Director of Risk and Compliance

Confidential; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 1,102,000 - 2,571,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Abu Dhabi seeks a seasoned Head of Risk to design, implement, and oversee an enterprise-wide risk management framework. You will identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate strategic, operational, financial, regulatory, and reputational risks to support governance and resilience.

Lead governance and control frameworks, provide regular risk reporting to senior management and the Board, and foster a strong risk-aware culture across the organisation, collaborating with internal audit

Qualifications

• Experience leading risk management functions across large organisations.
• Ability to design and implement enterprise-wide risk frameworks.
• Strong understanding of regulatory risk and governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework.
• Oversee daily operations of the Risk function, setting objectives and controls.
• Coordinate with internal audits and government bodies, including Abu Dhabi regulators.
• Coordinate with ADAA audits of the Company and related projects.
• Assist senior leadership in procuring external audits where needed.
• Ensure labour worker standards on Tamkeen partnered projects.

Job description

JOB PURPOSE:

To lead the Risk function by designing, implementing, and overseeing the enterprise-wide risk management framework. The role is responsible for proactively identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating strategic, operational, financial, regulatory, and reputational risks to support effective governance, informed decision making, organizational resilience, and sustainable performance.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Enterprise Risk Management

1. Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive risk management framework, identifying strategic, operational, financial, and regulatory risks, and ensuring appropriate mitigation measures are in place.
2. Oversee the daily operations of the Risk function by setting objectives, establishing risk management frameworks and controls, and providing guidance to ensure effective identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of organizational risks.
3. Coordinate internally within the Company in relation to internal audits and by Abu Dhabi government .
4. Coordinate internally within Tamkeen in relation to ADAA audits of the Company
5. Assist the General Consul in relation to procuring the internal audits of universities by a third party firm
6. Ensure that Tamkeen and all works done on its partnered projects have appropriate labour worker standards

Governance and Control Frameworks

1. Establish and continuously enhance governance, internal controls, and monitoring mechanisms to promote transparency, accountability, and effective risk escalation.

Advisory to Leadership

1. Providing regular risk reporting to senior management, the Audit Committee, and the Board, and advising on the risk implications of strategic decisions.

Culture and Awareness

1. Promoting a strong risk-aware culture through training, guidance, and clear accountability across the organization.