Latest Openings at NSFAS

Vacancy No 04 of 2024/25 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

• To participate in the development of NSFAS policies, operation plans, systems and procedures that drive the efficient and effective implementation of the NSFAS student accommodation programme forthe student centric model.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Policy, Systems & Procedure Development

•  To participate in the development and management of the NSFAS student accommodation/housing policy(ies), guidelines, and procedures in line with the student-centric model
•  To optimise and manage the processes developed in the value chain of NSFAS student accommodation to maximise the student experience.

Core Strategic Objectives Development

•  To contribute to the development of the student accommodation strategy
•  To enable the implementation of the student accommodation strategic plan
•  To enable the implementation of the key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational plans of the subunit
•  To assess and review applications from providers for accreditation of potential student accommodation.
•  To participate in the maintenance of business processes and procedures that verifies institutions registered student against data of students accommodated at providers.
•  To participate in the maintenance of the business processes and procedures that enables the matching of students with suitable accommodation.
•  To manage the maximisation of student expectations with the NSFAS student accommodation support programme
•  To manage and resolve the stakeholder challenges that emanate from the student accommodation value chain.
•  To manage and develop instruments to track the accreditation statuses of the student housing programme.
•  To introduce control measures around the student accommodation value chain i.e. application verification, state of student accommodation, approval and inspection, certification processes
•  To manage payment of accommodation service providers in line with institutions’ verified registration details
•  To analyse and recommend the accommodation payments and recover any overpayments, certification processes

People Management & Ethical Leadership

•  To manage and participate in the recruitment and selection of subunit vacancies in line with EE targets.
•  To delegate student accommodation programmes to subordinates for implementation
•  To lead and manage the subunit team to achieve the set and agreed programmes.
•  To direct, inspire, coach and mentor subordinates to deliver quality programmes in line with
• NSFAS Values
•  To lead and manage the individual performance contracting and review process for subordinates.
•  To lead and manage all disciplinary matters of subordinates related to performance and conduct issues.

Stakeholder Management & Relationships

•  To oversee the utilisation and implementation of the student accommodation policy, processes, efficiency channels and databases to resolve stakeholder queries and complaints.
•  To collaborate with internal stakeholders to enable the student-centric model.
•  To manage and delegate the sharing of the accredited list of accommodation providers with institutions of higher learning for the smooth student experience.
•  Collaborate with stakeholders on debates and programme development matters of interest and influence.
•  Manage the Publication and updating of the details of NSFAS accredited student accommodation providers.
•  Manage the Publication and updating of the details of NSFAS terminated student accommodation providers.

Project Management & Leadership

•  To manage and supervise the projects to address identified needs as per the student accommodation strategy.
•  To analyse and interpret project reports on completion of the project to evaluate return on investment and to inform decision-making in the subunit.

Budget optimisation

•  To forecast for subunit core administration activities and projects.
•  To manage budget, spend in line with core activities and projects.

Risk, Compliance, Monitoring & Evaluation

•  To lead and manage the plans and processes of verification, compliance, registration, and deregistration of accommodation providers with DHET Norms and Standards for Housing
•  To lead and manage the plans and processes that support the implementation of identified key controls and established risk mitigation procedures
•  To analyse and improve the audit, risk, and compliance outlook of the student accommodation landscape.
•  To lead and manage the implementation audit plan.

Information & Knowledge Management

•  To collaborate with ICT to build systems that enable the management of data obtained from different sources.
•  To collaborate with stakeholders to use their experience, education and understanding to obtain knowledge from this information.

Reporting & Accountability

•  On subunit strategic KPIs progress, operational plan progress, strategic stakeholders’ issues and interventions management, internal and external audit and risk and on any other work in the mandate of the student accommodation subunit.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum requirements:

•  NQF Level 7 in Commercial Legal, Property Management or related Built Environment fields
•  Computer literacy – Intermediate MS Package Suite
•  Project Management certification
•  Driver’s License
•  7 Years plus experience in the property development or management sector of which 5 should be at the management level,
•  Working knowledge of lease agreements and dispute resolution processes
•  Working knowledge of the higher education sector
•  Working knowledge of residential or student accommodation
•  Relevant Project Management experience

Skills and Competencies:

•  Strategic and visionary
•  Project Management
•  Interpersonal Skills
•  Data Analysis
•  Presentation Skills
•  Goal orientation skills
•  Influence and advocacy
•  Systems and IT Processes
•  Attention to detail
•  Quality assurance
•  Written and Verbal communication
•  Reporting
•  Conflict Resolution
•  Negotiations Skills

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Vacancy No 05 of 2024/25 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Develop, monitor, and maintain NSFAS policies, operation plans, systems and procedures that drive the efficient and effective implementation of the core business strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Policy, Systems & Procedure Development

•  Development, monitoring, and management of the NSFAS policy(ies), guidelines, and procedures across multiple operations department disciplines in line with the student-centric model.
•  Manage the processes of the regionalisation of operations, queries management, and student services to maximise the student experience.
•  Manage the maximisation of student expectations with the NSFAS ongoing student support programmes.
•  Manage the stakeholder challenges that emanate from the ongoing student support value chain.
•  Manage and develop instruments to track the implementation of the ongoing student support programmes.

