Senior Manager (Risk Management)

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager to lead risk management initiatives. This role involves enhancing the enterprise risk management framework and fostering a risk-aware culture across various departments. The successful candidate will collaborate with diverse teams to identify and mitigate risks, ensuring alignment with the university's strategic objectives. With a focus on operational and strategic risk management, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a trusted institution. If you have a strong background in risk management and a passion for strategic thinking, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in risk management or audit.
• Proven track record in implementing initiatives in large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to enhance the university's risk management framework.
• Coordinate cross-departmental efforts to manage operational risks.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Strategic Thinking

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Degree in Business Administration

Degree in Risk Management

Degree in Economics

Degree in Finance

Tools

Data Analytics Tools

Reporting Tools

Job description

About ORMC

At Office of Risk Management and Compliance, we aim to establish a trusted partnership with our stakeholders and the community to manage risks effectively, transform them into opportunities and build a risk-resilient University.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, reporting to the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), will lead and coordinate initiatives to enhance the university's enterprise risk management framework. This role involves identifying, assessing, auditing, and formulating measures to manage operational and strategic risks that may impact the university's strategic objectives and long-term goals. The incumbent will collaborate on projects acrossvarious units, faculties, schools, and administrative departments to ensure a holistic approach to risk management. This role requires strong cross-functional collaboration to foster a risk-aware culture and align risk management strategies with the university’s mission and objectives.

• Support to the Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

  • Assist CRO in designing and implementing university-wide risk management initiatives.

  • Coordinate cross-departmental and cross-units’ efforts to address interconnected risks.

  • Prepare risk reports and management presentations for reporting, socialising and/or highlighting of risk matters.

  • Act as a liaison between various departments and units to ensure alignment of risk management efforts.

• Operational and Strategic Risk Management

  • Support the Operational Risk Management (ORM) and Enterprise Resilience – Research, Intelligence & Strategy (ERRIS) Unit Heads in identifying and managing operational risks and strategic risks for the university.

  • Lead/co-lead for 1 or more operational risk types – end to end coverage of the risk

  • Engage in planning and facilitating Risk Workshops for various NUS units to gain insights into their operations, activities, and services.

  • Review and analyse risks and partner with Risk Units/Risk Coordinators to facilitate the risk mitigation.

  • Design, develop and roll out tools and techniques, including awareness programs, to enhance 1st line risk management capability

  • Formulate Risk Management Process Improvement solutions to streamline and optimise risk management processes (e.g. Risk Dashboard, Key Risk Indicators, Risk Incident Aggregation, GPT)

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, Economics, Finance, or a related field

• Minimum 8 years of experience in risk management, audit, assurance/consulting services

• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across diverse teams and engage stakeholders at all levels.

• Proven track record of successfully implementing initiatives in a large organisation.

• Experience with end user technology tools (e.g. reporting, data analytics)

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Office of Risk Management and Compliance

Department : Risk Management and Compliance

Employee Referral Eligible:

Job requisition ID : 28417