Enterprise Risk Management Specialist: Group Actuarial at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• Responsible for development and coordination of risk management programmes and ensures that risk management programmes are designed to identify and measure risk by developing and using risk identification and measurement methods such as risk and control self-assessments, loss event database and process flow analysis. Responsible to make accurate risk mitigating recommendations to implement internal controls, transfer risk e.g. 3rd party insurance or avoid the risk-related business. Collect and analyses risk information and ensures that the organisation is adequately protected against loss. Draft reports including recommendations on proactive management decisions to prevent risk events. May have supervisory responsibilities.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Develop and Maintain Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework and policies and procedures 
• BCM Coordination and Reporting
• Crisis Management Processes and planning, including OHS
• Assist with annual ERM plan
• Risk maturity profile assessed and maintained
• Solid understanding of risk frameworks, COSO, ISO standards, etc.
• Be comfortable to present to senior management, other stakeholders, Risk Committee, etc.
• Oversight over ERM Operational Risk Management system – Data Quality and Risk Methodology and reporting
• Provide Risk Training to wider risk teams and business
• Actively engage with Cluster Chief Risk Officers and risk teams
• Perform deep dive risk analysis on various risk topics
• Assist with Risk workshops and establishment of risk registers
• Risk Reporting and Presentations to stakeholders – Risk Committee / Board level reporting
• Frequent Engagement with Business / Cluster Risk Teams on various risk matters
• Assist with regulatory engagements / presentations and information requests
• Maintain and improve on Risk Taxonomy and other risk structures and governance within the group
• Work closely with Group Compliance, Group Internal audit and Group Finance Teams.
• Monitoring and Oversight on Risk activities across the group and reporting on such activities.  
• Policy adoption and compliance to risk policies

Qualification and Experience

• Post Graduate Qualification, Preferably in Risk Management, Economics, Actuarial or Investment management.
• Qualified CA(SA). 
• Minimum of 10 years experience in an Enterprise Risk management function, preferably in the financial Services Industry.
• Risk Certifications such as FRM, CRM will be beneficial
• Previous experience in a Senior Manager Risk role within a large corporate organisation with proven track record in ERM function is essential.