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About the Division

The value that Deloitte Risk Advisory Africa creates for organisations is synonymous with operational excellence. Our five business areas work in unison to provide integrated solutions unique to the organisational requirements of any business. 

Governance Regulatory & Risk services help organisations protect and enhance value by managing risks and opportunities, addressing compliance and supporting management and board oversight, including internal audit, through out-of-the-box solutions with the view to turning risks into value-creating opportunities.

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What impact will you make?

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you will find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

What you will do?

Supports service / business area leadership in the implementation of strategic plan through the effective management of team/s. Build high performing teams to deliver in client engagements. Translate broader strategic into a compelling team vision and goals.  Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement.

Leadership Capabilities

• Living Our Purpose: Acts as a role model and inspires others to embrace and live our purpose and values
• Talent Development: Actively contributes to building the talent pipeline; creates a talent experience that attracts, develops and retains top talent and high performing teams
• Performance Drive: Creates opportunities to drive impact; anticipates client needs and delivers superior results by leveraging each person’s strengths to build high performing teams across businesses and borders
• Influence: Builds deep relationships across a diverse network and uses a flexible influencing style to gain buy-in and drive impact
• Strategic Direction: Translates broader strategy into a compelling team vision and goals; aligns the team and sets priorities to achieve objectives
• Competitive Edge: Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement
• Inspirational Leadership: Establishes a strong leadership brand and inspires followership through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others

 Core Professional and Technical Capabilities

• Business Process Assessment and Design: Ability to create and implement innovative and disruptive business process assessment and design solutions to better address a client’s business needs
• Delivery Excellence: Ability to lead projects and provide strategic direction across the account to deliver a superior client experience
• Reporting and Presentations: Ability to ensure reports and presentation are strategically aligned with the client’s goals and drive business success
• Knows the Business and the Industry: Ability to advise the client to make decisions that positively impact return on investment; provides subject matter expertise on industry trends, innovation efforts, and leading practices
• Global Mindset: Ability to adopt a global approach to networking, building eminence, and assembling teams to best serve clients and maximize engagement economics
• Executive Presence: Ability to project confidence, establish credibility with, and influence clients at all levels
• Sales and Business Development: Ability to sell potential and current clients on Deloitte’s services and negotiate profitable transactions for the Firm

Specialized Technical capabilities

Provides Strategic Sustainability Advisory:

• Ability to provide insights that enable client leadership to make strategic sustainability decisions and define an impactful sustainability vision
• Helps client’s leadership identify sustainability pressures and regulations, and articulate their implications for the business
• Advises clients on defining a holistic sustainability vision that is effectively integrated with the corporate strategic planning and involves key internal (e.g., communication, human resources, finance) and external (e.g., customers, regulating authorities, local governments, suppliers) stakeholders
• Counsels sustainability leaders on how to advance the sustainability agenda in the board room
• Helps clients prioritize sustainability investments to maximize ROI

Masters an Externally-Recognized Domain Expertise:

• Ability to leverage deep sector-based sustainability domain expertise to establish and maintain an external brand
• Establishes market credibility within a chosen sustainability domain (e.g., Resource Excellence, Social Impact, Environment Health and Safety) through building eminence and attending relevant conferences; is regarded internally and externally as a subject matter expert
• Stays current on market trends and regulations and anticipates risk / opportunities; advises clients accordingly

*Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.

Required

CA (SA)/Accounting/Internal Audit Degree with 5 years of work experience in an audit role.

Experience in sustainability audits.

OR

Batchelor of Environmental science/ geography with a focus on sustainability with 5 years of work experience in sustainability audit/ management/ advisory.

Preferred

At least 3 least years’ work experience in a client facing role. CIA/CISA or Pr. Sci. Nat. would be advantageous.