Deputy Director: Strategic Risk at City of Johannesburg

Appointment Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree / NQF level 7 in Risk Management or related field; 
• 7 – 9 years enterprise Risk Management experience with at least 4 years at management level. 

Primary Function:

• Lead, direct and control the unit in the monitoring of strategies, policies and procedures to ensure procedures to ensure the embedding of risk management strategies throughout the city. Provide professional risk management services, strategy development and implementation through practising strategic and operational risk, in regard to underpin the COJs strategic objectives: 
• Conduct risk assessments; 
• Provide advisories on the management of risks; 
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relations; 
• Secure robust strategic performance 
• Maximise opportunities and minimise loss events.  

Key Performance Areas: 

• Provide maximum support to the Director in the formulation and review of risk governance structure and processes; 
• Implementation and awareness of risk management; 
• Identification, evaluation and monitoring of risk; 
• Disseminates guidance information on specific key performance areas and procedures;