Risk Officer 804 views

Risk Officer

Reporting directly to the Finance and Administration Director, the Key job Functions of this Position will be

• Developing and maintaining enterprise governance frameworks, standards and practices relating to risk governance and effectively implementing them throughout the Authority • Developing a framework to manage the organisation, risk management function, including overseeing the Authority’s risk identification and mitigation activities • Facilitating the identification of risks throughout the organization, developing, reporting and monitoring formats on risk management issues and developing methodologies for the assessment of risks throughout the organization • Developing and disseminating risk analysis and progress reports to Authority executives, board members and employees. Integrate risk management priorities into the Authority’s overall strategic plan • Overseeing funding and budgeting of risk management and mitigation activities. • Communicating with Authority stakeholders and board members about the business risk profile and assessments. • Conducting due diligence and risk assurance on behalf of the Authority during business deals • Collating information on ZERA Wide Risk Events and feed this into the Authority’s governance structures • Preparing loss analyses and budgets, identifying exposures, recommend solutions, implement approved programs and promote loss prevention • Developing and implementing information and risk assurance strategies to protect against and manage risk related to the use, storage and transmission of data and information systems. • Developing systems to protect the organisation from risks associated with hackers or data breaches • Reporting findings on risk exposures to Risk Management Executive Committee and/or the organization’s Board of Directors, and implement strategies to manage. • Conducting in-house seminars on risk management to Increase awareness to employees on risks that are inherent in the organisation.

Key Job Requirements:

The successful candidate for this position should meet the following criteria:• A Degree in Risk Management or Finance• A relevant Post Graduate qualification would be an added advantage • Knowledge of the corporate technology systems and network 3 to 5 year’s relevant experience • Very good negotiation skills • Excellent report writing skills • Ability to manage risk and exposure • Good interpersonal skills • Organizational and Business Intelligence • Relationship Management skills

Application Procedure

Prospective candidates for this position should email their CVs to [email protected] or hand deliver CV, by no later than 15 January 2019 to:

The Human Resources Manager Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) 14th Floor Century Towers, 45 Samora Machel Avenue Harare

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be responded to.