Strategic Risk & Compliance Specialist

SET Recruitment Consultants; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 520,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

SET Recruitment Consultants is seeking a Risk and Compliance Specialist to support the Group's enterprise risk management and regulatory compliance oversight across Africa, Namibia, and US operations. You will coordinate risk assessments, maintain risk registers, and drive a culture of compliance through training and governance reporting.

The role includes updating policies, leading the Compliance Forum, and developing action plans in response to legislative changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, law, commerce, internal auditing or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification or professional certification in risk/compliance management is advantageous.
• 3–5 years’ experience in enterprise risk management and/or regulatory compliance.
• Experience facilitating risk assessments and maintaining risk registers.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual review and update of ERM and compliance policies and frameworks.
• Facilitate risk assessments, monitor mitigation actions and KRIs, and report to governance forums.
• Maintain risk registers, ensure data quality, and track remediation actions.
• Provide guidance and training on risk management methodologies to risk owners.
• Coordinate compliance training, policy reviews, and reporting to the Compliance Forum.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

ERM governance

Stakeholder engagement

PESTLE analysis

Three-lines-of-defence

Data quality governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in risk management, Law, Commerce, Internal Auditing or related field

Postgraduate qualification or professional certification in risk or compliance management (IRMSA, CISA, etc.)

Tools

GRC system

Risk registers tools

Job description

SET Recruitment Consultants is seeking a Risk and Compliance Specialist to support the Group's enterprise risk management and regulatory compliance oversight across Africa, Namibia, and US operations. You will coordinate risk assessments, maintain risk registers, and drive a culture of compliance through training and governance reporting.

The role includes updating policies, leading the Compliance Forum, and developing action plans in response to legislative changes.