INVITATION FOR INDEPENDENT CHAIRPERSON AND TO SERVE ON THE RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CONSUMER COMMISSION

REF: NCC (NCC01/07/2026)

The National Consumer Commission (NCC), established in terms of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA), hereby invites applications from suitably qualified persons to serve as an Independent Chairperson of its Risk Management Committee.

The applicants should have sufficient qualifications, knowledge and extensive experience to serve on the Risk Management Committee of the NCC.

The ideal candidate should possess (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

Academic Qualifications

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree and a Post-Graduate qualification in Auditing or Risk Management. A Master’s qualification will be advantageous.

Professional Memberships

Must have one of the following: CRM (Prac); CRM (Prof); CRISC; CIA; CRMA and CA (SA) / Professional Accountant.

Experience : – Candidates should have 10 years of senior management experience in Governance, Risk Management and Internal Control environment as a minimum.

Experience as a member of the Governance Committees is a requirement.

An understanding of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 will be an added advantage.

Term of office and remuneration : The appointment will be for a period of three years. The Accounting Authority of the NCC may consider renewal for a further period of three years depending on performance and operational requirements. The appointment will be reviewed annually based on performance. The compensation of the Independent Chairperson of the Risk Management Committee will be based on the NCC’s policy on remuneration of members of Governance Committees. There shall be no remuneration if the appointed is in the employment of the organ of state. There is a minimum of 4 ordinary meetings held per financial year. The Chairperson of RMC is also expected to attend the Audit and Risk Committee meetings.

Eligibility : To be eligible for appointment or designation as Chairperson of the Risk Management Committee, the applicant must not:

Be an office bearer of any political party, movement, organization or body of a partisan political nature, personally or through a spouse, partner or associate – (i) acquires a direct or indirect financial interest in a supplier of the NCC; or (ii) has or acquires an interest in a business or enterprise, which may conflict or interfere with proper performance of the duties of a member of the Committee. Be an un-rehabilitated insolvent or become insolvent; Be or have been removed from an office of trust on account of misconduct in respect of fraud or the misappropriation of money; Be subject to an order of a competent Court holding that person to be mentally unfit or disordered; Have been within the previous 10 (ten) years, convicted in the Republic of South Africa or elsewhere of theft, fraud, forgery or uttering a forged document, perjury, an offence under the Financial Intelligence Sector Act, 2001 (Act 38 of 2001), or an offence involving dishonesty; or Have been convicted of any other offence committed after section 35 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act 200 of 1993), took effect, and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine.

Duties

The Chairperson will amongst other duties perform the following:

Provide oversight on the review and monitoring the implementation of risk management framework, policy, charter and strategy within the NCC Provide guidance on integration of risk management into planning, monitoring and reporting processes. Provide advice / guidance on setting risk appetite and review risk appetite, tolerance levels, and anti-fraud measures. Lead the Committee in conducting its activities in terms of the Public Sector Risk Management Framework, PFMA, Risk Committee Charter and King IV Report on Corporate Governance. Provide quarterly reports to the Audit & Risk Committee on the state of risk management, together with aspects requiring improvement accompanied by the Risk Management Committee’s recommendations to address such issues. Perform any other duties of the Risk Management Committee as specified in the Terms of Reference (Risk Committee Charter).

Interested applicants must submit a covering letter, curriculum vitae and proof of qualifications / experience and contact details of three referees. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications verified by the South African Qualifications Authority. Background verification, qualification checks, criminal record and citizenship checks will be conducted on recommended candidates.

NB. Please send your application, quoting the relevant reference number, to the the Senior Manager: Human Resources, P.O Box 36628, Menlo Park, 0101, or alternatively you can email to [email protected] . For enquiries regarding the advertisement post, please contact Ms Lebajoa at 012 065 2044 or Mr Makhuvha at 012 065 2006

Closing date is 24 July 2026, no application will be considered after the closing date

The NCC reserves the right not to fill this vacancy