Programme & Change Auditor at Old Mutual South Africa

Role Overview:

We are looking for an assertive, organized and energetic auditor with project/programme experience to provide insight into our strategic projects being run across the company. The role is required to assess Change initiatives according to an annual audit plan and management requests. This role will support the Head of Programme Assurance and Change in assessing the progress and risks within various strategic projects and contextualizing risks into reports for the audit committee and key project stakeholders. This will be done by attending various project meetings and assessing project documentation.

Key Result Areas / Outputs

Delivery of Services

• Drive the identification of emerging Change risk and have the ability to advise/consult to 1st line
• Contribute to the development of the portfolio/s audit plan including the update and maintenance of the audit universe and identification of emerging risks;
• Execute and deliver the audit plan and management requests timeously;
• Contribute towards the Combined Assurance Plans for the relevant portfolios;
• Ensure audits are conducted as per the GIA Methodology and that the quality and performance standards are maintained at all times;
• Delivery of impactful audit reports with well thought out management actions and due dates;
• Facilitate the agreement of audit findings and ratings with the relevant stakeholders;
• Analyse root causes of issues identified and make recommendation to management to improve the control environment accordingly as necessary;
• Execute on the issues assurance plan and ensure it is executed timeously and within quality standards.
• Create value for project sponsors to enable better project outcomes through the delivery of project dashboards and monitoring of data
• Build strong relationships with customer project managers;
• Support the Head of Programme Assurance and Change in managing stakeholder engagement and relationships across the relevant portfolio/s; and
• Participation in key project meetings and workshops
• Ensure we keep up-to-date with industry best practice and trends in Programme management and Change.
• Comply with IIA Code of Ethics and GIA Policies and Procedures.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• 3 year degree or diploma
• Bachelor of Commerce or similar applicable degree will be advantageous
• PMBOK / Prince 2 / Prosci Change Management certification

Experience:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years experience as a programme / project manager
• Audit experience will be advantageous
• Experience in Agile, Waterfall and hybrid approaches
• Experience in performing assessments as it relates to enterprise programmes and projects would be advantageous
• Background in the financial services / insurance industry and investments, preferably in blue chip/global companies
• Experience of client relationship management
• Experience in being part of large programmes or projects advantageous
• Experience in IT / application implementation projects
• Experience with Jira and Confluence advantageous

Technical competencies:

• Report writing
• Professional Ethics
• Business Acumen
• Critical Thinking
• Communication skills
• Improvement and Innovation

Skills

• Building Relationships, Communication, Program Management, Technical Knowledge

Education

• Bachelors Degree (B), National Diploma (Nat Dip)

Closing Date: 30th, June 2022