Job Description

KEY OUTPUTS

• In partnership with M/Exco and Senior Management, lead research, review and enhancement of
• the organization's risk management strategy, risk management policy, risk and risk opportunity
• identification and assessment methodology, risk appetite, tolerance and classification, and risk
• management implementation, on an ongoing basis.
• Create, promote and maintain a culture of risk awareness and accountability within the organization.
• Create, promote and maintain a culture of compliance awareness and accountability within the organization.
• Evaluate the status of risk management maturity within the organization on an annual basis and report to various stakeholder with recommendations to continuously improve maturity.
• Facilitate Business Continuity Management in the organization including planning and directing business analysis, risk modelling, and loss prevention programmes.
• Provide the Audit Committee with assurance that business units throughout the organization have appropriate risk management processes in place to enable management to discharge their
• accountability for Risk Management and Compliance.
• Ensure consistency in the evaluation and reporting of risks and compliance throughout the organization.
• Facilitate the implementation of programmes that ensure deliberate organisational attention is given to identify potential opportunities that could be exploited to improve organisational
• performance.
• Liaise with the Internal Audit Department to facilitate the generation of a risk based Internal Audit plan.
• Assist in ensuring that all significant risks are covered by the Combined Assurance providers.
• Ensure that organisations risk management framework and implementation plan is communicated to all stakeholders, and monitored its implementation on a regular basis.
• Facilitate orientation and training for the Board Committee and ensure the training of all stakeholders in their risk management functions.
• Develop management reports, including risk watch report and disseminate to various stakeholders.
• Develop risk intelligence systems to predict and identify emerging risks.
• Conduct programmes to facilitate the awareness of the organization anti-corruption and fraud prevention campaign.

COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED

• A relevant tertiary recognised qualification in Risk Management.
• Post graduate qualification in Risk Management, or equivalent will be an added benefit.
• Ten (10) years risk management experience in the professional services sector, of which at least 5 years are in a senior management position.
• Registration with a recognised professional body.
• Ability to set the strategic risk management vision and the ability to deliver the strategy to the organisation using exceptional leadership skills, network of internal and external alliances and highly developed business skills.
• Familiar with a variety of risk management fields concepts, practices and procedures.
• In depth knowledge of risk and compliance and how to implement and leverage these within a complex business environment.
• Working knowledge of Constitution, PFMA, National Treasury Regulations, Organization's Act and other relevant Statutes and King IV code of Corporate Governance, and compliance regulations.
• Project management experience is essential, people development approach and strong people management skills.
• Able to create functional integration between the Board, Executive and organisation as whole.
• Able to partner with CEO and Executive Management to support the achievement of strategic objectives through effective enterprise risk management processes

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