Senior Investigator: Forensic Investigations at South African National Parks (SANParks)

Requirements

• Be in possession of a National Diploma in Forensic Investigation/Law/Forensic Auditing or equivalent qualification.
• Must have 3-5 years of working experience in a Forensic Investigation environment.
• A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or a Forensic Practitioner (FP) would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of professional standards of the Associations of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and/or Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners (ICFP).
• An understanding of criminal law, criminal procedures, and law of evidence.
• Knowledge of Prevention and Combating of the Corrupt Activities Act.
• Knowledge of the Protected Disclosures Act.
• Promotion of Access to Information Act.
• An understanding of fraud risk management practices.
• Understanding of SANParks policies and procedures.
• An understanding of the Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations.
• Knowledge of project management.
• Knowledge of personnel management.
• Understanding the SCM framework.
• Planning and organising.
• Communications skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Conflict management skills.
• Computer skills.
• Listening skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Analytic and decision-making.
• Forensic Investigation skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement the Forensic Investigation Standard Operating Procedure.
• Implement the Whistleblowing Standard Operating Procedure.
• Contribute to the review and development of applicable governance documents.
• Assist with the coordination of and conducting fraud risk assessments.
• Support the identification of fraud risk response strategies.
• Support the monitoring of fraud risk response strategies.
• Support the review of and updating the fraud risk profile.
• Conduct forensic investigations within prescribed timeframes.
• Assist with monitoring the implementation of recommendations resulting from investigations.
• Support the panel of forensic service providers.
• Support the maintenance of the fraud register.
• Interview witnesses and implicated parties.
• Obtain statements from witnesses and implicated parties.
• Collection of information/evidence.
• Draft investigation reports upon finalisation of investigations.