Deputy Director: Enterprise Risk Management at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or a Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in any of the following disciplines: Risk Management or Auditing or Finance or Legal and Security Risk Management;
• Certification as a certified Risk Management Practitioner (CPrac)/ Risk Management Professional (CProf) will be an added advantage;
• A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be at an Assistant Director level or equivalent obtained in Enterprise Risk Management, Ethics Management & Anti-Corruption and Business Continuity Management;
• Knowledge and experience of risk mitigation processes; and
• Knowledge of the broader risks management guidelines and standards?.

Key Performance Areas

Facilitate Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments: 

• Conducts risk identification, analysis and evaluation with strategic partners and business units within the National Treasury;
• Coordinate business continuity activities with external stakeholders and business units within the National Treasury;
• Administrate Anti-corruption activities within National Treasury; 
• Engage stakeholders within business units with the sole purpose of integrating ERM processes within the National Treasury; and
• Develop ERM reports for presentation in governance committees.

Conducts Risk Education, Training and benchmarks: 

• Initiate awareness sessions on risks and provide training to educate internal clients on ERM principles;
• Conduct workshops on risks mitigation processes for implementation within National Treasury; and
• Conduct research and benchmark on best practices with recognised institutions pertaining to risk assessment methodologies.

Establish and Maintain and Improve Risk Capabilities: 

• Analyse NT’s strategic objectives and compare against risks factors, Analyse NT’s audit findings and implement action plans for execution and mitigation, Analyse the loss control register and make recommendations on the improvement of the management of risk capabilities.

Develop Risk Mitigation Plans for National Treasury: 

• Enhance action plans for the identification and alignment of risks; 
• Monitor the status of risk mitigation action plans for improvement; and
• Provide reports on the negative and positive impact of envisaged mitigation plans for implementation.