Senior Officer: Fraud Awareness

The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users within the borders of South Africa; to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents in a timely and caring manner; and to actively promote safe use of our roads.

Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Manager: Fraud Awareness, the successful incumbent is responsible for supporting the carrying out clear communications and training related to fraud and fraud prevention campaigns within RAF.

Key Performance Areas

Fraud Awareness Campaigns

• Research and provide feedback to the Manager on developments and trends in the field of forensics and fraud awareness.
• Assist in running fraud awareness events, liaising with relevant stakeholders to finalize the logistical requirements of the event.
• Provide suggestions on campaigns to promote the anonymous fraud reporting line.
• Work with the specialist to draft and develop Fraud Awareness Campaign presentations and handouts/attachments.

Fraud Trend Analysis

• Analyse internal and external fraud patterns.
• Work with the specialist to investigate geographical areas with high RAF-specific fraud prevalence.
• Propose solutions to minimise these occurrences through awareness campaigns.
• Research and analyse relevant information to identify key business issues.
• Assist in the distributution of pertinent information to departments throughout the organization that may be affected by current fraud trends.

Reporting

• Contribute to the preparation and submission of reports.
• Report regularly and periodically perform necessary submissions as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.

 Stakeholder Management

• Aid in proactive and progressive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Deal with inquiries and requests for information from both internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Forensic Investigations/ Commerce/ Auditing/ Law or related qualification.
• Code EB driver’s license.
• Relevant 4 years’ experience in a Fraud Investigation/ Fraud Prevention/ Fraud Risk Assessment of which 1 year must have been in conducting fraud awareness campaigns is required.

NB: “RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs”.

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.