Member Of Audit and Performance Committee X 1 (Ref: 2025-2026 / 020) at Govan Mbeki Municipality

Qualification Requirements and Experience:

• Prospective applicants with the following qualification, skills and experience are being targeted:

Civil Engineering

• An appropriate Bachelor’s degree, BSc degree or equivalent qualification in

Civil Engineering

• Knowledge of legislation applicable in Local Government.
• At least 5 years’ experience in the field of Engineering (Civil or Electrical)
• Registration with a Professional Engineering Body

Law Field

• Five years’ experience in the field of law (Registration with Law Society of
• South Africa (LSSA) will be an added advantage.

General

• Exposure to Local government will be an added advantage
• Knowledge and understanding of and exposure of legislation and policies in
• local government (MFMA, Performance management regulation and other related acts)
• Knowledge and understanding of internal controls, major accounting and
• public sector reporting issues.
• Knowledge and understanding of the roles of internal and external audit
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written)
• Preference will be given to applicants who have experience in serving on
• Audit and Performance Committees of Local Government.
• The Chairperson must preferably have Performance and Risk Management experience
• Sound knowledge and understanding of local government issues and national development imperatives
• Proposed Meeting Intervals:
• The Audit and Performance Committee will meet at least four times per annum.
• If circumstances demand, special meetings may be required.

Duties Include:

• Act as an advisory committee to the council and its committees and senior management officials in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act, and Municipal System Act 

Audit and Performance Committee will advise on:

• Risk Management
• Performance Management
• Internal Financial Controls
• Accounting Policies
• Adequacy, reliability and accuracy of financial information
• Effective governance
• Review of the Annual Financial Statements
• Report of the Auditor-General 

Internal Audit activity falls under the supervision of the Audit & Performance Committee. The Committee’s responsibilities are to:

• Consider, review and approve the audit plans of the internal audit to ensure that it addresses the critical risk areas of the business of Council and to formulate instruction to the internal auditor
• Receive relevant reports from Internal audit
• Review the performance of internal audit
• Determine the internal audit function’s mandate
• Follow up on significant internal audit findings and highlights the same to Council.
• Monitor the co-ordination of activities between internal audit and external audit
• Satisfy itself that there are adequate controls in place to mitigate the risk of fraud and errors
• Issue the audit committee’s report in the annual report of the Municipality.

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 12:00