[ref. h62290817] Manager - Governance, Risk & Compliance - Dubai

Job Description

About Dubai Holding Land Estate:

Dubai Holding Land Estates oversees a diverse land portfolio strategically located across Dubais most sought-after areas. With convenient access to major highways, nearby amenities, and flexible land use options, investors are presented with unique opportunities for development and growth.

Through the centralization of Dubai Holdings land bank, Dubai Holding Land Estates focuses on large-scale master plans, ensuring alignment with the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, whilst also supporting the businesss commitment to sustainable urban development and strategic land portfolio management.

Job Purpose:

Lead Governance, Risk & Compliance through the development of governance, risk & compliance strategies, policies, processes, procedures, delegation of authoritys matrices and guidelines to mitigate the risks and implement necessary procedures to ensure compliance with company&aposs policies, laws and regulations.

Key Accountabilities:

• Strategy & Framework:
• Develop and implement a comprehensive Governance, Risk & Compliance strategy and framework, covering enterprise-wide risk management, regulatory compliance, and internal controls aligned with business objectives
• Integrate GRC practices with project management where applicable to ensure risk-aware decision making.
• Embed and promote effective governance, risk management, and compliance practices across the vertical to foster a strong risk culture
• Governance:
• Adopt and implement corporate governance best practices.
• Lead and coordinate the development, review, and approval of corporate governance, risk, and compliance policies in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, in line with DH.
• Contribute to the set up and review of internal governance structures for various functions.
• Support Internal Audit /Government Audit teams to facilitate closure of high-risk audit recommendations and identify process gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare regular reports pertaining to governance dashboards, compliance status, risk management as per DH requirements.
• Enterprise Risk Management:
• Lead implementation of the Risk Management Framework, promoting a risk culture and ensuring risks are managed appropriately by Risk Owners.
• Conduct risk assessment and oversee mitigation plans.
• Appoint, train and support risk champions across functions.
• Monitor compliance and report on significant risks to GRC Director.
• Develop and review annual risk appetite.
• Maintain and report the vertical risk register, and report to GRC Director, CEO and DH Head of ERM on major risks.
• Compliance:
• Identify, assess and monitor compliance Risks.
• Assist, support and advise Executive Management and employees on Compliance obligations.
• Support functions in policy and procedures development.
• Coordinate with legal regulatory updates and alerts (as applicable).
• Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal policies and procedures, systems and controls to manage Compliance Risk.
• Provide advisory services to the functions on an on-going basis, including responding to queries and issues as they arise.
• Policies, Processes and Procedures:
• GRC promotes a standardized approach to policies and procedures to avoid conflicts and gaps & ensures that policies reflect best practices and industry standards reviewing and approval to ensure they adequately address risks and compliance obligations before seeking final approvals
• DOA:
• Develop and maintain vertical DOA and ensure alignment with DH DOA.
• Provide guidance and training teams on accurate interpretation and application of the DOA.
• Coordinate DOA changes and updates, stakeholder reviews and approvals.
• Transactional Compliance Review:
• Review transaction submitted to vertical CEO for compliance with internal policies and DOAs.
• Internal Control Framework:
• Assess and test internal controls to manage business and financial risks (including fraud risks).
• Ensure control design and control effectiveness are adequately tested.
• Report findings and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Executive Management Committee focal point of contact:
• Act as a focal point of contact for EMC document submission.
• Ensuring compliance with all internal DOAs, policies and procedures
• Disseminate EMC instructions and provide updates to EMC secretary.
• Business Continuity & Crisis Management:
• Establish and maintain BCM protocols as per DH guidelines.
• Planning and Reporting:
• Assist in development of operational plans.
• Monitor compliance and suggest improvements based on best practices.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports to Management as per DH requirements.
• Prepare reports to support informed decision-making by senior management.

Key Requirements:

• Graduate/post-graduate in any discipline preferably in Finance/Accounting
• CIA or any equivalent certification is a must.
• Knowledge of Governance, Risk & Compliance techniques and methods.
• Minimum 710 years of experience in Governance, Compliance, and Risk Management, with at least 5 years of experience within a consultancy firm, with exposure to GRC development.

About the Benefits:

We strongly believe in creating an empowered workforce that will help us build a connected city for tomorrow. We are committed to attracting the brightest minds and nurturing the most pioneering candidates who desire to make a great impact on the future of Dubai.