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DIRECTOR: ORGANISATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT

• Reference Number: refs/023048
• Directorate: ORGANISATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT
• Number of Posts: 1
• Package: R 1 266 714.00 - R 1 492 122.00 per annum (All-inclusive). This includes a basic salary (70%) and a flexible portion (30%) that can be structured according to applicable rules. It also includes the state's contribution to the Government Employees Pension Fund (13% of basic salary). The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement within three months of appointment.
• Enquiries: Ms. Sikelelwa Mboto Tel: /

Requirements:

• An undergraduate qualification at NQF Level 7 in Risk Management or Commerce recognized by SAQA.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience at middle/senior managerial level.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Pre-Entry SMS Certificate.
• Competencies: GPG and DID policies and procedures, PFMA, Treasury regulations, relevant legislation, Public Service Regulations, understanding of DID projects or agencies, financial management, provisioning administration, risk management frameworks, policy development, change management, project management.
• Skills: Financial management, human resources, project management, presentation, report writing, planning, stakeholder management, negotiation, facilitation.
• Attributes: Decisive, team worker, diversity and customer-focused, proactive, resourceful, flexible, cost-conscious, quality-oriented, responsive, people-oriented, credible, innovative, problem-solving, strategic.

Duties:

• Manage risk identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting processes.
• Develop and maintain the department’s ERM strategy and policies.
• Conduct risk analysis, develop risk maturity profiles, and manage risk registers.
• Report ERM matters to stakeholders and coordinate relevant committees.
• Manage business continuity plans, awareness campaigns, and supporting committees.
• Sign performance agreements, manage subordinates, and oversee training and development.
• Manage resources, funds, and stakeholder relations.
• Align strategic priorities with departmental goals and prepare reports.

Notes:

• In line with the Department’s Employment Equity Plan, people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Apply online at Only online applications are accepted.
• Use the latest Z83 form issued by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration, fully completed and signed.
• Attach a comprehensive CV. Failure to do so results in disqualification.
• Certified copies of qualifications (not older than 6 months), ID, and driver’s license (if applicable) will be requested from shortlisted candidates.
• Preference will be given to candidates promoting representativity (race, gender, disability).
• Foreign qualifications must be evaluated by SAQA.
• The Department reserves the right not to appoint.
• If no response is received within 3 months, consider the application unsuccessful.

Employer: Department of Infrastructure Development

Location: Head Office (Johannesburg)

Closing Date: 15-08-2025

Criteria Questions:

• Do you have an undergraduate qualification at NQF Level 7 in Risk Management or Commerce recognized by SAQA?
• Do you have a minimum of 5 years’ experience at middle/senior managerial level?
• Do you have a valid driver’s license?
• Do you have a Pre-Entry SMS Certificate?

Note:

• Due to high application volume, applications will not be acknowledged. No response within 3 months indicates unsuccessful application.

Business Segment: Personal & Private Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Baker Street 30

To attend to and act as an initial point of contact for all customer needs and service enquiries related to Risk and Fraud while adhering to the laid down processes and procedures to ensure mitigation of the risk and financial losses for both customers and Standard Bank South Africa.

Type of Qualification: Secondary/High school/A levels/Matric
Field of Study: Not applicable

Experience Required
Client Coverage
Personal and Private Banking
1-2 years
Exposure in either Fraud or Risk. Contact Centre experience would be an advantage.

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Documenting Facts
• Examining Information
• Following Procedures
• Interacting with People
• Managing Tasks
• Taking Action
• Thinking Positively
• Upholding Standards

Business Segment: Personal & Private Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Baker Street 30

To attend to and act as an initial point of contact for all customer needs and service enquiries related to Risk and Fraud while adhering to the laid down processes and procedures to ensure mitigation of the risk and financial losses for both customers and Standard Bank South Africa.

