Onderstepoort Biological Products SOC Ltd (OBP) is a South African state-owned animal vaccine manufacturing company whose mandate is to prevent and control animal diseases that impact food security, human health and livelihoods.
The mandate is delivered through continued development of innovative products and efficient manufacturing, which ensures vaccine...
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Contribute towards the development, implementation and monitoring of the OBP Organisational strategy and objectives.
Develop, implement and monitor an Operations strategy for the division that is directly aligned with the organisational strategic objectives.
Create, communicate and implement a business plan that will enable the achievement of the divisional strategy.
Develop, implement, monitor and review OBP divisional policies and procedures as required to ensure alignment.
Develop a Risk Management strategy in support of the strategic objectives of OBP.
Develop, implement and maintain all Risk departmental policies, standards and procedures.
Develop systems to monitor and validate the risk control measures.
Develop a fit-for-purpose risk management system for reviewing risk triggers.
Support the establishment of the Risk Steering Committee and support the chairperson to manage the effectiveness of the Risk Steering Committee.
Ensure that a Risk Information Management system (RIMS) is implemented and fully utilized to enhance and automate risk management activities within OBP.
Drive and oversee the maintenance of risk registers in conjunction with relevant role players.
Ensure risk identification and assessment throughout the organisation in line with the approved framework.
Establish and report the risk impact on cost and company image.
Ensure integration of risk management within OBP as a requirement to comply with the ISO 9001:2015 and GMP quality standard.
Advise and contribute towards the mitigation of the overall risk profile of OBP.
Manage the departmental risk register and ensure mitigation strategies are implemented as per risk action plan.
Lead the mitigation of the division’s risk profile through timeous identification of internal and external factors, the application of fraud controls and risk prevention principles, and implementing of sound governance and compliance processes and tools to identify and manage risks.
Lead the implementation of strategic targets, performance management, and the required cascading of performance objectives in order to drive operational success.
Responsible for the overall leadership, direction and development of all staff within the division.
Oversee the division’s relevant departmental budgets to ensure alignment to the organisation’s revenue and efficiency objectives.
Minimum requirements
Postgraduate (Honours) qualification in Risk Management or a related field. NQF 8. Certification with a professional body e.g. IRMSA, PECB, is required
At least 7 years’ relevant experience, as well as 3 years managerial experience within a Risk Management environment.
Relevant experience within the Process Manufacturing e.g. Pharmaceutical, FMCG environments will be an added advantage.
An in-depth knowledge and understanding of Quality Management Systems like ISO and GMP.
Benefits
A Paterson Grade D remuneration package will be offered that is commensurate with experience and qualification of the successful candidate.
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