Executive: Governance, Risk

### **Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.**With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.**Job Summary**Lead First Line Governance & Control team in the managing of the risk profile through evaluating, responding and monitoring of operational risk in line with Operational Risk Framework.**Job Description****Accountability: Governance and Control*** Set Non-Financial Risk Appetite for the area, and monitor adherence thereof* Assist the business to pro-actively manage issues and emerging risks.* Responsible for optimal combined assurance plan, and governance and delivery thereof* Ensure a control approach that is fully aligned to business priorities both structurally & functionally**Accountability: Drives the strategy to achieve first line of defence governance excellence*** Set up and manage Governance & Control for the area to achieve excellence through well-defined scalable and easily replicated risk management processes.* Implement and maintain effective governance structure within Everyday Banking and product area* Manage Policy and Standard rollout and compliance for the area.* Accountability for the oversight and the engagement with multiple functional areas that include; Governance and Control, Conformance, Operational key risks (Resilience, etc.), Audit, Compliance and with a view on current trends and future projections.* Accountable for the monitoring, implementation and reporting of Anti money laundering policies with Cards business across the portfolio.* Aligns the risk profile of Business Area through continuous interaction with internal and external stakeholders – providing a balance between operational efficiency and the accepted level of risk appetite.* Institutionalizes a culture of continuous improvement in risk management through risk awareness, Learning, Development and Communications.**Accountability: Stakeholder engagement*** Be the point of entry for interactions with the key business stakeholders on control management.* Position and communicate standards, requirements and initiatives with the relevant stakeholders* Actively drive a plan for all control matters affecting the business* Liaise with senior executive stakeholders and stakeholder groups**Accountability: Reporting*** Risk and Control reporting for the business includes the Operational Summary for the Business ME and Strategic Updates at a business level.* Group Operational Risk reporting (e.g. CPA,MCA,RCAs, Operational KRIs, etc.).* Implementation of innovative reporting and tracking mechanisms for tracking of all assurance issues etc.* Drives the reporting on progress updates for operational excellence and control remediation issues.**People management*** Recruit the right people.* Develop, motivate and manage people. Recognize performance, provide appropriate interventions and opportunities, and address poor performance.* Equip team to deliver based on a high performance culture.* Provide strategic direction to the team in line with the strategic direction of the Group.* Establish and maintain a succession plan for the key roles in the area and review and approve succession plans**Education**Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)*Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.**Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised*#J-18808-Ljbffr