Risk and Compliance Manager at Biovac

About the job Risk and Compliance Manager

• BIOVAC is one of the leading sterile vaccine manufacturers rooted in Africa, with our core purpose being to "protect life". We are looking to hire a dynamic, passionate, confident, proactive and meticulous Risk and Compliance Manager to join a goal-oriented team

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED:

Required:

• Bachelors degree in risk management, Compliance, Law, Finance, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Formal training or certification in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Corporate Governance, or Compliance Management (e.g., ISO 31000, COSO, or equivalent).

Preferred:

• Postgraduate diploma, honours degree, or masters qualification in Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Law, or Business Leadership.
• Professional membership or certification with: Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA), Compliance Institute SA, or Chartered Governance Institute of SA (CGISA).
• Experience needed to deliver the role seamlessly:
• Minimum of 7 -10 years total professional experience in risk management, compliance, governance, or related fields, with at least 1 - 3 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• Proven experience implementing and maintaining Enterprise Risk Management frameworks within a corporate or regulated environment.
• Demonstrated exposure to compliance management, ethics and governance, and combined assurance processes.
• Practical experience in business continuity planning, risk reporting, and insurance or exposure analysis.
• Strong understanding of corporate governance codes (King IV/V), the Companies Act, and relevant sectoral regulations.
• Experience engaging senior management, preparing risk and compliance reports, and leading cross-functional initiatives.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

Core Technical Delivery:

Enterprise Risk Management

• Lead the application of the ERM framework across all divisions and projects.
• Facilitate risk identification, evaluation, and treatment workshops with business leaders.
• Review and consolidate risk registers, ensuring consistent taxonomy, scoring, and mitigation tracking.
• Develop and monitor Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and provide quarterly trend analyses.
• Oversee the Enterprise Risk Specialist in preparing dashboards, heat maps, and committee reports.
• Business Continuity Management
• Oversee implementation and maintenance of the BCM framework.
• Ensure annual Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) are conducted and Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) are current.
• Lead organisation-wide continuity testing and scenario-planning exercises.
• Integrate BCM findings into ERM and performance reporting.
• Compliance & Ethics
• Maintain Biovacs Compliance Framework, including risk-based compliance planning and monitoring.
• Oversee regulatory compliance registers, ensuring up-to-date legal and regulatory mapping.
• Support ethical governance, whistleblowing mechanisms, and conflict-of-interest management.
• Coordinate compliance awareness, training, and culture-building initiatives.
• Responsible for the development of a progressive training program for all incoming employees
• Responsible to ensure that there are adequate systems and processes in place to recognize gaps in existing processes or arising from new regulations and ensure that the correct remedial action is put into place to close the gaps.
• Responsible for the identification of potential compliance breaches and investigation of compliance irregularities or areas of concern, escalating significant issues to top management.
• Ensure that ethics procedures are followed, records are kept and reported incidents are closed out.
• Insurance Risk Support
• Collaborate with the Finance Manager to ensure insurance cover aligns with organisational and project risks.
• Review risk data to inform renewal negotiations, coverage limits, and deductible levels.
• Provide technical input into insurance audits, claims, and post-incident risk reviews.
• Governance, Assurance & ESG Alignment
• Coordinate combined assurance activities across Risk, Compliance, ESG, and Internal Audit.
• Prepare consolidated risk and compliance reports for the Executive, Audit & Risk, and Board Committees.
• People Management
• Provide leadership and guidance to the team.
• Establish clear roles, deliverables, and development plans aligned to departmental objectives.
• Monitor performance through regular feedback, coaching, and competency development.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture grounded in ethical conduct and professional integrity.
• Ensure cross-functional collaboration with Legal, ESG, Internal Audit, and Finance teams etc.
• Oversee departmental resource planning, workload distribution, and succession preparedness.

Application Deadline: 03 December 2025