Head of Risk and Occupational Health and Safety

Riseup Management; Gauteng; Presencial; ZAR 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

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.

Formación

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Operational risk management

Compliance knowledge

Risk identification & control design

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Regulatory policies & standards

Emerging technologies risk

MS Office proficiency

Educación

Honours Degree in Audit/Business Management

NQF Level 7 qualification (preferred)

NQF Level 6+ in Audit/Business Management

Herramientas

MS Office Suite

Descripción del empleo

Minimum Requirements:

• B degree or equivalent specialising in Audit / Business Management/ Risk Management or equivalent NQF level 6 qualification or higher.
• Honours Degree in Audit or Business Management or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification (preferred).
• Eight (8) years’ experience in risk management and/or relevant business sector.
• Sound operational risk and compliance knowledge.
• Knowledge of the main operational processes procedures and control frameworks within the businesses.
• Understanding of emerging technologies and the risk implications.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and the internet.
• Awareness of cultural differences and varying legal/regulatory environments.
• Experience in implementing risk or compliance frameworks end to end.
• Audit experience advantageous.
• Exposure to operational risk governance and operational risk and control committees.
• Experience with risk framework elements especially operational risk management
• Experience in dealing with multiple and diverse stakeholders.
• No criminal record.
• Knowledge of risk management, which includes risk identification, control design, monitoring and reporting.
• Knowledge of banking legislation.
• Knowledge of the risk environment and operational risk management.
• Knowledge of risk regulation and industry standards.
• Strong operational risk and general compliance knowledge.
• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory policies and best practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure optimal positioning of the enterprise risk management framework (ERMF) and ORRMF within the client by creating awareness and understanding of operational risk among senior management.
• Ensure effective implementation, representation and adoption of the ERMF, by all client functions.
• Monitor functional performance against risk appetite.
• Check and challenge the end-to-end operational risk profile of the function, including emerging risks, to ensure ‘no surprises’. Consider all framework elements, strategic planning, business expansions/contractions and other major change programmes / new product approval.
• Identify all group related policies and standards and ensure that the processes align to minimum control guidance as set out in policies and standards.
• Oversee and facilitate the design of appropriate processes and procedures needed to implement the (ERMF) in the client including ensuring sub- functions implement appropriate, standardised and adequate risk and compliance processes and monitoring capability.
• Develop, draft and communicate relevant guidance documents to ensure compliance with ORRMF policies and standards.
• Accountability and management of BCM for the client.
• Review of the client BCM plans and oversight of the sub-functional plans, on relevant reporting tools and formats, to ensure compliance with BCM policies and standards.
• Exercise preparedness, recovery capability and competence by BCM test requirements as per the BCM policy.
• Where relevant follow up with management to ensure timely remediation of control and process failures.
• Assist with the remediation of control and process failures.
• Reporting to the client management on DRM and DP compliance.
• Attend all DRM and data privacy related forums and ensure full alignment of DRM and do processes as required.