Risk Specialist at Old Mutual South Africa

Job specification

Key focus of the role:

This role provides specialist assistance to Risk Officers and Senior Risk Officers to ensure that risk processes occur at business unit level. The individual is accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

Role Description & Key Result Areas:

Key Result Areas:

• Performing Risk and Threat Assessments;
• Performing Business Impact Assessments;
• Building Business Continuity Plans;
• Assessing and raising risks and threats that emerge from workshops;
• Interacting with IT teams to drive alignment between the DR Plan and Business requirements;
• Interacting with the Facilities teams to improve the Alternate seating strategy;
• Running workshops with the Business owners and interrogating results;
• Testing Business Continuity Plans
• Facilitating awareness sessions with the Business.

Other responsibilities include:

• Managing priorities of technical delivery:
• Assisting the BCM team with logistical arrangements when required; Provides support & assistance to business unit management where required to embed business continuity management & provide challenge where deemed appropriate;
• Prepares and compiles relevant reports e.g. monthly BCM reports;
• Maintaining the BCM schedule;
• Schedules team meetings and minutes the results thereof.

Role Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• MBCI qualification advantageous but not mandatory
• Excellent relationship building skills and ability to influence others.
• A team player who can interface at all levels
• A motivated self-starter, capable of working on own initiative with a high level of integrity.
• Ability to work professionally and constructively within a team environment providing advice and consultancy.
• A confident communicator, resourceful and proactive, ensuring adequate quality and timely delivery of presentations and reports.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint
• A background in audit, assurance or business continuity within a financial services, technology or business services industry preferred.

Competencies

• Strategic
• Personal Mastery (learning)
• Leading with influence
• Innovation (perspective)
• Execution
• Customer first
• Collaborating (relating)