Head of Risk and OHS | Johannesburg, Gauteng | Permanent

Are you a senior risk management professional with the strategic insight and leadership capability to strengthen operational risk management, governance and occupational health and safety? This is an opportunity to provide independent risk oversight and support across a complex, multi-functional business environment.

The Head of Risk and OHS will provide strategic direction, independent advice and operational support to strengthen risk management practices across the organisation. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the role will support the effective implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF) and Operational and Resilience Risk Management Framework (ORRMF), ensuring that operational risks are appropriately identified, assessed, managed and monitored.

The position works closely with senior functional leaders responsible for Engineering Services, Facilities Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Real Estate Management and Capital Projects. The successful candidate will help align risk practices with business strategy, support operational delivery, strengthen governance and ensure that activities comply with relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies.

The organisation operates across a broad portfolio of business functions, including engineering, facilities, property and capital project delivery. Its operating environment requires effective collaboration between senior leaders, strong risk governance and consistent attention to operational resilience, colleague wellbeing and regulatory compliance.

What You'll Do

• Provide independent and objective operational risk advice and support across the organisation's functions.

• Drive the implementation and effective positioning of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and Operational and Resilience Risk Management Framework.

• Support functional leaders responsible for Engineering Services, Facilities Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Real Estate Management and Capital Projects.

• Align risk management practices with business strategy and operational priorities.

• Ensure that activities and responsibilities are performed in accordance with regulatory requirements, enterprise risk frameworks and internal policies and standards.

• Provide operational risk guidance to functional and sub-functional leadership teams.

• Support the coordination of risk management activities across the relevant business functions.

• Contribute to the organisation's colleague agenda and the integration of risk considerations into operational decision-making.

• Promote consistent risk management practices and effective collaboration across the functional community.

What You Bring

The available job profile does not include the complete qualification, experience or competency requirements. Based on the responsibilities provided, relevant experience is likely to include:

• Senior-level experience in operational risk management, enterprise risk management or risk governance.

• A strong understanding of Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks and Operational and Resilience Risk Management.

• Experience providing independent risk advice and supporting senior business leaders.

• Exposure to complex operational environments involving engineering, facilities, property or capital projects.

• A sound understanding of regulatory compliance, internal policies and risk controls.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to influence senior management.

• Strategic thinking combined with the ability to support practical operational delivery.

• The ability to coordinate risk initiatives across multiple functions.

Formal qualifications, minimum years of experience, specific OHS certifications and technical requirements must be confirmed against the complete job specification.

What Success Looks Like

• Effective implementation and positioning of enterprise and operational risk frameworks.

• Improved risk awareness and accountability across business functions.

• Stronger alignment between operational risk management and organisational strategy.

• Effective risk advice and support to functional leadership teams.

• Consistent compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.

• Improved coordination of risk management practices across engineering, facilities, OHS, real estate and capital projects.

• Strong collaboration between senior stakeholders and operational teams.

• A proactive approach to identifying and addressing operational risk exposures.