Director of Risk Strategy
Girls For Girls Africa Mental Health Foundation
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: South Africa
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Salary
💰 ZAR 124,000 - ZAR 150,000 per month
Job Level
About the role
- Lead a technology-first Enterprise Risk Management strategy across platforms, partners, markets, and user groups
- Own and maintain the organisational risk register, ensuring accurate and up-to-date enterprise risk documentation
- Define and drive a Risk Automation Roadmap, embedding automated controls, biometric verification, and digital identity assurance into product and operational workflows
- Provide the Executive team with predictive, data-driven risk insights derived from analytics and automated risk signals
- Integrate risk strategy into platform architecture, data pipelines, AI models, and claims or reimbursement workflows
- Champion a prevent-by-design approach, embedding risk prevention mechanisms directly into technology systems
- Ensure automated preventative controls such as biometric validation, geolocation rules, eligibility checks, and abnormal claim detection are integrated into feature design
- Drive the adoption of self-correcting and continuously improving control mechanisms
- Oversee the development of an automated detection ecosystem, including machine learning fraud models, risk scoring, biometric anomaly detection, and behavioural analytics
- Lead rapid, technology-enabled responses such as automated account lockdowns, geo-blocking, biometric re-verification, and dynamic rule updates
- Strengthen claims assurance through automated validation, biometric proof-of-service, geospatial confirmation, and reconciliation systems
- Integrate technology-enabled risk controls into partner onboarding and monitoring processes
- Lead technology-supported crisis response and business continuity planning
- Continue to evolve risk practices in line with global best practice and emerging technologies.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Finance, Business, Risk Management, or a related quantitative field
- Professional certification such as FRM, PRM, or similar is strongly preferred
- 10–15 years of progressive experience in risk management, including substantial experience within financial services, fintech, health, or insurance environments
- Proven experience leading Enterprise Risk Management frameworks aligned with global standards such as ISO 31000
- Strong technical expertise in risk modelling, data analytics, machine learning applications in fraud detection, and ERM systems
- Demonstrated experience embedding automated risk controls within digital platforms and product ecosystems
- Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to provide strategic insights to senior leadership and donors
- Proven leadership experience managing and developing risk teams
- Strong analytical capability, regulatory understanding, and commitment to ethical standards.
Benefits
- Great secondary benefits, such as health and accident insurance and a work-from-home package
- A personal development budget
- Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go
- Growth opportunities
- A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things
- A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
risk managementrisk automationdata analyticsmachine learningrisk modellingbiometric verificationautomated controlsfraud detectiondigital identity assuranceenterprise risk management systems
Soft Skills
executive communicationleadershipanalytical capabilitystrategic insightsteam managementcommitment to ethical standardsorganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaboration
Certifications
Master’s degree in FinanceMaster’s degree in BusinessMaster’s degree in Risk ManagementFRMPRM