Risk Manager Job in Kenya

Vacancy: Risk Manager

The Organisation: Our

client is a highly reputable global firm that offers bespoke management

consulting support to leading organisations seeking to enhance business

performance.
 

The Project: The organisation seeks to

implement a donor funded 6 year programme, whose core objective is to

provide Sustainable Urban Economic Development (SUED) in Small and

Medium Towns (SMTs) in Kenya. 

The program is anchored on three key pillars:
 

 

a)

Improved urban economic planning at the County level: comprising

demand-led technical assistance to both County governments / Private

Sector actors to maximise sustainable, private sector-led urban growth;
 

b)

Improved sub-national business environment reforms to improve

County-level investment climate constraints for private-sector led urban

growth and develop pro-poor market development strategies;
 

c)

Establishment of an Urban Investment Advisory Facility (UIAF) to

support public-private investment in Infrastructure and high potential

value chains.
 

The Positions: To successfully deliver

on this programme, our client seeks to setup a high calibre Project

Management Unit, where team members are best fit by position, with the

right skills set and a balanced mix of local and international talent.
 

Risk Manager

Ref: FLSUED03
 

Role Purpose: The Risk Manager will oversee and direct all aspects of risk from project design, planning, scheduling, budgeting and implementation. 

The Risk Manager ensures effective management of resources required to accomplish all aspects of the programme in scope, schedule, and budget.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and establish a holistic SUED risk management matrix covering all the components of the programme


• Oversee the integration of the risk management within individual projects, ensuring the level of service support is available for each project in development and/or delivery.


• Lead the formulation of corrective action plans and leads discussions with the project delivery teams, confirm their suitability and monitor effective implementation to ensure arising risks are resolved with efficiency for both internal and external stakeholders


• Maintain and regularly update the risk register and immediately highlights any risks that could impact on the critical path.

Desired Competencies and Experience

• A graduate degree in related field in addition to specialised qualifications in Risk Management


• Extensive and proven experience working on risk management within large-scale and complex projects


• Strong facilitation and problem solving skills


• Ability to work effectively with members of the PMU as well as with external stakeholders


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Application Procedure:
 

Interested

candidates who meet the above requirements should submit their

applications to include, a cover letter; and an up-to-date CV via email

to: cvs@hpdafrica.com.

Please quote the job title and job code in the subject line.

The closing date for receiving applications is October 30th 2015.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.