Senior Manager: Policy Coordination And Compliance at South African National Parks (SANParks)

Description:

The Organisation requires the services of a Senior Manager: Policy Coordination and Compliance in the Chief Operating Officers division. This position will be based at Groenkloof, Pretoria

Requirements:

• Be in possesion of a relevant Bachelor degree in Public Management, Administration, Business Management or another relevant field.
• Should have 5-8 years experience in Policy Coordination & Compliance, and 5 years in a corporate policy development environment..
• Understanding of legislation governing the public sector and especially, SANParks.
• Knowledge of the SANParks mandate and work, inclusive of all relevant legislation such as NEMPAA, NEMBA, NEMA, Tourism Legislation.
• Knowledge of corporate governance and procedures management, including King III and IV Codes.
• Knowledge of legislative, policy and procedures development.
• Knowledge of programme and project management..
• Knowledge of outcome based monitoring and evaluation
• Knowledge of audit and quality assurance management.
• Must be Computer literate (intermediate to advance)..
• Research and data analysis skills.
• Information management skills, including electronic data and system management skills
• Communication skills (written and verbal).

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall assurance on organisational compliance with International and SADC regional agreements, national legislation, and policies.
• Oversee and monitor the implementation of the organisation’s corporate governance compliance framework.
• Oversee the implementation and review of and ensure compliance with the SANParks Meta Policy and associated procedures.
• Maintain and revise organisational policies and procedures for sound corporate governance.
• Monitor legislative and policy compliance activities to identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, thereby recommend corrective actions plan for resolution of problematic issues/areas to executive management.
• Ensure that corporate policies and procedures are developed, implemented, reviewed, and maintained in line with strategy requirements, norms and standard, and legislation.
• Provide policy advisory support services to Executive Management and employees.
• Coordinate expert input from SANParks into drafting and amendment of relevant national policy, norms and standards.
• Consider audit, investigations, and risk assessment findings to identify and address policy gaps and misalignment.
• Manage and maintain an auditable master file for approved corporate policies and procedures.
• Provide reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep Executive Management and the Board informed of the operation and progress of policy governance and compliance efforts.