Job Description
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Championing the risk management process in the University;
- Conducting assessments to define and analyze possible risks in the University;
- Evaluating the gravity of each risk by considering its consequences;
- Auditing processes and procedures;
- Developing risk management controls and systems;
- Designing processes to eliminate or mitigate potential risks;
- Creating contingency plans to manage crises;
- Evaluating existing policies and procedures to find weaknesses;
- Preparing reports and present recommendations;
- Evaluating employees’ risk awareness and train them when necessary;
- Liaising with individual Units in order to identify the challenges they face in the process of managing risks;
- Implementation of integrity strategy;
- Administering and overseeing institution’s ethics and compliance matters including promoting transparency and minimizing opportunities of corruption;
- Preparing integrity reports biannually and will be tabled at the Audit and Risk Management Committee meeting before seeking approval from Council for onward submission to Zimbabwe Ant-Corruption Commission;
- Facilitating stakeholder participation in the anti-corruption drive and promote good corporate governance;
- Reporting to Audit and Risk Management Committee of Council; and
- Carrying out any other duties as assigned by the Vice Chancellor.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- A Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Accounting, Finance, Business Studies or Economics;
- A professional qualification such as Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, (ACCA),
- Membership to such associations is a must;
- A Master’s degree in the above field would be an added advantage;
- A Degree, Diploma or certificate in Information Technology, Project Management, Legal Compliance and operations Management would be an added advantage; and
- Three (3) years post qualification experience.
Candidates who do not have the stipulated requirements need not apply.