Governance & Risk Specialist

**Who we are?** Sanlam Investments Group is one of South Africa’s largest investment management companies. We have a performance history spanning over 100 years, and offer a range of investment and financial planning solutions to protect and grow the long-term wealth of our clients. We take particular pride in: - **Sanlam’s longevity and innovation** - **People, teamwork and values** - **A culture of diversity and commitment to growing our own timber** - **Our robust, tested and proven pragmatic investment process and philosophy** Our local and offshore investment products cover the full investment spectrum: active and passive; single and multi-manager - both locally and internationally. Our active funds range are managed according to our pragmatic value investing style. **What will you do?** - Responsible for development and coordination of risk management programmes and ensures that risk management programmes are designed to identify and measure risk by developing and using risk identification and measurement methods such as risk and control self-assessments, loss event database and process flow analysis. Responsible to make accurate risk mitigating recommendations to implement internal controls, transfer risk e.g. 3rd party insurance or avoid the risk-related business. Collect and analyses risk information and ensures that the organisation is adequately protected against loss. Draft reports including recommendations on proactive management decisions to prevent risk events. May have supervisory responsibilities.**What will make you successful in this role?** - Develop and implement enterprise risk management practices including operational risk framework, risk appetite, policy and procedures and implementation of risk protocols. - Identify, review, monitor, assess and document risks and manage / provide guidance to various business functions and departments. - Work with multiple process owners and business leads to identify governance gaps and analyze requirements. - Identify gaps pro-actively in the design and operational effectiveness of implemented controls. - Process and Data Mapping: Perform detailed analysis, documenting processes, and mapping data intricacies. - Analyse As-Is "Week in the Life of" (WILO) processes, identifying and resolving gaps. - Develop Activity-level Business Process Maps and RACIs for both As-Is and To-Be states/processes. - Gap Analysis: Identify and bridge the gaps between existing and new functionality. - Define Activity RACI and compare As-Is and To-Be processes to identify gaps and change impacts. - Map As-Is Processes and WILO to User Stories, providing input for High-Level Design. - Craft a comprehensive strategy or case-for-change document for the project. - Requirements Definition: Define detailed requirements for system implementation based on the gap analysis. - Testing: Ensure thorough testing of implemented solutions. - Lifecycle Involvement: Be fully engaged in the Software Development Life Cycle, embracing both agile and hybrid methodologies. - Assess current system-based processes, identifying opportunities for simplification. - Explore technology-enabled opportunities and the development of new processes. - Monitor process compliance, identify trends and issues, and implement actions to enhance compliance. **Qualification and Experience** - Degree or Diploma with 8 to 10 years related experience.**Knowledge and Skills** - Risk management- Data collection- Business Processes- Reporting and Administration- Quality, compliance and accreditation**Personal Attributes** - Organisational savvy - Contributing strategically- Balances stakeholders - Contributing strategically- Plans and aligns - Contributing strategically- Manages complexity - Contributing strategically**Build a successful career with us** - We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.**Core Competencies** - Cultivates innovation - Contributing strategically- Customer focus - Contributing strategically- Drives results - Contributing strategically- Collaborates - Contributing strategically- Being resilient - Contributing strategically**Turnaround time**Our commitment to transformation** The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensure a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection pro