Internship: Governance, Risk & Compliance

Division: 3600

Reference No: 6601

Location:

Centurion, Gauteng, ZA

Employment Type: Internship

Disability (EE targeted role): No

T.A.S.K Grade: IN

Job Posting Salary: R96,000.00

Job Posting End Date: 12 May 2026

The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.

Purpose of the Internship: The Road Accident Fund is committed to youth skills development, providing graduates with an opportunity to gain work-based experience. Applications are invited for the IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Internship from unemployed graduates aged between 18 to 25 years. The Internship program will run for a period of eighteen (18) months. The verification process will determine whether the candidate has previously worked anywhere in the Republic of South Africa.

Work-based exposure may include the following: (populate in the form of Summary)

Exposure to IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) frameworks and principles.
Participation in IT risk assessments, including identification, analysis, and documentation of technology risks.
Support in audit activities (internal and external), including evidence collection, tracking of findings, and follow-up actions.
Assistance with compliance monitoring, ensuring adherence to regulatory, contractual, and internal policy requirements.
Exposure to cybersecurity governance, including access management reviews, incident reporting processes, and security awareness initiatives and training.
Support in third-party and vendor risk assessments, including due diligence and risk rating activities.
Participation in disaster recovery planning and testing, including documentation and drill exercises.
Assistance with policy and procedure development, reviews, and updates.
Use of GRC tools and risk registers to log, track, and report risks, issues, and remediation actions.
Development of professional reporting skills, including risk summaries, management reports, and presentations.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams such as IT Security, Audit and regulations.
Development of soft skills, including stakeholder communication, analytical thinking, and professional ethics.

Qualifications and Other Requirements

Certified copy of Grade 12 / Matric certificate
Information Technology / Computer Science/Systems/ Risk Management/ Internal Audit National Diploma or Degree
Certified copy of your ID
Certified copy of Academic transcript
Your CV and motivational letter

Technical and behavioural competencies required

The successful candidate will be required to display the following competencies in this role:

Written and verbal communication skills
Interpersonal skills
Detail orientation
Desire and potential to learn
Self-motivated
Basic computer skills
Prioritise tasks as needed

Remuneration

The interns will be awarded a monthly stipend.

NB: Applications can be forwarded to the RAF website, RAF Careers.

No hand-delivered applications will be accepted.

INSTRUCTION TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS

Indicate the province and the reference number for the Internship you are applying for on the subject line.
Submit a short CV and a motivational letter as to why your application should be considered, with a maximum of 3 pages; applications with no academic transcript will not be considered.
Applicants are restricted to apply for a maximum of 3 positions only (to complete an application for each ref number)
Applicants must be unemployed, have never been employed in the field of the post and have never participated in an internship programme in the relevant field of the post previously
The applicant must not have previously served as an intern.
Should it be found that the applicant previously served as an intern and did not disclose that information, and it is discovered later, the applicant will be disqualified.
Please note that the prospective employees will be subjected to security vetting

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity, and preference will be given to people with disabilities

NB: Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.

Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful.

Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees.

It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.