Senior Risk Manager

**Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Contact**
- REQ 127710- Bongiwe Mchunu**Location**
- Sandton- Job Family- Risk, Audit and Compliance

**Cluster**
- RBB Risk**Career Stream**
- Enterprise Wide Risk Management- Leadership Pipeline- Manage Self: Professional**Position**
- Senior Risk Manager**Job Purpose**
- To ensure that the Group Risk Framework is embedded; operationalised and implemented within the business and provide advice and guidance to mitigate business risks and ensure that regulatory requirements are met.**Responsibilities**:

- Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals (targets) and support business strategies that improve corporate image by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. Surveys etc.).
- Achieve business strategy by participating and encouraging others to participate in and support corporate social responsibility initiatives.
- Foster transformation of the workplace and support Nedbank achievement of the BEE initiatives and transformation targets; by contributing to an environment where diversity is valued.
- Improve work processes; productivity and reduce costs by offering innovative ideas and input to Group Risk and/or stakeholders and through soliciting input from managers and colleagues.
- Develop risk plans that enable the implementation of the business strategy by breaking it down into targets and obtaining approval of plan from relevant strategic committees such as EXCO; ERCO; BUCC; OPCOM etc. Ensure compliance with regulations and prevent losses by facilitating risk management in the business and by engaging with relevant stakeholders regarding risk related issues.
- Ensure alignment of area business processes to the Group Risk Framework by participating and providing information to Nedbank Risk Committees.
- Keep business updated on a regular basis and analyse information generated from the risk exercises by ensuring that risk monitoring exercises across the business take place and are in line with all known risks.
- Ensure business processes and systems are functioning by identifying and documenting risks.
- Track the performance and compliance of the team by allocating tasks to the team according to different risk areas.
- Ensure the business fully complies with risk standards by revising cluster risk process guidelines.
- Mitigate risks by providing the business with relevant information; guidance and advice based on regulatory standards; compliance and audit findings.
- Evaluate and analyse area audit findings and management improvement comments; by assessing whether actions will result in improvement and by making recommendations.
- Meet financial objectives by containing costs.
- Ensure improvements on identified risks by engaging with business; understanding risks and by creating action plans.
- Operationalise the Nedbank Group Risk Framework by ensuring that business unit level ERCO governance structure and charters are implemented; ensuring adequate risk reports generated; risk meetings held and risk processes aligned with group.
- Build and maintain relationships with clients and service providers through attending meetings and utilising networking opportunities.
- Share information and knowledge with stakeholders; peers and team to by driving awareness campaigns.
- Build relationships; by reporting risk issues and by providing risk related information to strategic committees; as per the Group Risk Framework.
- Build long-term relationships and support stakeholders in reaching business objectives by keeping abreast of and sharing industry information with stakeholders.
- Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by understanding Nedbank risk strategy and Business Unit Plan.
- Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
- Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
- Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
- Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
- Minimum Experience Level- 3- 5 years experience in Risk Management
- Preferred Qualification- Chartered Accountant, Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

**Essential Certifications**
- Member of Institute of Risk Management of South Africa and/or Compliance Institute of South Africa

**Technical / Professional Knowledge**
- Banking knowledge
- Business Acumen
- Data analysis
- Governance, Risk and Controls
- Industry trends
- Principles of project management
- Relevant regulatory knowledge
- Business writing skills
- Behavioural Competencies- Communication
- Continuous Learning
- Decision Making
- Facilitating Change
- Influencing
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

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