Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 08, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Manager, Governance

Key Responsibilities
Advisory Services:
Provide effective advice and support to all Risk Type Leaders (RTLs) and Head of Business (HoBs) in resolving governance concerns or in matters related to new governance and regulatory requirements (excluding those within the remit of other enabling functions e.g., Legal, Compliance):-
• Circulate key Risk related regulatory and industry information to RTLs and HoBs identifying impact on the entity.
• Initiating or facilitative review of existing Risk governance processes and guiding RTLs and HoBs in re-imagining new and more effective processes.
• Participate as a key contributor in internal work groups addressing new regulatory /industry developments.
• Attend risk related meetings hosted by RTLs to identify potential governance breaches / concerns. In particular, attend; Risk and Conduct Committee, Credit Risk Management Committee and Board Credit Committee, Risk Manco and GovCo ;Market Risk Committee & ALCO meetings.
• Individual Risk Type Mancos Watch-list and NPL meetings (where applicable)
• Provide Administration and Support Services for Stakeholders

Embed the revised Group Standards, Policies and Procedures.
• Escalate adverse findings (i.e., Central Bank and External Audit, Credit Risk Review (‘CRR’), Capabilities Assessment Review and Training (‘CART’), and Internal Audit).
• Escalate repeat findings (i.e., Central Bank and External Audit, CRR, CART and Internal Audit).
• Ensure that reviews and actioning of waivers, dispensations and carve-outs granted under the Global policies are conducted and progress is made to resolve them.
• Monitor risk related KRI’s (monthly)
• Monitor logical access to systems and check if access is granted (monthly) for the risk function and risk systems.
• Facilitate audits, CRR’s, MRR’s and Central Bank on-sites (where required).
• Ensure annual sign off of policies after review from Head Office.
• Ensure that procedures are reviewed and updated annually.
• Ensure that Risk Type Self Assessments are completed, and the results tabled at the relevant governance committees / forums.
• Provide oversight over risk committees ensuring: Packs are collated; Meetings are scheduled; Meetings do in fact take place in line with the requirements defined down in the mandate; Minutes are captured; and Action items are addressed.
• Provide an effective custodial service (maintenance, review, and management) of the Risk suite of governance documents in terms of defined review cycles.
• Ensure governance documents are tabled at the appropriate forums / committees, and where necessary carve-outs requested, and approval is obtained from the appropriate sanctioning body.
• Efficient delivery of specific outsourced services, where requested by the RTLs .
• Support RTLs in embedding Risk Standards, policies, procedures mandates and other related governance documentation.
• Facilitate the risk related attestation processes.

Provide Assurance of Risk Governance Architecture Optimisation and effectiveness:-
Conduct ongoing assessments (via targeted reviews or continuous involvement) of the entities Risk governance architecture to ensure it remains relevant and efficient and is aligned to the Group and industry best practice, Risk Standards, and policies and/or carve-outs:-
• Recommend improvements and provide solutions based on the outcome of assessments or new developments.
• Evaluate robustness and effective functioning of Governance Architecture, including adherence to the Risk Standards and policies and/or carve-outs.
• Designing solutions for gaps identified and recommendation to RTLs for implementation.
• Analyse Risk type KRI trends to gauge potential impact on the appropriateness and effectiveness of the architecture.
• Recommend improvements and provide solutions based on the outcome of assessments or new developments.
• Ensure adverse findings raised by internal and external assurance providers as well as Regulators are satisfactorily resolved to prevent recurrence.

Provide Governance Risk, Conformance & Change Management : Implement an effective governance framework across the organization:-
• Ensure no breaches of Group Standards and Policies, including Regulatory requirements
• Embed governance dashboards for Operational (‘Ops’) and Market Risk
• Support extension of services to Ops and Market Risk as with Credit Risk e.g., governance document management
• Embed a repository for all governance documents for Risk
• Validate Credit Risk Review (CRR) closed items and report thereon
• Submit monthly reporting dashboards to stakeholders locally and at Group
• Ensure governance of Environmental and Social Risks on transactions is adequate in line with contractual obligations of Development Finance Institutions (‘DFI’s) and related entities (as a signatory to the equator principles)
• Embed RDARR and Data governance framework

Oversee group interfaces and risk related matters:-
• Support roll of Group initiatives and programmes as relates to Risk Data Aggregation and Risk Reporting (RDARR)
• Embed the adoption of RDARR and Data Governance framework
• Support the adoption and rollout of Intra Group Systems Management (IGSM) services
• Ensure RDARR policies are reviewed annually, localised, and approved at the required Governance Committees; and
• Facilitate workshops and awareness sessions on RDARR and IGSM

Monitor and Embed Risk Appetite: Manage risk appetite breaches :-
• Embed stress testing, Risk Appetite Dashboard analysis as well as recovery and resolution frameworks in the country to ensure adequate risk management capacity in stress scenarios

Minimum Qualifications
Education Level
• Degree holder from a recognized University preferably in Commerce or related discipline.

Experience
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in Credit Risk or any other risk discipline.
• In-country experience advantageous

Professional Qualifications
Diploma in banking is an added advantage


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Standard Bank Group on www.linkedin.com to apply


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