Job Openings at Technology Innovation Agency

Qualification

• Minimum: An internal auditing qualification or an undergraduate degree (BCom) in accounting, auditing or risk management as majors.

Work Experience

• Minimum: A minimum of Four (4) to five (5) years auditing/compliance experience in a medium to large firm.
• Preferred: More than five years auditing/compliance experience in a medium to large public firm within a development finance institution. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Financial Management

• Perform reviews of submissions to the Finance department before payments are effected, relating to the organizations investment/grants to ensure funds that are disbursed by TIA comply with all its internal policies and procedures, in line with the approved project plan and budget, as well as in adherence to relevant laws and regulations.
• Perform reviews submissions to the Finance department before payments are effected, relating to TIA’s suppliers, independent consultants and other providers performing work on behalf of the organization.
• Identify compliance risks and develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure payments adhere to internal policies.

Stakeholder Perspective 

• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders during the compliance review process, in order to support the organization to implement measures to manage risks and meet organizational targets.
• Assist   in ensuring that key outcomes from TIA reviews findings are discussed with TIA management wherever appropriate.
• Work with different departments to ensure compliance measures are in place.
• Work with business units to ensure that compliance-related mitigations are implemented, track progress on corrective actions, and provide support where necessary to strengthen compliance controls.

Internal Business Process 

• Perform compliance reviews of contracts, such as funding agreements, service level of agreements, memorandum of agreements, etc., as well as Board and other committee packs to ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures, and alignment with TIA’s adopted governance and risk management principles and complies with external regulatory requirements.
• Perform compliance reviews in accordance with the best practices and compile review reports that assist in decision-making, as well as investigate compliance issues and recommend corrective actions.  
• Identify internal control weaknesses and recommend improvements where necessary.
• Interpret laws, regulations, and industry guidelines applicable to the organisation.
• Ensure that compliance review findings are appropriately documented, tracked, and monitored for follow-up actions.
• Ensure that information is recorded on the relevant system.

Learning & Improvement

• Maintain   and manage a non-compliances register with areas for improvements based on the outcomes of compliance reviews for continuous learning.
• Submit monthly reports to senior officials summarising the outcomes of compliance reviews.
• Provide compliance awareness to employees based on the lessons learned.
• KPA’s should be understood and achieved as agreed upon in the Performance Agreement.
• Review performance against agreed performance standards.
  Live the values and culture of TIA.
  Implement development opportunities to ensure continuous improvement of work effectiveness and efficiency.
  Ensure that relevant information systems and tools are optimally utilized to execute core tasks.

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Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Three (3) - Four (4) years Bachelor’s degree in development studies/innovation studies/science (Science/Engineering) or finance related qualification. NQF 7.

Experience

• Three (3) years’ project management experience and development finance within innovation environment.

Duties and Responsibilities 

Financial Perspective

• Ensure that project budgets and financial resources are effectively and efficiently managed and there is value for money for all project activities.
• Assist the head to develop divisional budgets and forecasts for approving bodies.
• Monitor and track performance against budget (operations and projects).
• Manage timeous disbursement of funding to ensure optimal operation of projects.
• New funding opportunities/ partners are identified and leveraged for project sustainability post the DST funding / development of fund raising proposals.

Stakeholder Management

• Ensure that stakeholders derive effective value and enjoy a high level of satisfaction with TIA’s services
• Maintain an up-to-date database of stakeholders linked to funded projects
• Develop and implement an effective project stakeholder engagement strategy.
• Promote the outputs of the portfolio, ensuring that projects successes are effectively communicated and marketed.
• Document project benefits, benefit profiles and report on benefits derived. Presents successful case studies to key Bodies e.g. Parliamentary Portfolio Committee.
• Provide subject matter expertise in relevant events, meetings, workshops and conferences by availing skill, competency and expertise.
• Host the Community of Practice for all Living Labs in South Africa.

Internal Processes

• Put in place key business processes, governance systems and tools to ensure efficient project and programme management in line with the approved frameworks.
• Develop and implement appropriate project and programme management business processes for effective management of IID projects.
• Ensure that effective assurance and verification activities are undertaken in conjunction with the DST.
• Develop and manage all risks that may affect successful delivery of projects
• Ensure that implementing entities manage projects effectively leading to successful delivery of projects and attainment of project objectives.
• Ensure timeous and accurate reporting on project progress as per requirements.
• Ensure all projects are properly planned, correctly initiated, documented and project templates are established and appropriately utilized.
• Provide support, guidance and assistance to projects to achieve their milestones and intended results.
• Pro-active identification of project risks and management of such risks together with project teams to ensure successful delivery;
• Perform technical due diligence of projects.
• Ensure, that all aspects of the project life cycle from initiation to exit are efficiently managed.
• Perform client-centric and value adding project management of projects.
• Provides information for linkages across programme activities to help identify critical points of integration.
• Provides background information to support the planning and management of projects.
• Participate in the formulation of project meetings and relevant project activities to support implementation
• Ensure all projects perform on time and are within budget and deliver value and quality products.
• Ensure all project contract amendments and changes are properly managed and documented.
• Project contract status schedule is well managed.
• Ensure that implementing entities manage projects effectively leading to successful delivery of projects and attainment of project objectives
• Ensure all projects perform on time and are within budget and deliver value and quality products.
• Ensure all project contract amendments and changes are properly managed and documented.
• Project contract status schedule is well managed.

Learning & Growth

• Implement operation improvement initiatives to sustain the programme’s responsiveness to constantly changing needs of the program and its stakeholders.
• Identify operational deficiencies and implement corrective actions timeously.
• Effective contract management and change management in the project environment.
• Design and update necessary systems and processes to ensure that the programme remains responsive to the demands, needs and objectives of the project sponsor (DST)