Type of Qualification: Secondary/High school/A levels/Matric
Field of Study: Not applicable Experience Required
Client Coverage
Personal and Private Banking
1-2 years
Exposure in either Fraud or Risk. Contact Centre experience would be an advantage. Additional Information

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Documenting Facts
• Examining Information
• Following Procedures
• Interacting with People
• Managing Tasks
• Taking Action
• Thinking Positively
• Upholding Standards

Direct message the job poster from MoMo from MTN

Fintech is entering a new phase where operational and commercial excellence has become critical for success. We at MTN believe this is a game changer in terms of our business strategy. We are looking at an incumbent to join us as we build a successful business together.

As part of your portfolio as Senior Manager: Enterprise Risk Management , you will:

1. Responsible for executing the overall Enterprise Risk strategy and business plan, as well as ensuring the effective execution of risk mitigation plans across MTN Group Fintech Opcos.
2. Responsible for identifying, managing, and mitigating the risks facing the Group Fintech, and leading the measurement of potential credit and market risks.
3. This role is responsible for overseeing and managing the following risk portfolios in Group Fintech:
4. Operational Risk, Financial Risk, Technology and Cyber Risk and Business Continuity Management.
5. As part of the leadership team, the Senior Manager is also responsible for contributing to Risk and Compliance’s overall strategic goals, achieving profitable growth, and continuously improving the operational performance.
6. Lead the creation of the Enterprise Risk Framework in line with the overarching business goals.
7. Ensure effective implementation of the strategy through providing direction, structure, frameworks, models, plans, and roadmaps.
8. Manage and oversee collaborative efforts between Leads for Operational Risk, Financial Risk, Technology and Cyber Risk, and Business Continuity Management.
9. Oversee the development and implementation of Business Continuity Management, Crisis Management and Security policies and seek approval from the Group Fintech Risk Committee.

The incumbent must have the following:

1. Minimum 4-year Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Risk Management/Financial Risk Management/Operational Risk Management/Business Administration, or related field.
2. Postgraduate MBA and/or Master’s Degree is advantageous.
3. Professional qualification in Risk Management (FRM, PRMIA ORM, CRISC) is advantageous.
4. English and French (as an advantage).
5. Manager track record of 4 years or more, with at least 3 years’ experience in Fintech/Banking/Financial Services.
6. Minimum of 7 years of experience in Risk Management and Business Continuity Management, and a solid understanding of credit and market risks.
7. Hands-on experience in identifying, managing, and mitigating risks for financial institutions.
8. Experience in e-commerce and electronic payment business is advantageous.

What will give an edge to your application:

1. Having worked across diverse cultures and geographies. Pan Africa multi-cultural experience is advantageous.
2. English speaker. French, Portuguese, Zulu, Swahili, and other African languages a plus.

Closing date: 3 April 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.

Should you not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.

Ready to make and drive the change with us. Apply now!

Associate

Full-time

Accounting/Auditing

Banking

Ensuring that Operational and Strategic Risk tools are embedded in the organisation. Planning, development and implementation of the client's enterprise risk activities. Initiate and recommend adoption of new operational risk management tools and procedures. Developing, reviewing and updating Enterprise/Operational Risk Policies/frameworks to reflect best practice. Facilitate the identification, assessment of key risks inherent in the operation of business units, as well as assist with the formulation of action plans to address any gaps in the mitigating measures identified. Monitoring Risk levels and providing timely reports to Management and Stakeholders on the status of risks and mitigation efforts. Identifying, analysing, and evaluating potential risks related to Information and Technology. Participating in Governance Forums to ensure alignment of Operational and IT risk to Business Objectives. Promote and support timely and complete reporting of operational risk incidents/events by Business Stakeholders. Assisting with the co-ordination of the annual EWRM programme throughout the organisation. Assisting in the development and review of the appetite risk framework. Reporting to EXCO and Board Risk and Sustainability Committee on Operational and strategic Risk activities. Assist with the coordination of Business Continuity Management activity. Preparation of the packs for the Enterprise Risk Management Forum. Provide training to Staff on Risk Management tools, policies, frameworks, and practices. Coordinating assurance activities in collaboration with Internal Audit, Compliance, and other Assurance functions to ensure comprehensive coverage and alignment. Provide guidance and advisory to Business Stakeholders on risk-related matters. Staying informed about the evolving threats, trends, and technologies to proactively address emerging risks and enhance operational and IT risk management practices.

