Risk and Compliance Officer

The Mater Hospital was opened in 1962 by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order of Nuns originating from Ireland, three years after registering themselves as the Registered Trustees of an entity under the Perpetual Succession Act (the succeeding legislation after independence). The “Sisters of Mercy” first set up a 60 bed general hospital to cat…

Risk and Compliance Officer

Main Duties

• Co-ordinating and improving risk management within departments

• Reviewing all Internal & External Audit reports to extract relevant risk & control information for use in reporting and remediation.

• Monitoring and reporting on any adverse Key Performance Indicator / Key Risk Indicator trends that arise.

• Monitoring resolution of all associated Internal Audit recommendations post audit issues

• Assessing compliance with policies and procedures in the departmental units, with emphasis on controls strengthening.

• Tracking and analysing incidences of frauds (successful and attempted) identify causes and implement with respective units’ comprehensive measures to close loopholes.

• Supporting the training of staff on Risk and Control Self-Assessment

• Coordinating the operationalization of the Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) framework across the Hospital.

• Ensuring development and implementation of a continuous risk identification and assessment program through timely completion of RCSAs and Risk Reports.

• Working with Business units within the Hospital to establish, maintain and continuously improve risk management capabilities.

• Supporting the development and improvement of Risk related Standard Operating Policies and

• Procedures across the various Business and Support units

• Ensuring sufficient follow through on management actions to mitigate risks identified.