Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Implement project risk management framework, methodology and templates to ensure a standard approach to managing project risks across the SARB Group.
• Perform quality reviews on project risk assessments conducted for projects outside of the executive portfolio (tier 2 projects and below).
• Provide project risk management input into the enterprise-wide project management framework and the project management system(s).
• Facilitate risk assessments for tier 2 projects and ensure that risk response plans are executed.
• Facilitate risk assessments on cross-cutting risks identified across the tier 2 project portfolio.
• Monitor and ensure that risk response plans are executed by the risk owners at the appropriate time.
• Analyse and understand the SARB’s environment (internal and external) to support and guide the identification of risks and opportunities to enable decision-making.
• Prepare presentations and reports on portfolio, programme and project risks for the relevant governance forums and committees (both hub and spoke).
• Conduct onboarding and refresher training for the project management community on related risk frameworks.
• Develop project risk awareness campaigns to educate stakeholders and influence behaviour, and drive the importance of effective risk management practices within the project community.
• Identify and coordinate project risk management training needs across the SARB Group and conduct related training.
• Analyse risk data and information on the various project risk registers to identify trends and commonalities and create qualitative risk reporting and derive reliable business intelligence/insights for management to enable decision-making.
• Communicate risk management strategies throughout the organisation as well as the importance of adhering to risk management policies.
• Work closely with project management stakeholders to provide support and information for the various project-related forums, meetings and steering committees.
• Consolidate, maintain and report on the project risk issues, including across the subsidiaries.
• Research and benchmark leading risk management processes and developments and propose improvements accordingly.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a Bachelor’s degree in Auditing, Project Management or Risk Management, or any other relevant NQF 7 degree; and
• at least five to seven years’ relevant experience in the auditing, project management or risk management field.