To enable effective implementation of Enterprise Risk Management activities and provide 2LOD independent oversight within the organisations, whilst ensuring policies and framework reflect best practices.

Qualifications:

1. Com (Accounting/Information Technology/Business/Risk Management)
2. Professional Certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC)
3. A post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage.

Knowledge & Skills:

1. 8 - 10 years’ experience in Operational Risk environment in a financial institution
2. Demonstrated experience in managing operational and IT risk programs.
3. Knowledge of Risk and IT risk industry best practices and standards such as Basel, COSO, and ISO27001/31000.

Ensuring that Operational and Strategic Risk tools are embedded in the organisation. Planning, development and implementation of the client's enterprise risk activities. Initiate and recommend adoption of new operational risk management tools and procedures. Developing, reviewing and updating Enterprise/Operational Risk Policies/frameworks to reflect best practice. Facilitate the identification, assessment of key risks inherent in the operation of business units, as well as assist with the formulation of action plans to address any gaps in the mitigating measures identified. Monitoring Risk levels and providing timely reports to Management and Stakeholders on the status of risks and mitigation efforts. Identifying, analysing, and evaluating potential risks related to Information and Technology. Participating in Governance Forums to ensure alignment of Operational and IT risk to Business Objectives. Promote and support timely and complete reporting of operational risk incidents/events by Business Stakeholders. Assisting with the co-ordination of the annual EWRM programme throughout the organisation. Assisting in the development and review of the appetite risk framework. Reporting to EXCO and Board Risk and Sustainability Committee on Operational and strategic Risk activities. Assist with the coordination of Business Continuity Management activity. Preparation of the packs for the Enterprise Risk Management Forum. Provide training to Staff on Risk Management tools, policies, frameworks, and practices. Coordinating assurance activities in collaboration with Internal Audit, Compliance, and other Assurance functions to ensure comprehensive coverage and alignment. Provide guidance and advisory to Business Stakeholders on risk-related matters. Staying informed about the evolving threats, trends, and technologies to proactively address emerging risks and enhance operational and IT risk management practices.

To enable effective implementation of Enterprise Risk Management activities and provide 2LOD independent oversight within the organisations, whilst ensuring policies and framework reflect best practices.

Qualification:

Com (Accounting/Information Technology/Business/Risk Management). Professional Certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC). A post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage.

Knowledge Skills:

8 - 10 years’ experience in Operational Risk environment in a financial institution. Demonstrated experience in managing operational and IT risk programs. Knowledge of Risk and IT risk industry best practices and standards such as Basel, COSO and ISO27001/31000.

Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Risk Management Graduate Programme

Job Overview

Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Baker Street 30

Embark on a journey with our Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Risk Management Graduate Programme

At the forefront of shaping the future of Risk Management, we are committed to reducing risk while fostering innovation and excellence. Our Risk Management Graduate Programme is designed for individuals who are not only adept at mitigating risk but are also driven by curiosity, resilience, self-motivation, and a knack for creative problem-solving.

Risk Management is intricate and multi-faceted, encompassing a deep understanding of the Bank’s financial risk profile, establishing risk appetite, uncovering growth opportunities, and safeguarding the interests of our shareholders and investors. Our approach combines rigorous qualitative and quantitative analysis to ensure informed decision-making, compliance with regulations, and responsible action. We work closely with diverse sector and product segments to optimise returns while assessing a spectrum of risks including financial, economic, legal, political, regulatory, environmental, and reputational.

