Guardrisk
Risk Manager
Sandton
Introduction
Guardrisk is the undisputed market leader in cell captive insurance and risk solutions. We are renowned for our innovative approach to cell captive structures and other alternative risk transfer solutions for our clients. Guardrisk offers clients custom designed cover and is registered in South Africa as an insurer for all statutory classes of non-life and life insurance business.
Disclaimer
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Role Purpose
The Risk Manager will be responsible for Guardrisk Group including short, long-term insurance and micro insurance license under its management control. The successful applicant will be responsible for identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring and reporting of risk as well as the management of the enterprise risk management framework. The Risk Manager reports to the Head of Risk and supports the Managing Execute: Governance and Risk. The risk manager and will work closely with all of the functional area line managers of the Cell-Captive planning units within Guardirisk. The Risk Manager as part of the risk management function acts as second line of defence within Guardrisk.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Grade 12
- Relevant BSc Degree (Stats, Actuarial Science or Econometrics)
- Relevant BCom Degree (Risk Management)
- Relevant membership Qualification
Experience:
- Registration with the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (preferable).
- Knowledge of any of the well-known ERM frameworks (i.e. COSO).
- Above average working knowledge of MS Office and Risk Management Software platforms.
- Understanding or exposure to basic quantitative risk management concepts.
- 3 - 5 years risk management experience in the financial services sector, preferably in or with exposure to a short-term insurance or a long-term insurance environment.
- 8 - 10 years managerial experience in Risk Management, Operational Management, Quality Assurance and or relevant equivalent experience.
- At least 2 years’’ experience in the implementation of a risk management framework essential.
- Excellent understanding of risk management best practices.
- Experience in conducting of risk assessment.
- Experience in managing staff.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensure the enterprise risk management framework is effectively implemented within the business.
- Monitoring of appropriate key risk indicators together with associated tolerances, limits and related reporting.
- Undertake periodic risk assessments working with the various risk owners and ensure that the risk registers are kept up to date.
- Provide risk management guidance and training to staff and ensure the necessary documents are made available.
- Critical review of existing and/or development of new risk reports to ensure that they are suitable and useful to aid in decision making.
- Preparation, submission and/or presentation of risk reports to the various operations and/or governance forums within the business.
- Liaising with and exchanging information with the other assurance providers as part of the combined assurance approach.
- Responsible for the management of the Risk Management Platform
- Identifying current/actual and emerging risks through evaluating internal. and external risk environment on a continuous basis.
- Aggregating, monitoring and advising management on the effective management and mitigation of identified risks.
- Risk monitoring on risk appetite, risk registers, loss data, combined assurance, key risk indicators and emerging risks.
- Maintaining updated risk registers for applicable entities in the Group.
Competencies
- Business Acumen
- Client/Stakeholder commitment
- Results & Solutions focused driven
- Leads Change and Innovation
- Collaboration
- Impact and Influence
- Networking
- Diversity and Inclusiveness
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