Senior Manager: Non-Financial Risk - Group Marketing

Senior Manager: Non-Financial Risk - Group Marketing Job Overview Business Segment: Group Functions Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Baker Street 30 To provide strategic leadership, direction, and drive implementation of Non-Financial Risk (NFR) management across the Group Brand Experience, Brand and Marketing, Reputational Management portfolios, by acting as a trusted NFR management business partner that equips respective portfolio leadership teams with the solutions, resources, and tools to identify and mitigate NFRs.

• Layout business hypotheses and consider risk scenarios to drive capital anticipation (where relevant) in the portfolio to not be caught off guard and unprepared.
• Drive best practice in the management of Brand Experience, Marketing, and Reputational Management risks by utilising external data to benchmark against trends and/or actual control environments itself to position Standard bank as the vanguard in terms of risk management.
• Facilitate the risk and control self-assessment implementation in the functional areas in terms of coverage, frequency, participation, and assurance activities to enhance individual risk mitigation.
• Define and align risk monitoring and tracking activities with internal audit scope of reviews to propel collaboration and avoid duplication, ultimately enhancing business efficiency across functions.

• A Post graduate degree in Risk management or Business commerce
• Preferred: Master's level qualification in Commerce, Business Administration or Risk Management

• 5- 10 years Practical knowledge and experience under Technology or Resilience Risk management, including an understanding and experience of Brand and Marketing concepts, principles, and practices. Deep understanding of product positioning, reputation risk management is a desirable plus.
• 8-10 years Practical knowledge of risk, control frameworks & applications in financial services industry. Fully conversant in risk appetite, risk response & process improvement concepts. Understand both NFR and financial reporting risk characteristics.

• The ability to determine if risk management and control measures are achieving the desired results and mitigating risks at the expected level.

• The ability to analyse process controls for effectiveness from a design and implementation perspective.
• Knowledge and understanding of costing, budgeting and finance concepts and the understanding and application of related processes and procedures.
• The ability to assess governance and control frameworks against the appropriate risk appetite and enhance the risk management culture in line with the organisational objectives.

• The ability to promote and maintain high standards of quality at work.