Chief Risk Officer at Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

REQUIREMENTS : Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be in a possession of Grade 12 Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Risk Management / Internal Auditing / LAW (NQF Level 7) or related equivalent qualification and a Nyukela (Pre-entry Certificate to the SMS) submitted prior to appointment. Minimum of 5 years of experience at a senior managerial level in risk management environment.

Job related knowledge:

• Project management best practices, Risk based methodologies, procedures and software.

Job related skills:

• Communication (verbal and written), Interviewing, Analytical and problem-solving ability, Staff and interpersonal, Project management, Computer, Business process analysis, Risk and control assessment skills. A valid driver’s licence. Willingness to travel and work under pressure.

DUTIES :

• Obtain develop and implement risk management mandate, commitment, framework, strategy and protocol.
• Present case for risk management to senior management / relevant committee and define the value proposition on risk management.
• Draft and present the mandate or terms of reference of the risk management function to senior management / relevant committee.
• Ensure design, development and implementation of a risk management framework and related protocols (policy, strategy and methodology).
• Define the internal and external context and stakeholder of the organisation.
• Develop risk management protocols (Risk management processes, procedures, tools and models, techniques, reporting).
• Ensure facilitation of risk management process.
• Facilitate the process of risk assessment and compile and maintain risk registers.
• Facilitate the embedding of risk management in the department’s processes.
• Capacitate the organisation to execute risk management.
• Establish risk monitoring and evaluation system.
• Facilitate and establish a process for risk reporting.
• Assess the effectiveness of risk management.
• Compile risk management review report and present reports to relevant committees.
• Guide and maintain risk management processes.
• Obtain, develop and Implement compliance management mandate, commitment, framework, strategy and protocol.
• Present case for compliance management to senior management / relevant committee and define the value proposition of compliance management.
• Ensure design, development and implementation of a compliance management framework and related protocols (policy, strategy and methodology).
• Define the internal and external context and stakeholder of the organisation.
• Facilitate compliance management processes.
• Ensure development and implementation of compliance management performanceplans.
• Ensure the monitoring and implementation of compliance plan and action plans.
• Evaluate the compliance management programme in all branches.
• Lead, direct and manage fraud prevention and anti-corruption measures and ethics management services using strategy protocol.
• Ensure design, development and implementation of a fraud prevention and anticorruption framework and related protocols (policies, strategy and methodology). Promote ethics management.
• Coordinate and conduct fraud, ethics, Anti-corruption and Code of Conduct awareness workshop.
• Facilitate ethics management services (financial disclosures, remunerative work outside the public service, designated employee).
• Conduct fraud, ethics, Anticorruption and Code of Conduct risk assessment processes.
• Ensure the monitoring of the action plans on all fraud risk registers.
• Ensure monitoring of the gift register.
• Compile monthly and quarterly reports for relevant oversight structures.
• Lead, direct and maintain the business continuity management programme using strategy and protocol.
• Ensure development, maintenance and testing of the organisation’s business continuity programme.
• Ensure development and maintenance of the department wide business continuity planning (BCP) programme that addresses business recovery and emergency response management.
• Provide support and guidance in the development of BCP planning and goals.
• Ensure development, maintenance, and testing programs for all business plans, website, and other information / communication tools.
• Ensure facilitation and execution of the plans at the time of a crisis event.
• Manage financial and administrative support services.
• Facilitate performance and development.
• Undertake human resource and administrative function services.
• Establish, implement and maintain efficient and effective communication arrangement.
• Develop and manage the operational plan for the Chief Directorate: Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and report on progress as required.
• Develop, implement and maintain processes to ensure proper control of work.
• Compile and submit all required administrative reports.
• Serve on transversal task teams or committees a required.
• Manage procurement and asset management in the unit.
• Plan and allocate work.
• Quality control work delivered by subordinates.
• Provide technical advice and guidance