The University of Ghana, hereby, invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Chief Risk Officer, to take effect as soon as a suitable candidate is found.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n POSITION:\u00a0Chief Risk Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n REPORTING TO:<\/strong>\u00a0Vice-Chancellor<\/p>\n POSITION SUMMARY:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 The Vice-Chancellor, as the Chief Executive Officer, is the overall Chief Risk Officer of the University. The Chief Risk Officer (CRO) shall, under the Vice-Chancellor, coordinate all risk management activities of the University. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n The Chief Risk Officer shall, under the Vice-Chancellor be responsible for undertaking all the duties and responsibilities in the Risk Framework including the following:<\/p>\n \u2022 Developing and deploying the core enterprise risk management toolsets including risk identification, assessment, prioritization, mitigation, and monitoring Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Candidate must possess:<\/p>\n \u2022 A relevant Master\u2019s Degree in Risk Management, Accounting, Finance, Auditing, or Insurance. In addition, membership of a professional Risk Management body is highly desirable. TENURE OF APPOINTMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n The appointment shall normally be for 4 (four) years and may be renewed for another term based on performance and subject to the terms and conditions of employment.<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested applicants are required to submit a complete application pack to<\/p>\n the Registrar,<\/strong> or\u00a0registrar@ug.edu.gh<\/strong>\u00a0(Soft Copy).<\/p>\n The application pack should contain the following:<\/p>\n i. Completed application form for Senior Level Administrative Positions\u00a0(UAB Form 1C<\/strong>) to be downloaded from the University\u2019s website at\u00a0www.ug.edu.gh\/hrodd. Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a018 September, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Ghana, hereby, invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Chief Risk Officer, to take effect as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Job…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-d83","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50471\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 The CRO would develop and deploy the core enterprise risk management toolset including risk identification, assessment, prioritisation, mitigation, monitoring, reporting templates, and communication tools.
\n\u2022 The CRO shall ensure compliance with the risk management requirements of the University\u2019s Financial Regulations and Governance, International Public Sector Accounting Standards [IPSAS] and other applicable regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Identifying, and monitoring emergent risks and reporting on them
\n\u2022 Working with risk owners to complete periodic risk analysis and developing risk documentation and reports
\n\u2022 Assessing and implementing effective business continuity and disaster recovery measures across the University of Ghana
\n\u2022 Enhancing Emergency Response Procedures
\n\u2022 Extending risk principles into the wider University strategy
\n\u2022 Developing the data strategy required to build an accurate picture of operational risk
\n\u2022 Educating the University community on the University\u2019s risk management strategy
\n\u2022 Training and communicating with University staff on risk management policies and structures.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 A minimum of fifteen (15) years progressive working experience in Enterprise Risk Management
\n\u2022 Experience in partnering with an executive team
\n\u2022 Strategic and Entrepreneurial Leadership skills
\n\u2022 Relationship Building and Collaborative skills
\n\u2022 Expertise in Risk Management and Compliance
\n\u2022 Persuasive and Influential Communication abilities with high oral and written communication skills<\/p>\n
\nUniversity of Ghana.<\/strong>
\nP. O. Box LG 25.<\/strong>
\nLegon, Accra, Ghana (Hardcopy)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nii. An up to date Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant academic and\/or professional certificates.
\niii. A statement of about 2,500 words (not more than five pages) indicating how one intends to use the period in office to address relevant issues that will ensure that the University achieves its mission and vision. The UG strategic plan can be downloaded at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.ug.edu.gh\/pad\/publication\/ug-strategic-plan.<\/p>\n