Senior IT Risk and Governance Officer

3 weeks ago


Randburg, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

Bring your possibility to life Define your career with us
- 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

Accountable to perform and facilitate effective management of Technology and Cyber risks falling within the remit of the Information and Technology Office (ITO). Focus on improving, simplifying and automating the way in which we conduct risk management within ITO. Ensure that deliverables are of good quality, accurate and meaningful to enable effective decision making for the ITO Executives and any other stakeholders.

**Job Description**:

- Process Risk Assessments: Take accountability to facilitate and lead in the identification and maintenance of end-to-end processes where these are owned and governed from within the ITO, including the ITO CRO. Perform annual process assessments and ensure that the inventory of ratings is maintained. Review and document process maps through collaboration with Process Owners and Custodians. Lead the identification and maintenance of the Minimum Control Requirements (MCR) framework and inventory based on the process landscape and risks identified, in collaboration with key custodians within the ITO to ensure adequate management of ITO’s and CRO process landscape. Furthermore, the identification of and maintenance of Key Indicators.
- Risk Management Governance: Design and roll-out processes for governing risk management in ITO, for example:

- Control Self-Assessments;
- Key Indicator Review & Monitoring;
- Risk Treatment (remediation & risk acceptance);
- Risk reporting;
- Risk Governance Change Management, etc.
- Risk Standards: Lead and provide guidance on the development and maintenance of Group Functional Standards (in accordance with lifecycle requirements) owned and executed within the ITO. Ensure alignment between Policies and ITO owned Standards and the MCR inventory. Furthermore, drive the socialization of MCRs prior to the publishing of standards.
- Risk Governance Optimisation: Identification of optimization opportunities to improve risk governance and risk management practices. Understanding the needs of our internal customers within the risk community in the Bank and translating these needs into clear business requirements.

Education and Experience Required
- NQF level 6 B. Degree
- B Degree is required i.e. Information Technology and/or Business Management
- CISA/CISSP/CISM/CGEIT/CRISC or any other IT Governance related qualification
- 10 -15 years’ experience in a risk and audit environment
- 10 -15 years job relevant experience in IT Governance
- 10 -15 years Financial Business environment or other financial related experience

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_



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