By joining our Risk Management graduate programme, you will gain unparalleled experience across critical areas of Corporate and Investment Banking. You will have the opportunity to engage with key businesses and transactions, working within domains such as Corporate Credit Risk, Non-Financial Risk, Real Estate Finance Credit Risk, Financial Institutions Credit Risk, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Risk, Country & Sovereign Risk, Data Management, and Risk Assurance.

Why Standard Bank

“If you want to be the best, you need to learn from the best.”

Standard Bank placed 18th in the 2024 edition of Forbes' annual ranking of the World's Best Employers, a list that includes 850 top large multinational organisations. The bank emerged as the highest ranked company from Africa and ranked second in the Banking and Financial Services sector globally.

Qualifications

Post Graduate qualification (Completed or completing in 2025)

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Actuarial Science
• Financial Risk Management
• BCom Hons (Finance/Economics/Risk Management)
• BSc Hons (Environmental Science)
• PPE
• Must be a South African citizen
• Must be under 30 years of age
• Maximum of two years’ work experience
• Minimum of 65% average over all years of study

Key skills and attributes:

• Working collaboratively with others
• Resilience
• Creative problem solving and considered decision making
• Curiosity and willingness to learn
• Positive attitude and self confidence

If you are ready to take on this challenge and contribute to our dynamic team, apply now and shape the future ofCIB Risk Management with us.

Embark on a journey with our Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Risk Management Graduate Programme

At the forefront of shaping the future of Risk Management, we are committed to reducing risk while fostering innovation and excellence. Our Risk Management Graduate Programme is designed for individuals who are not only adept at mitigating risk but are also driven by curiosity, resilience, self-motivation, and a knack for creative problem-solving.

Risk Management is intricate and multi-faceted, encompassing a deep understanding of the Bank’s financial risk profile, establishing risk appetite, uncovering growth opportunities, and safeguarding the interests of our shareholders and investors. Our approach combines rigorous qualitative and quantitative analysis to ensure informed decision-making, compliance with regulations, and responsible action. We work closely with diverse sector and product segments to optimise returns while assessing a spectrum of risks including financial, economic, legal, political, regulatory, environmental, and reputational.

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By joining our Risk Management graduate programme, you will gain unparalleled experience across critical areas of Corporate and Investment Banking. You will have the opportunity to engage with key businesses and transactions, working within domains such as Corporate Credit Risk, Non-Financial Risk, Real Estate Finance Credit Risk, Financial Institutions Credit Risk, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Risk, Country & Sovereign Risk, Data Management, and Risk Assurance.

“If you want to be the best, you need to learn from the best.”

Standard Bank placed 18th in the 2024 edition of Forbes' annual ranking of the World's Best Employers, a list that includes 850 top large multinational organisations. The bank emerged as the highest ranked company from Africa and ranked second in the Banking and Financial Services sector globally.

Post Graduate qualification (Completed or completing in 2025)

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Actuarial Science
• Financial Mathematics
• Financial Risk Management
• BCom Hons (Finance/Economics/Risk Management)
• BSc Hons (Environmental Science)
• PPE

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Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a South African citizen
• Must be under 30 years of age
• Maximum of two years’ work experience
• Minimum of 65% average over all years of study

Key skills and attributes:

• Working collaboratively with others
• Resilience
• Creative problem solving and considered decision making
• Curiosity and willingness to learn
• Positive attitude and self-confidence

