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  • Posted: Feb 10, 2026
    Deadline: Feb 21, 2026
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  • Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise the possibilities on our continent and beyond.
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    Specialist Risk

    Job Description

    Key deliverables will be to:

    • Coordinate key activities to sustain as Satisfactory Control Environment. This involves coordinating activities of Principal Risk and related Sub Risks subject matter experts to keep the risk profile within acceptable thresholds.
    • Managing the critical process refresh exercise, driving issues management and risk event management.
    • Conducting Root Cause Analysis and Lessons learnt for material risk events/issues and monitor business remediation.
    • Risk Reporting: Identify, assess and Report key risks arising from significant events, investigations, audit and control issues
    • Running appropriate risk governance forum and report appropriately on risk outcomes as may be necessary.
    • Building and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders, which includes the first line of defense (1LOD) colleagues in business, Principal and Sub risk SME's, second line of risk partners in the Risk and Compliance functions and internal audit and other assurance providers.
    • Developing and monitoring KRI's to ensure monitoring of the key risks facing the business where these need to be supplemented.
    • Drive adherence to applicable Policies, Procedures and Regulations.
    • Drive any risk deliverables that may be required to demonstrate that the business is embedding ORRMF, Conduct Risk and Fin Crime Risks and any elements from the Enterprise Risk Management Framework that impact this function.
    • Promote risk and control awareness and work with stakeholders to develop and embed the understanding of the importance of risk and mitigation plan

    Education:

    • Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Internal Audit, Risk Management (Required)

    Experience:

    • 3-5 years’ experience in an Operational Risk Environment.

    Knowledge and Skills:

    • Analytic, report writing, risk & control assessment, stakeholder management, assurance

    Technical Competencies:

    • Keen eye for detail
    • Deciding and initiating action
    • Learning and researching
    • Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
    • Relating and networking
    • Adapting and responding to change
    • Persuading and influencing
    • Be able to prioritize and work under pressure
    • Apply analytical and critical thinking
    • Assertiveness

    Education

    • Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

    End Date: February 21, 2026

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