Job Description

Closing Date 2025/03/27
Reference Number LAN250320-1
Job Title Operational Risk Manager: Enterprise Risk Management
Division Risk Management
Unit Risk Management
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Town / City Centurion
Job Advert Summary(Land Bank) is South Africas only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the banks sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOBDevelop and facilitate the implementation and maintenance of a fit-for-purpose Enterprise Risk Framework, which includes the Operational Risk, Financial Risk, Strategic Risk and IT Risk, within Land Bank thereby safeguarding the Land Bank, its assets, customers, reputation and the interests of stakeholders by identifying as well as managing all threats to the achievement of its business objectives.
Key Performance Areas1. Facilitate and manage the implementation and maintenance of a fit-for-purpose Enterprise Risk Management Framework that aligns to the Banks core risk strategy

• Maintain updates to the ERMF, including sub frameworks
• Create awareness and training
• Train Champions and Management
• Train and create awareness
• ERMF tools as part of systems Build
• ERMF inclusive in RCSA
• Integrate Reporting(Board, Management Committees)
• Assist with Risk and Governance collation of pack
• ERM analysis, root cause analysis and risk assessment recommendations to Exco and Board
• Monitoring and updating the Strategic Enterprise Risk Register
• Monitoring consistent application of ERM
• Keep a register of Top ERM risks
• Emerging Risk trends
• Ensure capturing of all ERM incidents
• Review SLA and business processes

2. Develop and facilitate the implementation and maintenance of a fit-for-purpose Operational Risk Management Framework

• Develop and maintain a fit-for-purpose Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF) aligned to the latest methodologies and best practice
• Ensure the consistent implementation of the Operational Risk Management Framework within the organisation and alignment to strategic goals
• Develop and maintain Operational risk policies, manuals and procedures
• Liaise with Head: Operational Risk and business units on risk related matters
• Analyse business unit risk reports and provide appropriate recommendations
• Ensure risk reports are produced, monitored and discussed with management in line with the ERM framework
• Provide support to business unit management in carrying out their respective risk management responsibilities
• Represent risk at key stakeholder forums and committees
• Facilitate proper allocation of responsibility and accountability (i.e. DOP)
• Conduct risk & control self-assessments on new products, and strategic initiatives within the bank
• Assist in the identification and quantification of the Banks risk appetite
• Co-ordinate and facilitate workshops on the top risks of the organisation, identify, assess, measure, monitor and report on the risks
• Developing and facilitating the collation, analysis and reporting of key risk indicators, and instituting a process for escalation and addressing identified control weaknesses
• Support BUs risk owners and champions in preparation for risk assessments
• Monitor and review the documentation from operational risk tools and other reporting in BUs to ensure consistency in terms of delivery within timeframes

3. Facilitate the reporting of ERM for Board and Management committees reporting processes by creating an effective reporting mechanism.

• Develop and implement a framework for reporting
• Develop reporting dashboards
• Ensure information is integrated in a timely manner
• Ensure accuracy of ORM reporting and information

4. Stakeholder engagement and coordination of operational risk related committees, meetings, initiativesxe2x80xa6etc.

• Co-ordinate Enterprise Risk Committee (ERCO) meetings
• Support BU management to ensure that strategic decisions within the business areas take full accountability of the current and emerging enterprise risk profile
• Recommend value add risk management solutions to reduce the risk of re- occurrence and impact
• Ensure that risk issues identified are monitored, reported, escalated to relevant person/s & Committee/s and corrective actions are taken

5. People Management (Indirect and Direct Reports)Performance Management

• Analyse the business plan to determine the applicable deliverables and targets
• Compile the Performance Management documentation in collaboration with the staff member in terms of:
• Job Profile requirements
• Key Performance Areas
• Personal Development Plan
• Conduct performance planning session and Track and monitor performance in accordance with performance contracts
• Conduct performance reviews in accordance with policies and procedures and take corrective actions where necessary
• Provide coaching and feedback to employees on how to improve and sustain their performance
• conjunction with the Human Capital Business Partners
• Conduct disciplinary actions as per Land Banks policy and procedure where necessary
• Risk Champion management of KPIs and performance assessment

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience

• Relevant 4 year tertiary risk management degree or equivalent qualification (operational risk)
• 5-8 years Experience in Enterprise and/or Operational Risk Management
• 5 years Experience within a risk or auditing environment
• 3 years Experience in a leadership or management position

Critical Competencies

• Microsoft Office
• Business / Financial acumen
• Risk Management Frameworks
• Knowledge of Operational Assessment methodologies and tools
• Project Management Principles
• Knowledge of Business and Commercial Law Principles

Additional Requirements

• Travel as and when required
• Extended hours as and when required, including weekends
• Ensure availability on cell phone when finalizing reporting for ERCO and Board submissions

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