Risk Specialist at BankservAfrica

PURPOSE

• Drive sustainable business value for an organisation.  Managed both ERM and BCM practices (Operationally and Strategically).

You will engage with the following stakeholders:

• Internal Stakeholders
• External
• Regulatory Bodies
• External providers

Your key responsibilities include

• Contribute to and deliver on BU goals and activities aligned to strategy
• Demonstrate innovative thinking in area of expertise and translate this into business process/ solutions/ working practice improvements
• Deliver client or company specific projects in line with company standards and in agreement with line manager
• Administration of the Insurance Policy cover for BankservAfrica (Annual)
• Manage the Business Interruption / Incidents reporting to BC Policy Committee
• Assist in the Combined Assurance approach in line with other internal assurance providers.
• Develop and manage comprehensive processes and risk monitoring systems so as to identify, document, communicate and develop appropriate strategies to mitigate key risks
• Develop, implement and administer the enterprise risk management program
• Identify and monitor key risk indicators, tolerances and trends and their correlation to strategic objectives
• Manage the development of the Strategic risks with the BankservAfrica Board and Executive Management
• Recommend ways to control or reduce risk to the Business Units within the organisation
• Facilitate the identification and assist in analysing areas of potential risk to the success of organisation
• Facilitate in the assessment of risks to business operations
• Produce reports or presentations that outline findings, explain risk positions and recommend changes
• Assist in the Monthly (Executive and Senior Management) and Quarterly (Board and Board sub-committees) risk reporting.
• BCM presentations and reports to Executive and Senior Management
• Analyse new legislation, in conjunction with relevant departments within the organisation, to determine impact on risk exposure.
• Maintain data in information systems or databases
• Maintain and manage all content (ERM and BCM) on the local network for Risk Management
• Approval and closure of Audit related findings (Risk Management department – ERM)
• Provide Business Continuity Planning documentation and training to all employees
• Manage the distribution of the BCM Policy, BCM Frameworks and BCP document to staff through the local intranet and OnBase
• Ensure preplanning for Business interruption is ongoing and sustainable and contingency plans are developed to deal with different organisational emergencies
• Manages annual enhancement of the Business Continuity Plan (Contingency plans per crisis event)
• Completes Crisis Management training and simulations with Senior and Executive Management
• Develop and regularly update BCP document with the inclusion of risk assessments and business impact assessment
• Ensure that the BCP document is updated with the Business Impact Assessment (across all business units), is aligned to IT responses and Contingency planning and the latest version approved by Executive and Senior Management (Operations Forum)
• Perform periodic reviews and tests of established Business Continuity Plans and procedures, reporting findings to Senior Management and making recommendations for improvements as needed
• Completes Crisis Management training and simulations with Senior and Executive Management providing detailed reporting on BCM improvements and the overall enhancement of BCM within the organisation.
• Approval and closure of Audit related findings (Risk Management department – BCM)
• Assistance to the Disaster Resilience Team (IT)
• Promote a positive Risk Management culture/awareness within the organisation
• Positive awareness of risk related content on the local intranet and OnBase and ability to engage with all levels of BankservAfrica staff
• Responsible for the Induction of new employees, design and maintain Induction presentation
• Present/assist the risk Management induction session with new staff; training to current staff; and awareness of risk related content on the local intranet and OnBase
• Facilitate the communication of the nature, opportunities and impact of key risks to stakeholders
• Risk reporting to Senior and Executive Management, as well as Board and Board sub-committees.

QUALIFICATION / KNOWLEDGE 

• Degree in Risk Management or an equivalent
• Highest level of education: B-Com Honours
• Microsoft suite

EXPERIENCE 

• Minimum 4 -5 years’ experience in risk management
• +/- 3 years risk experience (Risk Champion, Risk Co-ordinator, Risk Specialist)
• Experience in enterprise risk management and business continuity management