Head - Risk & Business Continuity

Key Responsibilities:

1. Risk Management:

- Develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework.

- Identify and assess potential risks to the organisation, including operational, financial, strategic, and compliance risks.

- Develop risk mitigation strategies and action plans to address identified risks.

- Monitor and report on the effectiveness of risk management processes and controls.

- Collaborate with senior leadership to integrate risk management and compliance into business strategies and operations.

- Conduct regular risk assessments and audits to identify potential areas of vulnerability and ensure corrective actions are taken.

- Stay up-to-date with changes in laws, regulations, and industry best practices, and ensure the organization is prepared to respond to these changes.

- Business Continuity Planning:

- Develop, implement, and maintain the organization's business continuity plans.

- Conduct business impact analysis to identify critical business functions and processes.

- Establish and maintain recovery strategies and plans to ensure the organization can continue operations during and after a disruption.

- Coordinate and conduct regular business continuity exercises and drills to test and validate plans.

- Ensure the adherence of, implementation and continuation improvement of the entire BCMS Framework is achieved

- Crisis Management:

- Develop and implement the organization's crisis management framework.

- Lead the organization's response to major incidents and crises, ensuring a coordinated and effective approach.

- Communicate with stakeholders, including employees, customers, suppliers, and regulators, during a crisis.

- Leadership and Collaboration:

- Lead and manage a team of risk and business continuity professionals.

- Collaborate with other departments to integrate risk management and business continuity into their processes and activities.

- Provide training and awareness programs to ensure employees understand their roles in risk management and business continuity.

Mandatory Skillsets:

- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

- Global Regulatory Compliance & Governance experience

- Strategic Risk Assessment & Mitigation

- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCP / DR) with Crisis Management

- Policy Development & Implementation

- Mergers & Acquisitions Risk Due Diligence

- Board Level Risk Reporting & Advisory

- Leadership & Executive Stakeholder Engagement

- Cross-Border Regulatory Strategy creation

- Transition & Transformation Program Management