Principal Risk Management & Compliance Officer Job at Uasin Gishu County Government

QUALIFICATIONS,REQUIREMENTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.58,360.00 - 90,200.00 (CPSB 06)
House Allowance: Ksh. 25,500.00 pm
Commuter Allowance: Ksh. 8,000.00 pm
Other Allowances as Per the SRC Circulars
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

Requirements for Appointment
Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Actuarial Science, Bachelor of Commerce , Risk management, Disaster Risk Management
OR
Bachelor’s degree in the following disciplines with a certificate or diploma in Risk Management: Commerce (Accounting option); Commerce (Finance option); Business Administration (Accounting option), Economics, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
Knowledge and relevant work experience of not less than five (5) years;
Holder of CPA (K) and a member in good standing.
Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance

Duties and Responsibilities
Facilitate the Risk and Control Self-Assessment to review and update risk registers;.
Work with the risk owners in the identification and evaluation of key risks and their causes and in the development and monitoring implementation of action plans to address any gaps in risk mitigation;
Assist in the development and regular review of various risk management policies to guide the Board on risk management
Participate in the planning and design of an overall risk management process for the County and ensure it is aligned to the strategic imperatives of the process to eliminate any risks
Prepare reporting on County wide risk summaries to be presented to the County Executive and Board Audit Committee.
Regularly revise County risk management policies to identify any changes and ensure they directly reflect in the Government’s strategic plans.
Analyse trends in the key risk indicators in departments and evaluate action taken on Key Risk Indicators reported;
Monitor and evaluate management of risk incidences, including incidence recording and post incidence analysis, to establish whether adequate action is taken on minimising their impact and preventing their occurrence;
Monitor and analyse compliance trends (on legislative and regulatory requirements) and actions taken to address noted compliance gaps; and .
Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.