Executive Assistant wanted immediately: APPLY NOW
Pinelands, Western Cape
Group Risk ensures that Old Mutual Limited has an effective risk strategy in place and supports the Old Mutual Group to maintain a robust risk management framework that promotes and supports a strong risk management culture across the business.
We consider ourselves a specialist business partner who provides specialist risk knowledge to enable and lead the group effectively and to efficiently integrate risk methodologies and policies into business processes and decisions.
This role presents an exciting opportunity to support the Chief Risk Officer of Old Mutual Limited as an Executive Assistant. The role will also support the General Manager for Enterprise Risk Management with both the Group Risk segment requirements and broader risk management requirements. This role requires a flexible self-driven person comfortable with ambiguity and with a very strong can-do attitude. A high level of integrity, maturity and confidentiality is required. This opportunity provides a +- 18 month learning opportunity, building perspective of the risk function as a whole.
The role will be based in Cape Town and some travel will be required.
KRA’s
Administration & Support
Coordinating and facilitating all the Group Risk Segment deliverables, Quarterly business reporting, business planning
Coordinating the Exco and Board Risk Committees reporting processes
Managing and running special ad- hoc projects
Proactively engaging with risk officers from Business Units to ensure that the Group remains abreast of strategic and operational risks
Coordinating resources to gather information for the first draft of various reports and presentations
Ensuring senior leadership team are equipped with necessary documentation to proceed with meetings
Responsible for ensuring that relevant matters are included on Board and Exco agendas
Responsible for investigating and researching various ad-hoc business issues, strategic initiatives and developments
Required and expected to respond timeously and professionally to a variety of ad hoc projects, business issues, client requests and stakeholder requests that impact across the organisation by prioritising appropriately
Relationship Building
Building and maintaining relationships with executives and senior management, as well as key individuals in a wide range of business units.
High level of contact with stakeholders and clients
Solid interpersonal skills, showing an ability to work through influence rather than control and to be able to interact at all levels and facilitate the delivery of decisions.
Job Requirements
Qualifications, Skills and Experience required
A post graduate qualification
3-5 years’ experience as an executive assistant
Experience in a risk or compliance environment preferred
Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Experience in financial services industry
Good analysis and problem-solving skills
Self-starter with an ability to work in a less structured environment
Strong relationship management skills
Excellent command of the English language, both in communication ability and in drafting skills.
Additional Details
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