Specialist: Risk Operations and Governance at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• To support the Operations Risk and Governance Senior Manager in efforts to ensure compliance with AFS policy requirements as well as assisting with the compilation and submissions of the risk management reporting across multiple entities

Job Description

Accountability: Risk Management/Governance Support

• Evaluate, monitor, challenge and advise on the adequacy of internal controls by conducting scheduled reviews based on risk frameworks, policies and standards.
• Assist Senior Manager (SM) with framework and policy reviews, embedment (policies, framework, standards, including socialization and training)
• Manage the Framework and Policy Project Plan 
• Monitor progress on remediation activities, escalate concerns.
• Monitor adherence to policies and report any identified risks, irregularities, shortcomings or other risk and/or control issues to the Senior Manager (SM).
• Identify, analyse, evaluate, measure and monitor key risk areas to ensure corrective action occurs for all identified risks. This entails performing risk reviews on key operational processes and procedures to identify weaknesses and recommend solutions by escalating these to the SM.
• Review the current risk and compliance processes and procedures, guide and advise on areas for improvement.
• Act as a backup representative, as directed by the SM, on selected forums. This includes communicating outcomes and actions following the meetings with the appropriate written feedback regarding expectations which is provided promptly.
• Assist the SM in the rollout of training as required in business.
• Monitor Risk Events, ensure lessons learnt are documented where appropriate, and ensure actions are tracked with business.
• Monitor the update of the Risk Management Information System with all required information. Ensure information is of a sufficient quality and integrity.
• Provide general administrative support to the SM as and when required.
• Provide on the ground support when new ventures are set up or there are acquisitions.
• Provide support and assistance to the business stakeholders when the SM is not available.
• Tracking, Monitoring and Updating DWBs (Dispensation, Waiver and Breaches) Report
• Secretary to the AFS Insurance Committees and Forums (minutes/action items/agenda/forward planner/ terms of reference)

Accountability: Reports and Business Management Information

• Co-ordination of risk reporting requirements as directed by the SM.
• Assist SM with Compiling Agenda and Presentation for Monthly Team Alignment Meeting 
• Assist SM with planning staff engagements for the team
• Assist the SM with the AFS Risk Operations, i.e. budgets, monthly expense checking, events calendar management, team communications.
• Support the SM with Regulatory, Management, Board and Sub-Committee Reporting (alignment with forward planner / terms of reference / tracking action items/agenda submissions for risk)
•  Assist SM with identifying reporting requirements across the Risk Management Universe for AFS Group. 

Education and Experience Required

• B-degree in Commerce, Legal, Risk. NQF level 7. Candidates who have completed a NQF 8 in Governance / legal /risk management will be advantageous. Candidates who have completed a diploma/short course in governance will be advantageous
• 3 - 5 years business experience.
• 2 – 4 years governance/company secretarial experience & exposure.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Project Management  
• Planning & Organizing
• Communication (Written and Verbal)
• Report writing
• Presentation skills
• Coordination for Reporting

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 prioritise and work under pressure
• Apply analytical and critical thinking
• Assertiveness

Education

• Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: December 20, 2025