Risk Management Officer

Job Purpose:

To support the development and implementation of risk management strategies and frameworks within Emarat, ensuring effective identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks while promoting a culture of risk awareness across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the manager in developing and updating key components of the ERM Framework including policies and procedures, roles and responsibilities, risk assessment criteria, and other components.

• Support the manager in identifying strategic risk training needs with regards to risk management practices and ERM activities.

• Support in planning, designing and implementing an overall enterprise-wide risk management process and implementation plan.

• Recommend enhancements to the ERM Framework.

• Coordinate Risk Assessment across departments / sectors.

• Assist Risk owners in the implementation of the risk management process for assessing, treating and reporting of risks.

• Support in developing risk identification and assessment workshops for identifying, analyzing and evaluating risks.

• Review departmental risk registers for completeness and accuracy.

• Support in the development of Emarat’s entity-wide risk register including the top key risks, treatment plans and Key Risk Indicators.

Quality & Excellence Management:

• Assist in completing periodic reviews over the effectiveness of ERM policies, procedures, and controls.

• Monitor and report the status and the completion percentage of risk treatment plans against the agreed milestones.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Required: Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field.

• Preferred: Relevant professional certification (e.g., CERA, CRM, PRM)

Experience:

• Required: 3-5 years of experience.

• 2-3 years of experience may be considered exceptional for candidates of high caliber.

• Preferred: Proven experience in governance and risk management in an energy company.