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Title:   Risk Officer

Organization:  Uganda Clays
Limited

Duty
Station:   
Uganda

Reports to: Managing Director

About US:

Uganda
Clays Limited is Uganda’s leading manufacturer of quality building products
located at Kajjansi, 14 Kilometers along Kampala-Entebbe Road with a second
factory at Kamonkoli in Mbale.

Job Summary:  management of risks facing the Company on a day
to day basis through identification, assessment, mitigation, reporting and
continuous monitoring of risks so as to add value, improve and mitigate risk to
UCL’s operations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       Formulate and update of
policies, procedures manuals that will mitigate risk throughout the business
processes

·       Develop and regularly
update risk assessment registers for new and existing processes I products!
channels and follow up implementation of mitigation measures

·       Recommend mitigating
actions and follow-up with process owners to ensure timely implementation and
performing validations

·       Create a high level of
awareness of risks that the Company is exposed is exposed to their impact and
actions/measures in place to mitigate them

·       Champion business
continuity plans by developing the key elements to support ensure that
management has robust plans to keep the business afloat as a going concern

·       Regularly analyse
financial information and track control weakness that may exist in the system

·       On a monthly and
quarterly basis, generate reports on high risk exposures and mitigating actions
lo the Management and Board Audit and Risk Committees Respectively

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       The ideal applicant must
hold a bachelor’s degree in B.Com, BBA or BSc Accounting/ Finance

·       Should have good
knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems

·       Full professional
qualification in either””. ACCA, CPA or CIMA Finalists in these
professional courses are also considered

·       A good understanding oi
Enterprise Risk Management practices in industry, preferably manufacturing.

·       Should demonstrate good
understanding of process flow and procedures

·       Should have good
analytical and problem solving skills.

·       Interpersonal skills to
effectively communicate with the various stakeholders.

·       High proficiency in the
use of computer applications such as excel, word and power point.

·       Knowledge and effective
application of all relevant company policies. processes, procedures and
guidance to consistently achieve required standards or benchmarks.

·       Self-empowerment to
enable development of open communication, teamwork and trust that are needed to
make the required changes

·       At least three years’
experience as a Risk Officer

How to apply:

All
suitably qualified candidates should send their applications and updated CVs,
present position, copies of certificates / testimonials and addresses of three
(3) referees plus day-time telephone / Mobile phone contacts to the address
below.

The
Head of Human Resources and Support Service,

Uganda
Clays Limited,

P.O.
Box 3188, Kampala.

NB:
Uganda Clays limited is an equal opportunity employer, while we thank all
applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be
contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification

Deadline: 17^th January
2020

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