Risk Management Officer at Office of the Valuer-General

DUTIES

• Assist with the Development and implementation of the governance and risk framework. Assist with the maintenance and enhancement of key elements Governance, Risk & Compliance frameworks, including the provision of inputs into the development and maintenance of Controlled Documents and associated registers in order to meet internal and external stakeholder requirements.
• Provide inputs towards the establishment, monitoring and improvement of the risk governance structures and reporting requirements OVG wide and at various levels within the OVG. Assist with ensuring that all business units in the OVG have an established risk appetite, risk tolerances and key risk indicators for all risk classes and principal risks.
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate action. Provide inputs into the development and oversight of the systems that ensure the entity complies with all applicable codes, in addition to its legal and statutory requirements. Responsible for the governance and risk requirements.
• Conduct follow-ups to ensure that appropriate control measures are introduced to address matters raised in audit findings. Ensure that completed work adheres to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.
• Conduct follow-up activities to ensure that correct application of policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs. Conduct compliance activities to ensure that staff remain compliant with applicable standards of corporate governance and has the necessary infrastructure to support the governance rationale and governance framework.
• Provide assistance and support with reporting to the relevant committees on governance and risk matters. Provide assistance with the coordination of periodic risk management committee meetings, including setting up meetings, drafting agendas, taking and circulating minutes of meetings.
• Gather information and provide inputs into the development and maintenance of Governance, Risk & Compliance reports, to provide OVG’s Executive team with accurate and high quality of information, to support decision making and corporate governance requirements.
• Gather information that will assist with the delivery of expert Governance, Risk and Compliance advice, support and education to all levels of management across the business with a focus on building internal capability and competency. Conduct compliance and on report on activities that are meant to ensure adherence to Policy, Standards and Governance Framework across the organisation. 
• Develop and maintain the organisational risk register. Maintain the strategic risk registers, operational risk registers and emerging risk register of the company. Identify current and emerging risks and develop the emerging risk registers.
• Manage the documenting of outcomes relating to risk and control assessments with management. Provide risk management trainings and support various business unit risk champions in terms of their roles.

REQUIREMENTS

• Formal Qualifications: National Diploma or Degree in Internal Audit, Risk Management or Commercial related Studies. 
• Job-Related Work Experience: 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in Internal Audit, Risk Management or Compliance management field. 
• Job-Related Knowledge: Public Finance Management Act. Treasury Regulations. Public Sector Risk Management Framework. King III Report. Senior Management Service Handbook. Financial Disclosure Framework. Public Service Act. Public Service Regulations. National Development Plan. Government Priorities. Protected Disclosure Act. Public Sector Integrity Management Framework. Section 195 of the Constitution, no 108. Promotion of Administrative Justice Act. Prevention and combating of corrupt activities act. The Public Service Anti-corruption strategy. Guidelines for implementing Minimum Anti-Corruption Capacity requirements in Departments, Organisational Components in the Public Sector. 
• Job-Related Skills: Planning and Organising. Policy Analysis and Interpretation. Report writing. Computer Literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project). Interpersonal relations. Negotiations. Project Management. Presentation Skills. Communication. 
• Other requirement: Other requirement: Driver's license.