Road Accident Fund: Forensic Investigator 2022
Location: Cape Town
Purpose of the Job: The Forensic Investigator is responsible for the investigation of irregular business activities including misconduct by RAF employees and crime against the RAF.
Key Performance Areas
Conducting Investigations.
- Planning and conducting the investigation of cases as assigned to by respective supervisor or management.
- Maintain partnership relationship with prosecuting authorities, law enforcement and internal stakeholders
- Drawing of monthly/ weekly/ reports for the office for transmission to the manager.
- Conduct interviews with claimants and /or witnesses internally and externally.
- Obtaining of statements and documentary evidence relevant to the investigation.
- Uphold confidentiality of information and records.
- Interaction with regulatory bodies i.e. HPCSA, SASSA, PRASSA, SA Nursing Council etc.
- Identify the loopholes in the process that may lead to abuse and report such to Senior Forensic Officer.
- Investigate irregularities identified or brought to his attention with a view of securing prosecution of parties involved.
- Maintain healthy working relationship with Assessors.
- Opening / registering of criminal cases with SAPS/ Hawks and keeping proper records thereof.
- Preparations of criminal or disciplinary cases with the prosecutor or initiator and presenting of evidence in court or departmental hearings.
- Assist and attend to any other requests from Law Enforcement Agencies in relation to the civil liability of the RAF in matters under investigation or completed investigations.
- Support other RAF departments in relation to civil liability of the RAF in matters under investigation or completed investigations.
- Meeting targets as set down by a Forensic Manager/Senior Forensic investigator and performing his/her duties according to the set standards.
- Maintaining and updating of Tracker spreadsheet for effective record keeping and analysis during investigation.
- Investigation of reports received from Tip-Offs anonymous and giving feedback to the Senior Forensic investigator timeously.
- Regular feedback and updates to complainants.
- Involvement in the external fraud campaigns initiated by Forensic Department or in conjunction with Communication Department.
- Effective case management and record keeping i.e. case books, vehicles registers.
- Produce investigation files for quarterly / monthly inspections and brought forward dates.
- Establishment and maintenance of informer networks.
- Implementation of RAF fraud prevention strategy.
- Participation in Forensic projects.
- Reporting the outcomes of investigations to the RAF Forensic management and SAPS and making recommendations regarding possible solutions relevant to the findings in the report.
Stakeholder Relations Management
- NPA and other external stakeholders
- Establish and maintain strategic alliances with all relevant stakeholders including law enforcement agencies.
- Facilitate communication with all levels of stakeholder contact.
- Develop and maintain good working relations with all the stakeholders including staff, the claimants, lawyers, Government departments, the SAPS.
Qualifications & Experience
- NQF Level 7 (Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma) qualification in Law, Accounting or Police or related equivalent.
- Certificate in Forensic Investigation and Criminal Justice will be advantageous.
- Valid Category B or above driver’s licence.
Experience
- Relevant 4 years’ experience in a fraud investigation or MVA claims investigation environment.
- Of which 1-year supervisory experience will be advantageous.
Technical and behavioral competencies required
- Communication.
- Organisational resilience.
- Team resilience.
- Personal Mastery
- Judgement and decision making
- Emotional Wisdom
- Ethics and governance
- Customer orientation and customer focus.
- Technical investigation skills.
- Experience in preparation of cases of court.
- Demonstrable understanding of the criminal procedure act and law of evidence.
- Investigation of crime and knowledge of criminal justice system.Road Accident Fund Values
- Integrity,
- Compassion,
- Accountability,
- Respect,
- Excellence
Remuneration
Total cost to company applicable to this position is minimum R502 953.00 per annum, negotiable.
NB: “RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs”.
Closing date: 18 January 2022
Applications can be forwarded to the Recruitment Officer at the RAF, Cape Town branch; e-mail address is CPTRecruitment@raf.co.za
INSTRUCTION TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS
- Indicate the name and the reference number for the position you are applying for on the subject line
- Do not submit copies of qualifications and ID as these will be requested from shortlisted candidates on the interview date
- Submit a short CV with a maximum of 5 pages
- Please indicate your current salary and salary expectations if considered for the position.
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