Programme Duration: 18 Months

• Contribute to crafting of IT departmental business plan to ensure delivery of focus areas for the year in support of IT strategy
• Apply cost effectiveness principles in planning and delivery to contribute to achievement of divisional financial targets
• Provide relevant input into the formalisation of the divisional budget
• Manage allocated budget by tracking costs and recommending solutions that meet critical business needs
• Provide guidance to the business on best system solution selection to ensure fit to the client's requirements and meet the future strategic objectives
• Champion Business Analyst services with stakeholders
• Observe and be involved in the day to day operations to understand the business domain and business needs and requirements of relevant stakeholders
• Provide insight regarding BA methodologies and best practices to internal clients to enable a BA presence within the group
• Maintain and build relationships with Business Owners to ensure the BA team is consulted and involved in initiatives that may require IT support
• Determine business requirements and actively manage key projects to ensure expectations are met
• Conduct Business Owner feedback sessions with every milestone phase of a project to inform business of progress, manage business expectation proactively and measure the effectiveness of Business Process Improvement
• Build relationships with other IT teams, like Enterprise Architecture and other key counterparts
• Ensure regular engagement (as needed) with all stakeholders to gain visibility and maintain relationships through networks utilising social media, attending and presenting at conferences and training interventions
• Build strategic / Industry/ Global network of thought leaders and relationships utilising social media, attending and presenting at conferences and training interventions
• Meet stakeholder needs accurately by following the Business Analyst process flow methodology to maintain quality and consistency of service provided
• Manage stakeholder relationships by communicating openly and honestly with regards to project status
• Manage own delivery on multiple and/or complex projects against departmental delivery plan and set timelines, identify obstacles to delivery and take appropriate action where required
• Receive request from business to start new project and conduct stakeholder analysis to clearly define the relevant people required for information gathering
• Gather supporting information by holding interviews, conducting surveys, running workshops and reviewing existing documents and information
• Draft a full system requirements plan to detail the activities and outputs
• Execute the requirements plan in alignment with Software Development Lifecycle process to ensure compliance
• Obtain system project classification by presenting the business requirement to the initiation forum
• Conduct a cost and benefit analysis to assess the feasibility of the requirements
• Produce a business case study by assessing solution options, considering costing and risks to formulate a recommendation
• Support the business sponsor to develop and present the business case
• Create the business requirements specification document to confirm clarity of business scope
• Create the functional requirements specification document to translate the business requirements into functional requirements
• Present functional requirements specification to all stakeholders to validate the requirements and solution
• Recommend the most effective course of action after evaluating options against decision criteria
• Provide regular feedback and progress to all stakeholders on current projects
• Review the technical design specifications to check that all requirements are included
• Review the test cases to ensure that it covers all scenarios related to the functional requirements
• Assist the development team and testers to perform root cause analysis for any functional defects
• Perform adhoc functional testing for quality assurance
• Ensure correct utilisation of solution developed by creating user training manuals
• Assist business by project co-ordination of deliverables for small initiatives
• Proactively or by request identify obstacles to performance relating to process flow and identify opportunities for optimisation
• Assist users in being effective by utilizing the new solution productively
• Partner with the project manager/lead to contribute to the development of the Senior Business Analysts role and delivery plan to ensure a successful solution delivery output
• Reduce time spent on projects by elicitation, analysis and optimisation of business requirements
• Contribute to BA COE practice development by presenting courses to the team
• Improve personal capability and professional growth relating to field of expertise, in line with the client's objectives by discussing development needs and proposed solutions with management
• Keep abreast of changes in legislation or standards by conducting research and utilizing networks
• Up skill team and other professionals by sharing knowledge and research results
• Epitomise living the company's values, displaying professional conduct and adherence to required technical standards
• Analyse, research, develop and implement improvement/innovative ideas and value adding solutions contributing to divisional and clients results

• Bachelor's degree or Diploma in IT or Engineering
• Business Analyst Certification from a reputable institution
• +7 years' experience in the BA field with a focus on in Capital Markets and Risk Management
• Candidates must come from the Financial Sector
• Gather Business Knowledge
• Must be able to collaborate with Internal Stakeholders effectively

• Basic software applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Internet, Email)
• Divisional service offerings
• Business continuity standard
• Business principles
• Data analysis
• Decision-making process
• International Standards for Professional Practice
• Must be able to work under pressure

Please note that this is a Hybrid role.