Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Consultant
REQ 136734 Thembi Mtshali
Location: Johannesburg
Closing date: 18 November 2024
Job Family
Risk, Compliance and Audit
Career Stream
Risk Management
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Technical
FAIS Affected
Job Purpose
The ESG Risk Manager is responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks related to environmental, social, and governance factors. This role involves developing and implementing ESG risk management strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, and promoting sustainable business practices. Additionally, the role includes embedding the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Risk Management framework within the Group and promoting sustainable business practices.
The role includes responsibility for managing coordinated assurance across the bank and Group. This role involves developing and implementing an enterprise-wide coordinated assurance strategy, methodology, and framework, as well as integrating and aligning assurance processes to maximize risk and compliance oversight and control efficiencies.
Job Responsibilities
1. Strategic Direction and Coordination:
o Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify ESG-related risks.
o Analyze the impact of ESG risks on the organization’s operations and reputation.
o Develop risk mitigation strategies and action plans.
o Provide strategic direction on coordinated assurance strategy, methodology, and framework across the group.
o Coordinate and drive a strong strategic approach to Risk, Audit, and Compliance plans.
o Design and implement effective and efficient coordinated assurance processes to ensure compliance with strategy, methodology, framework, and corporate governance expectations.
2. Risk Management:
o Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify ESG-related risks.
o Develop and implement ESG risk management policies and procedures.
o Optimise risk management performance by assisting business units in identifying, recommending, and executing risk management strategies within the Group's defined risk appetite.
3. Stakeholder Engagement:
o Build and sustain business relations to ensure satisfied internal and external stakeholders.
o Foster a culture of sustainability and responsible business practices within the Nedbank.
o Collaborate with internal stakeholders to integrate ESG considerations into business processes.
4. Monitoring and Reporting:
o Monitor ESG risk indicators and trends.
o Prepare regular reports on ESG risk management activities and outcomes.
o Report on the overall effectiveness of the internal control environment of the Group.
5. Training and Awareness:
o Develop and deliver training programs on ESG risk management for employees.
o Raise awareness of ESG risks and their implications across the organization).
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
- Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree
- Diploma
Preferred Qualification
- Bachelor of Technology: Project Management , Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
Essential Certifications
- Relevant certification in PM practises or methodology (PRINCE/ PMBOK ETC)
Minimum Experience Level
• Minimum of 5-10 years of relevant experience in Risk Management.
• Strong understanding of ESG principles, regulations, and best practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Types of Exposures
• Coordinating the Risk, Compliance and Audit plans
• Developing ways to join the dots between risks, compliance and audit
• Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas.
• Managing conflict situations
• Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholders understanding
• Comparing two or more sets of information
• Working with banking products
• Comparing two or more sets of information Working with a group to identify alternative solutions to a problem
• Interacting with diverse people
• Building and maintaining effective relationships externally and internally
• Interacting with all levels of management
• Participate in multiple projects
• Answering customer questions
• Communicating complex information
• Identifying universal risk trends that could affect Nedbank in the short to long term
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- Relevant regulatory knowledge
- Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
- Governance, Risk and Controls
- Data analysis
- Relevant project management platform and tool knowledge
- Principles of financial management
- Information Technology concepts
- Project Tool Kit
- project management principles and methodologies
Behavioural Competencies
- Collaborating
- Continuous Learning
- Planning and Organizing
- Customer Orientation
- Monitoring Information
- Leveraging Feedback
- Earning Trust
Disclaimer
Preference Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups
Please contact the Nedbank
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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566
