Job Description
REF: TNH/HRD/RCOO/12/2023
Reporting to Head of Risk & Compliance, the successful applicants will be responsible
for providing technical and operational support in identifying, analysing and
measuring various types of risks in the Hospital’s operations and make appropriate risk
mitigation recommendations in accordance with the Hospital’s policies, procedures
and guidelines.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Participate in developing the annual work program for Risk and Compliance and
implement the approved action plan.
• Participate in the development and upgrading of the Hospital’s Risk identification
and assessment methodologies.
• Conduct operational and process risk analysis in the Hospital’s nonclinical
operational areas as per the Hospital’s Policies, Procedures and guidelines.
• Identify and measure possible strategic, financial, compliance and operational risks
of the Hospital based on aggregate measures of business activity such as gross
revenue, fee income, operating costs, managed assets or total assets adjusted for offbalance sheet exposures, etc.
• Analyse the risks including the potential loss arising from internal activities or
external events caused by break down of information, communication, physical
safeguard, business continuity, etc.
• Perform tests and checks to monitor conformity with operational and process risk
methodologies and standards as well as monitor effectiveness of internal control
systems.
• Assess and review the business continuity program of the Nairobi Hospital
including ensuring critical processes are identified and Business Continuity
measures are instituted, reviewed from time to time and working.
• Develop a compliance framework and ensure the hospital complies to regulatory
requirements, best practice guidelines and its internal policies.
• Assist in investigations of process events and the preparation of reports including
identification of systematic root causes and themes for escalation to the Head of Risk
& Compliance.
• Aggregate and analyse risk events reported by the business units.
• Assist in identification of key risk indicators in different business units, as well as in
formulation of action plans to address any gaps.
• Assist in development of operational risk registers for each department.
• Assist in investigations involving employees that are suspected of or have been
involved in unethical behaviour, fraud, or other illegal activities against the Hospital
or in relation to their work.
• Prepare training materials in operational and process risk.
• Provide assistance in conducting trainings on operational and process risk.
• Ensure that tasks are completed to the agreed standards within the agreed time
scales; and
• Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the supervisor
from time to time.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management, Commerce, Finance, Economics,
Information Technology, Law, Accounting, or Banking from a reputable University.
• Professional certification in Risk Management; Institute of Risk Management (UK)
certification, Financial Risk Management (FRM), RCP Level 3, Chartered Risk
Analyst (CRA) or a Governance Risk and Compliance Management (GRCM) is an
added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience.
• An understanding of the clinical operations of the Hospital will be an added
advantage.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Knowledge of various types of risks and their mitigations
• Clear understanding of relevant emerging issues in risk management
• Accountability
• Integrity