(1726) Risk and Compliance Coordinator - Johannesburg at South African Reserve Bank

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas: 

• Implement and operationalise the Hub’s risk management, project risk management, compliance, ethics and business continuity policies and frameworks within the department.
• Implement and support the Spoke-level annual risk plan in alignment with the Hub’s annual plan.
• Schedule and coordinate the risk, compliance, ethics and BCM activities within the department to ensure timely execution of planned activities.
• Ensure Spoke processes, tools and templates are applied consistently, in line with the Risk Management and Compliance Department’s (RMCD) policies, frameworks and guidelines.
• Provide first-line guidance to departmental staff on the practical application of Hub policies and frameworks and assist with risk awareness, compliance and ethics campaigns within the department.
• Coordinate and support the facilitation of operational, project, compliance and ethics risk assessments, business impact analyses and BCM workshops.
• Capture risk information, actions and decisions during workshops and engagements, and maintain and update the departmental risk register and action plans.
• Compile Spoke-level risk, compliance, ethics and BCM reports using RMCD templates and coordinate the completion and maintenance of the Spoke ethics register.
• Perform basic quality checks on risk data, risk registers and reporting inputs before submitting them to the Spoke Governance structure and the Hub.
• Track progress on risk treatment actions, control improvements and management commitments, maintain action tracking logs and follow up with risk owners on overdue actions.
• Assist with preparing management and governance forum packs with accurate, up-to-date integrated risk management, project risk management, compliance, ethics and BCM information.
• Coordinate training logistics, attendance and onboarding support for new staff and reinforce day-to-day risk management practices within the Spoke.
• Educate and create awareness on integrated risk, project risk, compliance, ethics and BCM.
• Log non-compliance, ethics and risk incidents, and coordinate incident response and recovery.
• Act as the central point of contact between business, RMCD, cyber and physical security risk as well as manage communication and dissemination of risk-related information.
• Stay current with developments in risk and compliance, ensuring their application within the department.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have: 

• a minimum of a National Diploma (NQF 6) ‒ Compliance Management, Finance or Risk Management ‒ in Risk and Compliance or Audit, or an equivalent qualification in a related field; and
• at least two to five years’ experience in a risk, compliance, audit or related facilitation environment.