Core Strategic Objectives Development

•  Lead and manage the implementation of the ongoing student support strategic plans.
•  Lead and manage the implementation of the key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational plans of the unit.
•  Lead and manage the maintenance of business processes and procedures that verifies data integrity across the subunits of ongoing student support.

People Management & Ethical Leadership

•  Manage and/or delegate participation in the recruitment and selection of unit vacancies in line with EE targets.
•  Delegate ongoing student support programmes to relevant subunits for implementation.
•  Lead and manage the unit team to achieve the set and agreed programmes.
•  Direct, inspire, coach and mentor subordinates to deliver quality programmes in line with NSFAS Values
•  Lead and manage the individual performance contracting and review process for subunits.
•  Lead and manage all disciplinary matters of subunits related to performance and conduct issues.

Stakeholder Management & Relationships

•  Oversee the utilisation and implementation of the ongoing student support policies, processes, efficiency channels and databases to resolve stakeholder queries and complaints.
•  Collaborate with internal stakeholders to enable the ongoing student support programmes.
•  Manage and delegate the sharing of accurate and reliable data and information to ongoing student support units and institutions of higher learning for the smooth student experience.
•  Manage the Publication and updating of the details of NSFAS ongoing student support.
•  Manage the Publication and updating of the details of NSFAS ongoing student support.

Project Management & Leadership

 Manage and supervise the projects to address identified needs as per the student support strategy.

•  Analyse and interpret project reports on completion of the project to evaluate return on investment and to inform decision-making in the unit.

Budget optimisation

•  Forecast for unit core administration activities and projects.
•  Expenditure in line with core activities and projects.
•  Manage payment of ongoing student support service providers in line with institutions’ verified registration details.
•  Review and recommend the ongoing student support payments and recover any overpayments.

Compliance monitoring & evaluation

•  Lead and manage the plans and processes of verification, compliance, registration and deregistration data to support the mandate of the ongoing student support with legislation.
•  Lead and manage the plans and processes that support the implementation of identified key controls and established risk mitigation procedures.
•  Analyse and improve the audit, risk, and compliance outlook.
•  Lead and manage the implementation audit plan.

Information & Knowledge Management

•  Collaborate with stakeholders to build systems that enable the management of data obtained from different sources.
•  Collaborate with stakeholders to use their experience, education and understanding to obtain knowledge from this information.

Reporting & Accountability

•  On unit strategic KPIs progress
•  On the unit operational plan progress
•  On strategic stakeholders’ issues and interventions management
•  On internal and external audit and risk.
•  On any other work in the mandate of the ongoing student support unit.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum requirements:

•  NQF Level 8 in Commercial, Legal, Business Administration or related fields
•  Computer literacy – Intermediate MS Package Suite
•  Driver’s License.
•  10 Years’ experience in the general various operations units of which 5 should be at the senior management level.
•  Advanced project management Skills.
•  Advanced Knowledge of the higher education sector.
•  Experience in the student development programmes.

Preferred

•  NQF Level 9 in Commercial or related fields
•  Computer literacy – Advanced MS Package Suite
•  Driver’s License.
•  15 Years’ experience in the general operations of which 10 should be at the senior management level in the higher sector.
•  Advanced project management skills.
•  Advanced knowledge of the higher education sector.

Skills and Competencies:

•  Strategic and visionary
•  Project Management
•  Interpersonal Skills
•  Data Analysis
•  Presentation Skills
•  Goal orientation skills
•  Influential and advocacy
•  Systems and IT flair
•  Stakeholder Management
•  People Management

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Vacancy No 01 of 2024/25 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

• To administer the Internal Audit Methodologies in support of management decisions to implement the approved audit assignments in line with the NSFAS policies, operation plans and processes. The role will be all things IT Audit related in the Internal Audit function reporting to the Lead: Internal Audit. The secondary focus is to assist the Internal Auditing team in developing digital and continuous auditing strategies through data analytics and scripting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Policy, Systems & Procedure Implementation

