Specialist: Integrity

In brief

**Overview** This role at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is for a Specialist in Integrity. The primary purpose of this position is to enhance the organisation's capability to promote and maintain a robust culture of integrity throughout SARS. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * Analysing and making recommendations for improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies, and practices. * Contributing to the optimum utilisation of organisational resources, advising on effective planning and development of resource plans for the area of specialisation. * Developing a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks, and ensuring tactical implementation. * Drawing on technical or professional expertise, knowledge, and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices. * Integrating business information, comparing, analysing, and producing reports to identify trends, discrepancies, and inconsistencies for decision-making purposes. * Optimising goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and the optimisation of practices, processes, and systems across an internal value chain. * Planning for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives and enhance tactical implementation and excellence. * Proactively identifying interconnected problems, determining their impact, and using this to develop best-fit alternatives and best practice implementation solutions. * Recommending changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas, and associated procedures, and executing the implementation of change and innovation. * Translating top-down policy, applying modifications in relation to own practice area, and communicating impact to relevant stakeholders. * Consulting in the area of expertise to provide specialist input into the development and amendment of policies, processes, and SOPs across the organisation. * Managing the development and implementation of suitable internal communications processes. * Coordinating the implementation of plans and initiatives within the area of accountability. * Liaising with all employees and management to create and heighten awareness regarding critical issues and challenges. * Planning and managing projects within the area of accountability. * Developing and/or aligning governance and compliance policies for the practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability. * Developing and/or aligning governance and compliance policies for the practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability (as listed for People). * Implementing and monitoring financial control, management of costs, and corporate governance within the area of specialisation. * Developing and ensuring the implementation of practices that build service delivery excellence and encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service. * Participating in the specialist practice community and contributing positively to organisation knowledge management. * Providing authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Education and Experience:** * Relevant Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma NQF 7 in the related field, with a minimum of 8 - 10 years' experience in Ethics, Integrity, Governance, Communication, Planning, Reporting, and Anti-Corruption Integrity promotion and assurance environment within the Public Sector/Law Environment/ Highly Regulatory Corporate Governance Space or similar environment, of which 3 - 4 years at a junior specialist level. * **Alternative:** Senior Certificate NQF 4 with a minimum of 15 years related experience in Ethics, Integrity, Governance, Communication, Planning, Reporting, and Anti-Corruption Integrity promotion and assurance environment within the Public Sector/Law Environment/ Highly Regulatory Corporate Governance Space or similar environment, of which 3 - 4 years at a junior specialist level. * **Behavioural competencies:** * Accountability * Analytical Thinking * Attention to Detail * Commitment to Continuous Learning * Conceptual Ability * Expertise in Context * Fairness and Transparency * Honesty and Integrity * Organisational Awareness * Respect * Trust * **Technical competencies:** * Business Knowledge * Compliance and Change Management * Data Collection and Analysis * Efficiency improvement * Governance, Ethics and Values * Functional Policies and Procedures * Risk and Compliance * Reporting **Who should apply** Candidates who should apply for this role are individuals with a strong background and substantial experience in ethics, integrity, governance, communication, and anti-corruption promotion, ideally within the public sector, law, or highly regulated corporate governance environments. The ideal candidate will possess either a relevant NQF 7 Bachelor's degree/Advanced Diploma with 8-10 years' experience (including junior specialist level experience) or an NQF 4 Senior Certificate with 15 years of related experience (also including junior specialist level experience). Applicants should demonstrate strong analytical, conceptual, and organisational awareness, with a keen eye for detail. They must also embody behavioural competencies such as accountability, fairness, transparency, honesty, integrity, respect, and a commitment to continuous learning. Technical skills in compliance, risk management, data analysis, and reporting are essential for success in this position. **Deadline** 15th October,2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/specialist-integrity-the-south-african-revenue-service-sars Source: myjobmag

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