Job Description

Position Reports to: Business Area Head: Acquisition Management
Division: Corporate and Enterprise Services
Location: Head Office - Gauteng - Pretoria
Advert Closing Date: 24 September 2025
Please note: These are Fixed Term Contract Positions.
About the Position
An Exciting opportunity is available for a highly skilled, results driven, self-directed specialist with extensive knowledge and experience in the strengthening of corporate governance within SARS as an organization. The incumbent will play a key role in strengthening SARS's corporate governance frameworks and practices, ensuring the organisation continues to meet its strategic objectives and legislative obligations with integrity and accountability and should possess the ability to provide expert advice, development of policies, and monitoring of compliance with relevant governance standards, including King IV Report, PFMA and applicable public sector legislation and regulations. This is to ensure that the integration between Enterprise / Corporate Governance and business conform to the best practice guidelines. This will in turn guarantee that good governance prevails to assist SARS to contribute towards the higher purpose and a world class service orientation. The role will form part of the SARS Enterprise Governance Team who operates at a second line of assurance level. SARS has adopted the five lines of assurance model in terms of the King IV governance model. The Governance Unit inter alia, provides Governance services, which includes consulting, advisory services, as well as monitoring and assessment activities (referred to as assurance services). The Unit also recommends best practices where necessary. The Incumbent should be versed with knowledge and a high level of understanding of corporate governance, to provide support where necessary, to general business and management. The incumbent should also be a team player and have good communication skills. S/he will provide highly specialized knowledge and know-how, in order to enable business to translate the SARS vision and strategic intent into a world-class taxpayer service, and delivery operation, through good governance practices and principles. It is required that the candidate should have knowledge of relevant Tax legislation, PFMA, regulations, governance frameworks, ISO Standards in support of Governance, King IV. S/he must also possess strong knowledge, skills and experience to pro-actively assist the business to manage and mitigate any identified risks, within the area of responsibility. S/he will further be responsible to support leadership in designing, maintaining and implementation of SARS Governance Management strategy, Framework, policies, procedures and practices in support of SARS strategic initiatives.
Job Purpose
To establish internal customer relationships with internal stakeholders depending on the service, facilitate the value delivering planning process on an annual basis with business, and ensure delivery according the agreed plan.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Require
Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) and 5-7 years' experience in a Governance, Risk and Compliance Supply Change Environment, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level.
ALTERNATIVE #
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and 10 years' related experience in a Governance, Risk and Compliance Supply Chain Environment, of which 2 -3 years at a technically skilled level.
Minimum Functional Requirements
5 - 7 years' experience in a Supply Chain environment, of which 2 - 3 years at a technically skilled level
Job Outputs:
Process

• Accumulate information to report on work progress and use for decision making purposes and the identification of improvement opportunities.
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
• Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
• Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
• Execute specialist input through investigation and opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
• Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.

Governance

• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations and discrepancies.
• Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs

Client

• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Customer Relationship Management
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency improvement
• Expenditure Management
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Procurement Knowledge
• Reporting
• Supply Chain Management
• Vendor Evaluation and Management

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential

Employment Equity
The Employment Equity policy of SARS will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an oath of secrecy, pre-employment screening, case study, pre-assessment, psychometric assessment and or vetting, and a declaration of private interest. The appointment is also subject to appropriate reference(s) and security clearance where applicable.

Skills Required