General Manager - Risk and Compliance

About the role

The General Manager - Risk and Compliance implements a comprehensive second-line assurance function and framework for the Opco and its Board of Directors. It manages all risk exposures (strategic, operational, compliance, financial, technology, external) and ensures effective internal processes and policies, especially compliance with laws and regulations across the MTN footprint. The role oversees risk-taking and risk management activities and the implementation of processes, tools and systems to identify, assess, measure, manage, monitor and report risks.

Key responsibilities

• Implement the Group risk management and compliance frameworks for MTN to manage risk exposures and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Manage risk to the Opco, its employees, customers, reputation, assets and stakeholder interests.
• Help develop and manage processes for identifying and evaluating risks, including risk and control self-assessments.
• Build a risk-aware culture through ongoing education, briefing and training.
• Research emerging risks and trends and advise management.
• Monitor the effectiveness of risk management and compliance services and report findings to governance bodies (Group, CEO, ExCo, ARC).
• Escalate control risks to senior levels when appropriate and maintain the corporate risk and control assessment reporting infrastructure.
• Analyse costs of risk non-compliance, prevention and mitigation, and evaluate estimated risks against organisational criteria.
• Ensure corporate governance, including external risk reporting to stakeholders.
• Implement disaster recovery, business continuity, risk management, access controls, insurance risk management and security policies and procedures.
• Implement the Opco ethics management program and mechanisms to train, monitor and test compliance with laws and regulations.
• Develop strategies for future compliance and mitigation of regulatory fines and reporting requirements, including those of the JSE.
• Conduct post-investment reviews of major CAPEX projects and chair risk and compliance governance forums.
• Work with Group, regional and other Opco risk and compliance functions and lead high-performance teams.

Required profile

• Minimum BAC+4 in Business Administration, Risk Management, Finance or a related discipline; MBA or Master's degree advantageous.
• Fluent in both English and French.
• Deep understanding of the MTN business strategy and Risk and Compliance strategy.

Required skills

• Risk management and business continuity.
• Audit, compliance and risk management.
• Data interpretation, problem solving, influencing others, conflict resolution and communication.
• Insurance knowledge is an added advantage.

What we offer

• Competitive salary package.
• Housing allowance, car allowance and education allowance.
• Health insurance for the family.
• Complementary pension.