Discovery_Connect_JHB_Risk Manager

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Connect

People increasingly want to transact faster, on their terms, in fluid, and dynamic ways. Discovery Connect facilitates this need as a direct sales channel, leveraging the best of technology with the best in people. We are often a client’s first impression of Discovery so we must have the best Discovery ambassadors in our team. At the forefront of client acquisition methodology, Discovery Connect continues to be one of the fastest-growing divisions in the group. Representing all product lines. there is an opportunity for forward thinkers, innovators, and people who thrive on complexity in a growing business.

Job Description

Supporting the risk management function in the Discovery Connect Distribution Services business by delivering against and facilitating the risk management programme and activities.

Key Outputs

The successful individual will be required to perform on, but not limited to the following key outputs:

• Create risk reports and ensure consistent delivery of the risk reporting requirements for the Discovery Connect business
• Stakeholder management - ensuring the accurate reporting of risk exposures within the various business functional units through regular formal engagement with management.
• Embedding and implementation of the ERM Policies, Frameworks, Standards and Guidelines into the business and ensuring that requirements are met.
• Ensure that risk management activities required by the business and other Group Wide Policies, Frameworks and Standards are performed and delivered on.
• Ensure risk and controls assessments are performed on risks identified / reported
• Monitor and report all material risks and risk information is reported to the relevant Excos/Committees/Management forums/ stakeholders.
• Risk Exco’s: Draft risk report for the Risk Exco, facilitate and manage the process of reviewing the risk information with relevant stakeholders such as the CEO of the Business and 2nd line risk management function, prepare Risk Exco pack along with minutes and Agenda items.
• Attestations: Perform and facilitate the process on completion of attestations when required
• Ensure follow ups with management/relevant stakeholders where required, such as open action plans, breached KRIs, risk incidents, risks are performed, and risks are reassessed where required
• Develop, monitor and report on key risk indicators on a regular basis.
• Ensure that risk events are reported on and provide a detailed analysis of the event including the qualitative and quantitative impact.
• Manage and maintain the risk profiles of the Discovery Connect businesses to ensure the information on the profiles are up-to-date, relevant and an accurate representation of the business environment. This includes that management and maintenance of the risk information on the risk management system
• Performing risk assessments as required by the risk management plan.
• Support and assist the Head of Operations in drafting, implementing and delivering of the Risk Management plan for Discovery Connect licence business.
• Providing technical risk management support in business meetings, and risk reviews.
• Promote a strong risk management culture within the business through engagement, challenge of risk information.
• Supporting and guiding staff.

Personal attributes and skills

The successful individual will be required to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Ensures accountability
• Manages complexity
• Resilient
• Values differences
• Business insight
• treat others with care, dignity and respect
• build an environment for optimal performance
• have a bias for action
• Drives Results
• Problem Solver

Qualification & Experience

Essential

• Matric
• Qualification - BCom, BSc (Risk Management or Finance)
• At least 5 – 8 years Operational Risk Management, Insurance/Financial Risk Management.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.