Specialist: IT Governance

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: IT Risk and Governance, the successful incumbent is responsible for developing and implementing IT governance frameworks and controls to ensure alignment of IT processes, policies and systems with RAF’s strategic objectives, regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

Key Performance Areas

Implement IT Governance Frameworks

• Collaborate with senior management, IT teams, and key stakeholders to implement and maintain IT governance frameworks and policies.
• Monitor the effectiveness of IT frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, ISO 27001/2) and policies, making adjustments as necessary to maintain compliance and support evolving business needs.

Data Governance

• Implement data governance frameworks, policies, and procedures to ensure the quality, integrity, and security of organisational data assets.
• Provide support on data-related initiatives, including data classification, metadata management, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Facilitate data governance training and awareness programs to promote a culture of data stewardship and accountability across the organisation.

Cloud Governance

• Implement and maintain a governance framework for cloud services that encompasses areas such as security, compliance, performance optimization, and risk mitigation.

IT Compliance

• Stay abreast of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards pertaining to IT security and privacy (e.g., POPIA, GDPR, HIPAA) and ensure that the organisation remains compliant with applicable requirements.
• Collaborate with IT teams and business units to ensure that information technology systems and services meet compliance objectives.
• Conduct regular audits and assessments of information technology systems and services to ensure that they are secure and meet compliance requirements.
• Ensure a compliance framework is maintained in accordance with required standards.

IT Audit and Assurance

• Coordinate and support internal and external IT audits and assessments, including compliance audits, control reviews, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with auditors to provide evidence of compliance, address audit findings, and facilitate implementation of  corrective actions as needed.

Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to developing and implementing departmental policy, standards & procedures, and processes.
• Stay updated with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

Reporting

• Generate regular reports and dashboards to communicate IT governance performance to senior management and stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders progressively manage the relationships.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Audit, or related qualification. 
• Certification in ITIL and COBIT.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT(CGEIT) will be advantageous.
• Relevant 5 - 7 years’ experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining IT governance frameworks and IT controls.

Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required

• Resilience.
• Network and alliance.
• Employee engagement.
• Ethics and values.
• Change management.
• Critical and innovative thinking
• Policy conceptualisation and formulation.
• Risk Management.
• Stakeholder development and relations.
• Reporting.
• Knowledge of IT frameworks and best practices.
•  Excellent understanding of Regulatory requirements.
•  Excellent corporate governance principles.
• Microsoft office suite.
• Technical ability.
• ICT Policies, Procedures and Practices.
• Data Governance.
• IT Processes.
• IT Frameworks.
• IT Regulations.
• Communication (Written & Verbal).
• Basic Business management.
• Basic understanding of King IV.

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.