
Director: Performance And Financial Audit
Salary or stipendR1 317 384 per annum (Level 13), (all-inclusive package). The package includes a basic salary (70% of package), and a flexible portion that may be structured in accordance with the rules for Senior Management Services (SMS)
The Department of Land Reform And Rural Development is looking for a Director: Performance And Financial Audit. This is a permanent role based in Gauteng.
Source: DPSA Circular 39 of 2026Post 39/108, page 88
- Reference number
- 3/1/1/1/2026/323 This is a re-advertisement, applicants who applied previously are encouraged to re-apply
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Province
- Gauteng
- Closing date
- 13 November 2026
- Job level
- 13
- Centre
- Gauteng (Pretoria)
What you will need
- Minimum
Key responsibilities
- Compile the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s strategic and operational plan in line with the Chief Directorate’s quality standards, methodologies, policies and procedures on an annual basis.
- Compile the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s operational plan by April each year.
- Manage the compilation of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s operational and process risk registers by April each year.
- Compile the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s portion of the strategic 3- year rolling and annual internal audit plans by April each year.
- Coordinate with other internal and external service assurance providers to ensure proper risk coverage and to minimise duplication of effort.
- Manage the implementation of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s strategic and operational plans in line with the Chief Directorate’s quality standards, methodologies, policies and procedures on a continuous basis.
- Manage the achievement of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s operational plan objectives on a continuous basis and report progress to the Chief Audit Executive monthly.
- Manage the achievement of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s risk register action plans on a continuous basis and report progress to the Chief Audit Executive monthly.
- Manage the achievement of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s risk register action plans on a continuous basis and report progress to the Chief Audit Executive monthly.
- Manage the achievement of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s portion of the internal audit strategic 3-year rolling and annual internal audit plans’ deliverables on a continuous basis and report progress to the Chief Audit Executive monthly.
- Manage the implementation of the Performance and Financial Audit Internal Audit Reports’ Action Plans by line management on a quarterly basis.
- Manage the requests for progress reports from line management on the implementation of all relevant action plans on all Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s internal audit reports on a quarterly basis.
- Analyse the line managements’ status of implementation of action plans of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s internal audit reports and clarify the statuses with line managers on a quarterly basis.
- Manage the preparation of progress reports on the implementation of management action plans of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s internal audit reports presentations to the Audit Committee and Director- General on a quarterly basis.
- Manage the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s generally conformance to the International Institute of Internal Auditors’ Standards on a continuous basis.
- Perform quality assurance reviews on the planning, execution, reporting and closure phases’ deliverables of all Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s audit projects in conformance to the Internal Audit Methodology and the International Institute of Internal Auditor’s Standards on a continuous basis.
- Participate in the Annual Internal Quality Assessment Review and the five yearly external quality assessment 89 review and implement the actions plans of the reports by the set target dates.
- Manage the reliance of the Auditor-General of South Africa on the work performed and reports issued by the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate monthly and report progress to the Audit Committee and the Director-General on an annual basis.
- Manage the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s resources.
- Manage human, logistical and financial resources allocated to this position on an on-going basis in line with Departmental prescripts.
Additional details
- Grade: National
How to apply
Applications can be submitted by hand delivered during office hours to: 600 Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Van der Walt Street), Berea Park, Pretoria, 0002 or by email to [email protected]
- Email: [email protected]
- Enquiries: Ms K De la Rouviere
- Telephone: (012) 312 9837
Please note
- EE Targets: The Department is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
- All suitably qualified candidates, including persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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