit

Unit Internal Audit

Job Type Classification Contract

Location - Country South Africa

Location - Province Gauteng

Location - Town / City Woodmead

Job Advert Summary

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is South Africa’s only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the bank’s sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Identify, assess the risks within Land Bank’s IT/ Insurance/ Credit Risk/ Capital Management processes in accordance with best practice, relevant regulations and Basel guidelines. Identify, assess the risks within Land Bank’s business processes in accordance with best practice, company policy and relevant regulations. Evaluate the adequacy and operational effectiveness of key management controls in line with the business objectives. Lead, co-ordinate and conduct audit assignments in line with Internal Audit methodology.  

Key Performance Areas

1.  Audit Planning

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the audit area and document adequately on TeamMate clearly highlighting identified risks and controls.
• Develop a clear audit scope with explained exclusions.
• Develop a risk and control matrix with clear audit tests.
• Allocate resources in line with the assessed risks and required technical competencies.
• Workshop the risk and control assessment with the audit team.

2. Audit Execution and Quality Assurance

• Co-ordinate audit activities budget and timelines specified in the Audit Planning Memorandum, i.e. resolve any client issues, re-allocation of work, etc.  
• Coach audit team, where necessary.
• Timely identify and discuss audit issues identified during the audit, with management
• Timely review of working papers ensuring that audit tests have been performed adequately and conclusions are supported by documented evidence.
• Review audit file and ensure that work performed adequately addresses the audit objectives and agreed scope.
• Execute audit test procedures as agreed with the audit lead. 

3. Reporting and Stakeholder Management

• Confirm accuracy of identified audit issues.
• Draft audit issues and report in line with Internal Audit methodology and best practice guidelines.
• Quarterly follow up of audit issues raised.
• Regular engagement with business unit managements to keep abreast of changes, initiatives and emerging risks within business areas that may impact audits.
• Ensures all audit and compliance reports are provided timeously, accurately and in line with requirements.
• Gives input into the management and control of the departmental operational plans and budget.
• Identifies and advises on the need to undertake special projects based on observations during auditing process.
• Analyses routine information for reporting purposes to the Portfolio Manager on the completion of an audit.

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience

• 3 year relevant Bachelor’s Degree 
• Articles with an audit firm
• Specialised working experience as an internal auditor of which the majority of the time should be within one of the big 6 banks, in a similar capacity.
• 3 years post articles experience

Critical Competencies

• Microsoft Office
• Data analytics tools and audit software (e.g. TeamMate)
• International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
• International Financial Reporting Standards (specifically IRFS9)

Additional Requirements

• Travel as and when required.
• Extended hours as and when required.

Policy

Preference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Land Bank.

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