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OutsideCapital

Risk Manager

OutsideCapital

  • Undisclosed
  • Permanent Management EE position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 23 Jul 2025 by OutsideCapital
  • Expires in 32 days
  • Job 2617548
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About the position

Our client is seeking a Risk Manager to play a pivotal role in safeguarding their assets, reputation, and long-term viability, specifically in their Chemicals/Agri division.

This is an exceptional opportunity to embed a robust risk management culture, influence strategic decision-making, and contribute directly to the sustained success of a leading enterprise. You'll be instrumental in shaping their risk landscape, working with diverse teams, and driving forward-thinking risk mitigation strategies. This role offers significant career growth potential and the chance to work on challenging, high-impact projects.

Duties & Responsibilities

Support first-line teams in leveraging ERM systems to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across all divisional operations in line with approved Group standards.

  • Coordinate and facilitate divisional and functional risk assessment workshops, developing comprehensive risk profiles and reports for local and international business interests.
  • Conduct deep dives into business-critical matters, providing insightful analysis and recommendations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement effective mitigating measures, ensuring risk exposure remains within defined appetite and tolerance thresholds.
  • Implement and manage robust business continuity management plans.
  • Ensure the risk management framework elements are effectively embedded and operating within the division.
  • Stay abreast of emerging risks, considering both internal and external environmental factors.
  • Facilitate open communication channels through ERM systems to ensure efficient sharing of risk-related information across the organisation.
  • Prepare appropriate risk reports for operational, management forums, and committees as required.
  • Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including first- and second-line teams and senior management.
  • Provide ongoing monitoring and oversight of outsourced risk functions.
  • Promote a strong culture of risk awareness and accountability throughout the organisation.

Desired Experience & Qualification

  • Experience: 6-10 years of proven experience as an enterprise risk manager/specialist, specifically within Agriculture/Chemical/Manufacturing environments.
  • Experience: Proven experience in enterprise risk management, preferably in a similar role within a complex organisation.
  • Knowledge: Strong understanding of risk management principles, methodologies, and frameworks (e.g., ISO 31000).
  • Technical Proficiency: Expertise in ERM systems and proficiency in leveraging technology to enhance risk management processes.
  • Knowledge: Knowledge of King IV™ reports on corporate governance and key business functions.

Desired Skills:

  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Risk Management
  • Enterprise Risk
  • Group Risk Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • ERM
  • Risk Assessment
  • BCM
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Risk and Control Management
  • Business Continuity Management
  • Compliance and Risk Management

About The Employer:

Our client is a highly respected and diversified leader in the industrial and agricultural sectors, with a significant global footprint. They are dedicated to fostering innovation, driving sustainable growth, and making a tangible impact across critical industries. Joining their team means becoming part of an organisation that values proactive risk management as a cornerstone of its long-term success and continued market leadership.

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OutsideCapital

About the agency

Welcome to OutsideCapital Consulting OutsideCapital believes that a company’s most valuable asset is its people, which is why we’re dedicated to bringing the very best human capital from the outside, in. OutsideCapital is a level 2 BBBEE executive search and recruitment advisor that specialises in building South Africa’s foremost accounting firms, management consulting houses, banks, insurance companies, corporates and listed organisations. We stop at nothing to ensure our clients employ the very best candidates for each position. More often than not, this means head hunting those sought-after candidates who aren’t in the market and convincing them otherwise. Integrity, professionalism and excellence is at the root of what we do. OutsideCapital’s combined market knowledge, finely tuned judgement and innovative sourcing techniques make us market leaders in maximizing each client’s internal intellectual capital. Our Team is made up of only the best and most experienced recruiters and associates. They’re expertly trained to deliver effective solutions and foster successful client/candidate relationships that build on the bottom line. And, with our global state-of-the-art CRM system, the entire process is effortless from start to finish. Our Sectors Our sector specialties include: • Oil and Gas • Construction • Power and Utilities • Public Sector and Government • Health • Mining and Metals • Consumer Products and Retail • Technology, Media and Telecommunications • Automotive Our Disciplines Our bespoke disciplines within the broader finance field include: • Audit and Accounting • Finance (all areas) • Corporate Finance and Private Equity • Internal Audit • Risk Management • Forensic Audit and Consulting • Taxation Management and Consulting • Management Consulting • Operations • Supply Chain • Credit Management Our Vision OutsideCapital is dedicated to becoming the most sought-after boutique recruitment consultancy on the African continent with clients spanning various geographical regions. Our mission is to drive unparalleled growth for our clients by putting their business needs, and the aspirational needs of our professional candidates, first. The key values that guide us are: Integrity | Honesty | Excellence | Professionalism OutsideCapital is headquartered in Johannesburg with an office in Cape Town, and associates situated in Africa and the UAE. This means we’re guaranteed to deliver best practice and even better value to both clients and candidates across our wide network. Our Services The OutsideCapital services include: • Executive Search Our functional knowledge and adaptability to the ever-changing industry allows us to put forward candidates that optimise performance, drive innovation and meet our client’s every demand. • Inhouse Advisory Reducing the time to hire is our number 1 priority. That’s why we manage the recruitment process from start to finish, providing our clients with a series of back-to-back qualified candidate interviews, as well as post-interview insights based on each outcome. • Retrenchment Programmes Retrenchments happen. And we’ll be there to assist. Our comprehensive programme will help your employees find new employment, protecting your reputation by ensuring both parties are looked after ethically and legally. • Community Management Our job isn’t over once a candidate is hired. Our dedicated specialists stay in constant contact to ensure issues are dealt with as they arrive so that you get feedback about any concerns, and they stay motivated to give of their best. • Immigration and Relocation We assist with all aspects of immigration and relocation for our clients and candidates. This includes: • Visas • Permits • Compliance • Expat relocation support We also train expats to better understand the culture of their new countries, helping them adjust and make their assignments a success. We have a joint venture partner – a specialist immigration and relocation services company – to provide us with their expertise.

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