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About the Division

The value that Deloitte Risk Advisory Africa creates for organisations is synonymous with operational excellence. Our five business areas work in unison to provide integrated solutions unique to the organisational requirements of any business.

In a world that is constantly changing, organisations need to adapt quickly to respond to new risks and take advantage of new opportunities. Deloitte's Risk Advisory practice advises organisations on how to effectively mitigate risk and make informed and intelligent risk decisions around business processes, technology and operations.

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Main Purpose of Job

We are looking for a Senior Manager to join our Quality and Risk Management team to define, deliver and execute Risk and Compliance initiatives that support Risk Advisory in achieving its strategic objectives, enforce compliance to Risk policies and procedures, develop an advisory relationship within Risk Advisory, Direct and drive management with Risk and Compliance agenda and manage the team, our clients and Risk Advisory Business.

Technical competencies:

·      Expertly skilled in field with sound industry and business knowledge

·      Comprehensive risk management experience with an excellent grasp of operational risk issues 

Behavioural Competencies:

·      Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

·      Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills

·      Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others

·      Strong client delivery focus

·      Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease

·      Focus on quality and risk

·      Effective problem-solving ability

·      Excellent business acumen

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree; BCom Risk Management, LLB, or BCom Law or equivalent

Post Graduate Degree is advantageous

Minimum Experience

10 years+ working experience, with deep knowledge of the Quality and Risk management function with an ability to apply knowledge to resolve complex business issues.

Must have at least 7 years management experience

Consulting experience is essential 

*Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.

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