•  Implement all internal audit policies, governance documents, and the audit methodology documents.
•  Prepare the Intention to Audit (ITA) document in accordance with Section 9 of the Audit Methodology
•  Ensure that audits and internal audit assignments are executed in accordance with Section 10 of the Audit Methodology
•  Employ professional standards relevant to the scope of work.
•  Work collaboratively with business unit staff as a trusted partner operating independently and providing assurance with regards to the operations and control environment within business and use audit policies, systems, and procedures to implement audit execution across departments.
•  Ensure that audits and internal audit assignments are executed in accordance with Section 10 of the Audit Methodology

Core Objectives Implementation

•  Providing assurance with regard to the operations and control environment within the business.
•  Support internal audit managers by effectively performing daily audit operations in accordance with section 9 and 10 of the audit methodologies.
•  Draft and submit timeous audit issues with findings and recommendations.
•  Implement audits in line with the Internal Audit Methodology specifically: scoping, problem statement/hypothesis wording, testing procedures, sampling and source data and testing results.
•  Facilitate and support management to timeously close audit issues in their departments.
•  Identify the extent of work needed to achieve the engagement’s objectives, including consideration of the relative complexity, materiality and significance of the matters concerned.
•  Apply professional skepticism in the conduct of audits.
•  Providing IT, data analytics and cyber expertise to the Internal Audit Team.
•  Leading and delivering IT and cyber reviews across the organisation.
•  Pair up with the other members of the IA team and enable their analytics needed – source the data, assist with building the analytic and support the interpretation thereof.
•  Assist with IT audits across the division for areas not covered by ALICE (projects/ BCP/ DRP’s/ ITGC/ cyber reviews/ application controls etc.)
•  Build visual tools/ dashboards to support our road to continuous auditing.
•  Provide ongoing support to junior team members.

Performance Contracting

•  Ensure individual performance contract is signed and reviews are done in line with policy.

Stakeholder Management & Relationships

•  Build relationships with business process owners.
•  Daily liaison with clients.
•  Effectively engage with clients throughout the audit process.
•  Maintain institutional knowledge.
•  Provide ongoing support to junior team members.

Project Facilitation & Implementation

•  Plan and implement internal audit engagements to address identified needs as per the audit plan.
•  Compile audit reports on completion of the audits to evaluate the control environment.

Budget optimisation

•  Adhere to budgetary requirements pre audit assignment and annual plan.
•  Perform budgeting and forecasting-related activities in relation to individual audit engagements and the overall annual plan.
• Compliance Monitoring & Evaluation and sound reporting.
•  Use of approved reporting templates and tools to make recommendations for improvements over time.
•  Adhere to internal audit methodology and processes.
•  Comply with the relevant professional standards during performance of individual duties and responsibilities.

Information & Knowledge Management

•  Collaborate with stakeholders to build systems that enable the management of data obtained from different sources.
•  Collaborate with stakeholders to use their experience, education and understanding to obtain knowledge from this information.

Reporting & Accountability

•  Report on all audit findings and exceptions identified while testing.
•  Ensure all exceptions are substantiated through sufficient evidence where possible.
•  Produce clear, concise, and detailed audit reports.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum requirements:

•  NQF Level 7 - Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, accounting, or related field.
•  Computer literacy – Proficient – Computer literacy and competency beyond the intermediate level
•  Driver’s License
•  3 - 5 years’ experience in a similar role as ICT Senior Auditor
•  Intermediate project management skills
•  Intermediate knowledge of the higher education sector
•  Demonstrate an understanding of the IT audit methodology and its application.
•  Intermediate to strong SQL scripting skills.
•  Power BI experience/ other data analytic tools.
•  Strong technical skills in information security management and related standards (ISO, NIST, etc)
•  Knowledge of information technology general computer controls and application controls.

Preferred

•  Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, accounting, or related field.
•  Other degrees/qualifications/ diplomas that would be advantageous or working towards
• CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor
• CISM Certified Information Security Manager
• CISSP- Certified Information Systems Security Professional OR;
• CISSP-ISSMP Information Systems Security Management Professional or other equivalents.
•  5 – 7 Years’ experience in a similar role as ICT Senior Auditor
•  Intermediate project management skills
•  Intermediate knowledge of the higher education sector
•  IT Project auditing experience
•  Cloud auditing experience

Skills and Competencies:

•  Independence.
•  Stress tolerance.
•  Multitasking.
•  Planning skills.
•  Analytical Thinking
•  Innovation
•  Communication.
•  Time Management
•  Detail orientation.
•  Digital Literacy.
•  Interpersonal Skills.
•  Teamwork.
•  Objectivity
•  Collaboration
•  Team player
•  Willingness to travel. (Locally when required)