Chief Risk & Occupational Health Leader

Riseup Management; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Riseup Management is seeking a senior risk professional to lead the enterprise risk management framework and operational risk controls within a client organization. You will drive awareness at executive levels and ensure enterprise-wide adoption across functions, monitoring risk appetite and emerging risks.

The role requires strong knowledge of regulatory standards, governance, and BCM with experience in end-to-end risk and compliance implementations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Audit/Business Management or equivalent NQF level 6 or higher.
• Honours degree in Audit or Business Management (preferred).
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in risk management or related sector.
• Sound operational risk and compliance knowledge.
• Knowledge of main processes, procedures and control frameworks.
• Understanding of emerging technologies and risk implications.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Awareness of different regulatory environments.
• Experience implementing risk or compliance frameworks end to end.
• Audit experience advantageous and governance exposure.

Responsibilities

• Position ERMF and ORRMF within the client by raising awareness at senior management.
• Ensure effective implementation, representation, and adoption of ERMF by client functions.
• Monitor functional performance against risk appetite.
• Review end-to-end risk profile including emerging risks to avoid surprises.
• Identify group policies and ensure alignment to minimum control guidance.
• Oversee design of processes to implement ERMF with monitoring capability.
• Develop guidance documents to ensure ORRMF compliance.
• Accountability and management of BCM for the client.
• Review client BCM plans and oversight of sub-function plans for compliance.
• Ensure BCM testing and timely remediation of control failures.
• Report DRM and data privacy compliance to client management.
• Attend DRM and data privacy forums and align processes as required.

Skills

Operational risk management

Compliance knowledge

Risk identification & control design

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Regulatory policies & standards

Emerging technologies risk

MS Office proficiency

Education

Honours Degree in Audit/Business Management

NQF Level 7 qualification (preferred)

NQF Level 6+ in Audit/Business Management

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Riseup Management is seeking a senior risk professional to lead the enterprise risk management framework and operational risk controls within a client organization. You will drive awareness at executive levels and ensure enterprise-wide adoption across functions, monitoring risk appetite and emerging risks.

The role requires strong knowledge of regulatory standards, governance, and BCM with experience in end-to-end risk and compliance implementations.