Chief Risk Officer (CRO) REF: GOCEO/10/43 at UMALUSI

Requirements

• A B.Com degree at NQF level 7 as recognised by SAQA in Risk Management or equivalent/related field with risk management as a subject. 
• A Post Graduate Diploma in Risk Management would be an added advantage. 
• A minimum of 3 years of appropriate experience in risk management. 
• Experience in managing risk registers 
• Advanced computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel 
• PFMA, National Treasury Regulations, and other National Treasury frameworks. 

Additional Advantages and Skills: 

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills, 
• Experience in developing policies, guidelines, and instruments 
• Strong analytical skills 
• Teamwork abilities 
• Self-motivated and self-managing individual 
• Good planning, execution, technical, and facilitation/training skills

Duties

• Facilitate the organisation's development, maintenance and implementation of risk policies and procedures. 
• Liaise with business unit Managers to oversee the development and maintenance of the organisational risk registers. 
• Ensure risk management is fully integrated into the organisational strategic planning, monitoring and reporting 
• Implement incident monitoring processes to improve controls on the reported risks. 
• Establish and facilitate the use of appropriate methodologies, tools, and techniques in risk management 
• Assists in risk reporting to the Risk Management Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, and the Council. 
• Identify the risk management training needs of the organisation's risk champions. 
• Identify emergent risks and report to the relevant stakeholders. 
• Liaise with the Unit managers on the adequacy of the proposed actions in managing risk areas highlighted in the internal audit risk reporting. 
• Liaise with both Internal and External Auditors on Risk Management.