Senior Manager: Governance

3 days ago

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa Absa Group Full time

Senior Manager: Governance

Apply remote type Hybrid locations Randburg time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: March 25, 2025 (4 days left to apply) job requisition id R-15973226Empowering 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

To develop strategic delivery plans, formulate associated practices and to ensure operational implementation and adoption in terms of governance management methodology and delivery objectives, primarily from a first line of defense (1LOD) objective for Absa Technology.

Job Description

Strategic Delivery Planning:
  • Assist with developing strategic delivery plans and strategies, with respect to governance and control management to achieve the strategic objectives set by leadership across Absa Technology, in alignment with other Business Unit, Functions, and Group Strategies.
  • Ensure Absa Technologies' respective business areas undertake strategic planning that is mindful of Governance protocols, and aligned with areas such as Risk, Compliance, and Audit, through regular stakeholder engagements.

Governance and Control:

  • Fulfill the duty of being a first line of defense (1LOD) champion for Absa Technology.
  • Implement and adhere to the provisions of the Combined Assurance Policy and Assurance Standard. This includes conducting assurance in line with the Combined Assurance Controls Testing methodology.
  • Implementation and embedment of Operational Risk Frameworks for RCSA, risk events, key risk indicators, and key risk scenarios.

Reporting and Secretariat Duties:

  • Jointly contribute to the Absa Technology Governance and Reporting functions regular reporting requirements aimed at creating efficiencies and a single streamlined narrative, supported by evidence, and aligned within Absa Technology and across the Group.
  • Ensure accurate reporting on delivery of special risk and compliance projects initiated in Absa Technology, by business partners.
  • Identify all high/medium risk projects in the area and track RAG status from a risk perspective. Be involved in project assurance reviews and ORIA's where required.
  • Perform Secretariat duties for key 1LOD engagements relating to the role such as assisting with Absa Technology ERC, and other key forums related to the Governance and Reporting function.

Stakeholder Management:

  • Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across all areas, as required by the role, for the purposes of, but not limited to, ensuring progression and value creation across Absa Technology through awareness of risk management issues and changes required, and delivering impactful reporting.

Education and Experience Required

  • NQF level 6 B Degree
  • B degree in Risk Management/Audit/or equivalent Advanced Diploma
  • B Degree is required i.e. Information Technology and/or Business Management
  • CISA/CISSP/CISM/CGERT/PMP or any other IT Governance related qualification
  • 2 years managerial/leadership experience
  • 4 years' experience in a risk and audit environment
  • 4 years job relevant experience in IT Governance
  • 4 years Financial Business environment or other financial related experience

Knowledge & Skills:

  • 4 years Financial Business environment or other financial related experience
  • Extensive knowledge, understanding and application
  • Good interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills
  • Self-confidence and assertiveness/persuasiveness
  • Business organisation and industry understanding
  • Good understanding of IT operations and processes

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.

About Us

Absa Group Limited ("Absa Group") is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups.

Absa Group offers an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and insurance.

Absa Group owns majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia and has insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. Absa also has representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.

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