Manager: Governance and Advisory - Ethics at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To support the Group Ethics Officer in the development and implementation of a mature risk management and reporting process for ethics and human rights.
• To facilitate the governance processes within the Group Ethics Office.
• Support the Group Ethics Officer in the implementation of the Group Human Rights in Business Framework and Human Rights Plan.
• The ideal candidate will be highly analytical, conscientious, with exceptional attention to detail and critical thinking skills i.e. should be in possession of an evidence-based mindset. The candidate should be innovative and solution-driven, capable of performing well a in high pressure environment, and have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. As this is not a junior role, the individual will be expected to engage with senior leadership and function largely independently at a high level with minimal supervision.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an effective risk management process for ethics and human rights in business, including the identification of key risk indicators, risk treatment and response strategies, and reporting metrics and dashboards.
• Gather, review and analyse data from across the organisation, and compile high quality and value-adding reports aimed at various levels of the organisation, particularly aimed at senior leadership.
• Proactively identify trends or horizon issues and assist in integrating these issues into broader organisational strategies.
• Develop and review all ethics and human rights-related codes, policies, frameworks and statements for the group.
• Support the Group Ethics Officer in the implementation of the Group Human Rights in Business Framework and Human Rights Plan.
• Conduct training and awareness sessions for employees and suppliers.
• Continuously monitor local and international trends and best practice initiatives to support the governance and management of ethics and human rights within the group’s operations and its supply chain.
• Build professional relationships with stakeholders and provide independent advice and guidance to employees and business functions on ethics and human rights-related queries.
• Identify opportunities and take steps to enhance collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure that ethics and human rights are managed holistically and effectively at an enterprise-wide level.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Preferred Qualification

• Minimum qualification: Relevant 3 year degree (Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management, Business, Commerce, Management studies, Law, Strategy or Industrial Psychology). Postgraduate qualification would be preferable.

Type of Exposure

• Strong attention to detail
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Analysing situations or data that require an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
• Developing ways to minimize risks
• Comparing two or more sets of information
• Communicating complex information
• Preparing and delivering presentations
• Analysing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
• Working with a group to identify alternative solutions to a problem
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external clients

Minimum Experience Level

• Minimum 5 - 7 years relevant experience in any of the following areas: governance; risk management; strategic affairs; management consulting; organisational development; investor relations; ethics; or human rights.
• Prior experience in ethics and human rights not a requirement but would be beneficial.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Ethics and Fraud
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Managerial Accounting Principles
• Principles of project management
• Quality assurance review manual
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Training effectiveness principles
• Institute of Internal Auditors standards
• Facilitation techniques
• Auditing
• Company vision and strategy

Behavioural Competencies

• Coaching
• Communication
• Influencing
• Resolving Conflict
• Continuous Improvement
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills