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    IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Specialist - Johannesburg, South Africa - National Risk Managers

    National Risk Managers
    National Risk Managers Johannesburg, South Africa

    2 days ago

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    Description
    A Medical Insurance Company based in Benoni, Gauteng is looking for a IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Specialist who will assist in the development and implementation of IT Governance frameworks and IT controls following appropriate methodology approved by management that is aligned with international and financial industry standards (e. g, GOI standards (PA), Joint Standards (PA & FSCA), COBIT, ITIL, ISO, NIST, PRINCE II, CMM, etc.).
    Advise the company on best business practices and to develop and implement appropriate solutions.
    Work closely with cross functional teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risks while ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

    Key Performance Areas
    • IT Governance Frameworks
    • IT Risk Management Audit
    • IT Compliance
    • Incident and Response Management
    • Documentation and Reporting
    • Security Architecture and Implementation
    • Ad hoc

    Key Tasks
    IT Governance Frameworks
    • Assist in the implementation of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance solutions in line with the Affinity Life Limited approved policies and frameworks
    • Assist in the development and implementation IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance policies, processes, procedures, and IT controls training materials to keep IT colleagues informed of relevant industry, legislative and regulatory requirements, and changes
    • Development and implementation of IT Governance Frameworks, IT Controls, recommendations from various assessments and action plans following an appropriate methodology by managements approval that is aligned with international and financial industry standards (e. g. GOI Standards (PA), Joint Standards (PA & FSCA) COBIT, ITIL, ISO, NIST, PRINCE II, CMM, etc)
    • Support the development of policies, processes, and procedures for the IT Division
    • Develop, implement, and monitor reporting mechanisms for IT Governance, Risk Management, and Audit, to support compliance and highlight areas of exposure to management
    • Assist in the maintenance of IT alignment activities, including report submissions, across various governance committees and structures
    • Include control document reviews, meeting coordination, assessment, finding mediation, assisting control owner with remediation plan development, tracking findings through remediation, progress monitoring, reporting, and escalation
    • Assess the current adequacy of the business continuity / disaster recovery plans in conjunction with Risk Management, potential threats to the systems, and then calculate the impact of potential adverse events
    • Participate in the development, adoption, and compliance of IT governance framework across all areas of business
    • Perform design and process analysis for IT business processes that impact IT Governance
    • Facilitate adoption and continuous improvement of planning practices and processes within IT and the business as a whole
    IT Risk Management Audit
    • Act as a risk and compliance champion for the IT Division
    • Maintain and monitor the IT risk framework is aligned to the Affinity Life Limited approved enterprise risk management framework
    • Maintain the IT Risk Register in collaboration with enterprise risk management and drive implementation of mitigation controls of risks through Managers and business within defined periods
    • Integrate Cyber risk into IT Risk Management practices, processes, procedures, and activities
    • Co-ordinate periodical internal risk assessments in various IT functions and tracking of application access reviews, active directory review, security, network and vulnerability assessments and IT Audits
    • Facilitate disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives with relevant stakeholders
    • Review identified security risks and breaches to ensure the IT assets and information are always appropriately secured
    • Visibility, management, and escalation of IT risks impacting the delivery of IT services
    • Work closely with the internal clients and third parties to facilitate IT risk analysis and risk management processes and to identify acceptable levels of residual risk
    • Conduct IT risk assessments, and analyse the effectiveness of control activities, and report on them with actionable recommendations
    • Identify and monitor IT risks continuously
    • Keep IT management up to date on the results

    IT Compliance
    • Monitor and review compliance with regulatory requirements and practices to ensure IT-related activities are meeting prescribed standards
    • Management of compliance requirements to improve the company's compliance maturity with legal and regulatory requirements such as GOI and Joint Standards, Insurance Act, PAIA,POPIA, ETC act, Cyber bill, FICA, RICA etc.)
    • Maintain and facilitate data protection activities to ensure full compliance with POPIA and associated regulations on personal identifiable information and business-related sensitive information
    • Act as compliance champion for the IT Division
    • Coordinate and support internal and external compliance audits

    Incident Response and Management
    • Develop and maintain an incident response plan.
    • Lead and coordinate responses to cyber security incidents to ensure a timely and effective resolution
    • Conduct post-incident reviews to identify lessons learned and areas for improvement
    • Assist in the preparation of stakeholder communications in response to cyber security incidents
    • Assist in the development of incident response training for employees

    Documentation and Reporting
    • Maintain accurate and up to date documentation related to IT GRC activities
    • Generate regular reports on the organisation's security and compliance posture for management and stakeholders


    Security Architecture and Implementation
    • Work with IT and Development teams to integrate security measures into the overall IT and Development architecture
    • Implement and manage security technologies to safeguard the organisation's assets
    • Collaborate with system owners to ensure secure configuration and operation of IT systems

    Ad hoc
    • Perform ad-hoc duties as assigned to ensure the smooth functioning of the IT GRC function and maintain a good reputation with Auditors, Compliance and Risk Departments


    Essential Qualifications
    • Matric
    • National Diploma in IT /Bachelor or Relevant equivalent to NQF Level 6
    • IT Governance certification or ITIL & COBIT mandatory

    Desirable Qualifications
    • CRISC, CISSP, CISM, CISA or CGEIT certification

    Essential Experience
    • Experience in IT Governance Risk and Compliance related experience
    • Experience with GRC methodologies, tools, and enablers
    • Hands-on experience with implementation and monitoring of one or more IT Governance frameworks (COBIT, ITIL, ISO, PRINCE II, etc.)

    Legal or Statutory Requirements
    • Clear Criminal Record

    Knowledge and Skills
    • Solid understanding of IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Frameworks
    • Understanding of security risks and the required preventative controls
    • Excellent understanding of IT operational processes and controls including projects
    • Knowledge of the IT frameworks and best practices
    • Excellent understanding of Regulatory requirements relatively to the IT environment (PCI DSS, POPIA, GDPR)
    • The ability to be persuasive and be able to communicate GRC related concepts to staff
    • Sound knowledge, understanding and application of the relevant legislation
    • Ability to map business needs to technology solutions
    • Implementation of the ICT strategy in the insurance
    • Must have excellent corporate governance principles
    • Thorough understanding of technical elements


    Attributes
    • Resilience
    • Innovative
    • Deadline driven
    • Self-starter
    • Customer service orientated
    • Ability to handle confidential matters
    • Professionalism
    • Negotiation
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Fairness
    • Conscientious
    • Meticulous
    • Honest, Hardworking and Humble
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