Risk Officer

Requirements :

• NQF level 7 Qualification in Risk Management, Internal Auditing, Finance or other related qualifications. Membership with the Institute of Risk Management of Southern Africa (IRMSA) or Institute of Internal Auditors of South Africa (IIASA) or South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
• A minimum of 4 years’ direct experience in a risk management/internal audit environment.
• In-depth knowledge of Risk Management Standards/Principle, Credit Risk, BCM standards, Combined Assurance, Compliance standards and PFMA. Strong background and experience in ERM and credit risk Methodologies and techniques.

Duties :

• Develop and implement risk-assessment models and methodologies. Plan and contribute to the development of assurance plans (risk management, combined assurance, business continuity management). Develop and maintain GEP’s Risk Registers. Conduct strategic, operational, credit, project risk assessments.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly Risk Management reports. Provide advice on risk management issues to the Risk Management and Audit Committee, GEP Executives and GEP employees. Promote awareness of Risk Management to all GEP employee. Identify, measure and report emerging risks. Helping develop processes to better evaluate business-specific risks.
• Monitor the strategic, operational and projects risk profiles, including risk support to Executives, risk awareness and assessment of adequacy and effectiveness of risk mitigations. Monitors and evaluates GEP’s exposure to risk. Assist in evaluating and testing of Business Continuity Plans. Identification and documentation of BCM risks