Title : Enterprise Risk Management Director

Employee Working Location : Partially Virtual / Hybrid (Ottawa)

Employment Status : Temporary Full-Time (10 Months)

Salary Band : $93,838 - $117,298 / year

The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

In this role, you will :

• Lead the design of Enterprise Risk Framework Components - Enhance, build, or expand Risk Identification, Risk Scoring, and Risk Reporting.
• Support the development of the Society's risk appetite statement and approach that reflects the Board and executive leadership preferences.
• Leads the development, implementation and monitoring of systems, standards, and procedures for the identification, collection, and analysis of risk related information.
• Continuously monitors the Society's enterprise risk exposure; escalate and flag areas of concern.
• Maintains a strong working relationship with internal networks across the Society; meets regularly with key stakeholders responsible for Strategic Risk mitigations and Operational Risks.
• Oversee the strategic risk register including the enhancement of key risk indicators to monitor and enhance risk mitigation, reporting and compliance.
• Create Board and Board committee reporting; identify and implement opportunities to enhance Board and other risk related reporting.
• Provide regular updates to Society Senior Management with respect to the operation of the Society's Risk Framework, including with respect to the Society's risk portfolio.
• Leads the Annual Risk Meeting in coordination with Senior Risk management and other key stakeholders.
• Investigate and assess emerging external trends & issues, industry advancements and material incidents across various industries and through external networks.
• Coordinates with Senior management across the Society to support the alignment frameworks (i.e., incident, quality, etc.) and support coordination other Champion Networks.
• Strengthen and expand the centralized risk reporting system, including ability to link reporting with other existing centralized reporting (i.e. incident reporting).
• Lead the Risk Champion network through regular meetings, facilitated discussions to share learnings and evolve the maturity of the network.
• Define Society standards for reporting and monitoring of Operational risks and in conjunction with Risk Champions, support the creation of annual risk champion plans.

What we are looking for :

• Possess a Canadian certification in Risk Management (CRM) and and/or equivalent knowledge and experience. With 7-10 years of relevant experience in risk management leadership roles in large complex organizations, preferably in non-for profit or humanitarian organization contexts.
• A post-secondary degree in relevant discipline.
• Comprehensive understanding of risk assessment principles, risk analysis, reporting, and internal controls.
• Extensive experience in leading other risk leaders, developing risk or strategic documents, tools, and procedures.
• Experience in monitoring emerging issues that could impact organizational programs and providing options for consideration to minimize impact.
• Organized, able to handle a large and varied workload and results driven to prioritize tasks and deliver deadlines.
• Produce accurate, timely, and concise reports at an executive and board level reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor on complex or unfamiliar topic to colleagues.
• Success in developing effective teams and ability to foster effective working relationships.
• Excellent presentation skills produce and deliver presentations to various audiences using appropriate presentation tools.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills, and ability to anticipate barriers and opportunities.

Working Conditions :

• Most of the work is performed in a clean and comfortable environment.
• May include long to moderate hours sitting and using computers and office equipment.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours on short notice including weekends.
• Ability to work in stressful and often ambiguous conditions.
• This position may require domestic or overseas travel to attend conferences or meetings.
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).

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Salary Band:
$93,838 - $117,298