Specialist: Ethics at Road Accident Fund

 End Date:  7 May 2026

Key Performance Areas

Case Management, Whistle Blowing Hotline and Conflict of Interest

• Manage internal conflict of interest controls.
• Track, attend and follow up on reported unethical cases.
• Provide advisory and ensure safe reporting or whistle-blowing facilities.
• Contribute to defining the scope of investigations and identify ethical breaches post-conclusion of investigations.
• Conduct and assess investigations on reported allegations of ethical misconduct.
• Advise line management on emerging ethics risks.

Ethics or Values Awareness

• Conduct training needs analysis on ethics or values.
• Manage ethics knowledge base by participating in the drafting of ethics articles for publication in the Ethics Newsletter.
• Compile draft Ethics Office communications and directives for issuing to staff.

Facilitate the Development and Implementation of Ethics Framework and Strategies or Plans

• Participate in the development of ethics programme of action.
• Coordinate and plan ethics events.
• Implement different programs such as an Ethics Ambassador’s programme and related. 

Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.
• Participate in the development of the Ethics Policy and SoP.

Reporting

• Prepare compliance reports, discuss with Management and obtain comments on the area reviewed.
• Draft ethics reports for combined assurance and ethics ambassadors’ forums as required.

Stakeholder Management

• Participate in collaborative initiatives with other business units and combined assurance service providers on ethics/values awareness.
• Plan, organise and conduct ethics desks and talks for employees.
• Provide continuous support to ethics ambassadors’ programme.
• Attend to Internal Audit and Auditor General of South Africa findings.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Risk Management/ Internal Audit/ Public Administration/ Legal related qualification.
• Ethics Officer Certification by The Ethics Institute/ Certified Fraud Examiner is a requirement.
• Relevant 5 - 7 years’ experience in Ethics or Compliance or Risk or fraud investigation environment.