Head Of Department- Enterprise Risk at Safaricom Kenya

Department Description

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Enterprise Risk Management Department within the Risk Management Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Brief Description

Reporting to the Director Risk Management, the role holder will be responsible for driving the identification, assessment, and mitigation of enterprise-wide risks including but not limited to operational, strategic, business continuity and information security risks thereby promote proactive enterprise risk management across the business.

Detailed Description

• Develop and review the risk management framework regularly to drive maturity in enterprise risk management practices across the business in assessing and mitigating strategic, operational, business continuity and information risk;
• Conduct timely and relevant risk assessments and ensure appropriate actions are developed for creating risk management awareness across the business;
• Develop and create awareness on the appropriate strategies and policies to support a robust Information Security Management System (ISMS) to treat or minimizes information security risk for Safaricom and appropriate Business Continuity and Crisis Management practice;
• Implement and continually update the Business Continuity framework for Safaricom ensuring appropriate documentation, testing and improvement of Business Continuity Plans, Disaster
• Recovery Plans and Crisis Management and Communication plans are carried out across all critical systems and processes to minimize business disruption due to natural disaster, sabotage, network outages/ downtime, acts of terror, etc.;
• Support team members in creating and sustaining a cultural environment for the function shaped by the Safaricom way of leadership;
• Lead and manage the Enterprise Risk team, ensuring the team have clear priorities and direction and remain motivated by providing inspirational leadership and coaching and
• Increase the employee engagement index for the Enterprise Risk team in line with agreed targets.

Job Requirements

• Upper second class degree in Business or Technology from a recognized University;
• Professional certification in accounting, risk management or information systems;
• IT knowledge – an in depth understanding of the working of various systems e.g. ERP’s, billing systems etc.
• 8 years working experience in a risk management role in a reputable audit firm, or 10 years proven experience in risk analysis function preferably in a telecommunications environment;
• In depth knowledge of MS Office applications and
• Detailed knowledge of business operations is essential.