Mater Misericordiae Hospital, a leading health care provider in East and Central Africa has excellent career opportunity. Mater Misericordiae Hospital offers exceptional, compassionate and christ-centred health care services to our clients through an innovative, engaged and competent workforce. The successful candidate will fill in the below position(s).
Risk & Compliance Officer
Position Summary
- Co-ordinating the implementation of risk and compliance framework; risk identification, assessment, and mitigation process
- Support the embedding of Risk Management into the operations of the Hospital
- Performing independent reviews on compliance with the Hospital-laid policies and procedures; observance of regulatory requirements and highlight exceptions or violations
- Coordinating the Risk & Compliance Departments general administrative& Operational functions
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinating and improving risk management within departments
- Reviewing all internal and external audit reports for 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
- Tracking and analyzing incidences of fraud (successful and attempted) identifying causes and implementing 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 and control self-assessment (RCSA) framework across the hospital
- Ensuring development and implementation of continuous risk identification and assessment program through timely completion of RCSA 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
- Interdepartmental support in collecting and collating risk and compliance management information for management review
- Championing documentation of inter-departmental Service Level Agreements during quality assurance reviews
- Business Continuity Management through updating, training of staff, testing as per schedule, and supporting the development and implementation of the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) framework for the hospital
- Coordinating the administrative and logistical duties of the risk and compliance department
Required Qualifications for the Position
- University graduate with a business, Legal, or IT academic background
- A risk, audit, and information security risk-related professional qualification is an added advantage
- 3 years of working experience in the healthcare industry, with sound exposure to hospital operations, regulatory, and compliance requirements
- Well-rounded knowledge of the hospital’s operations and processes and excellent knowledge of hospital policies and procedures
- Ability to anticipate and mitigate risk by developing appropriate risk management policies for the hospital
- Well informed on relevant regulatory requirements and risk management guidelines in healthcare
- Working knowledge of quality management systems especially in healthcare
If you are interested in the above position and you meet the requirements listed, please send your application together with a detailed CV, Copies of Academic Certificates, a copy of your latest pay slip (if applicable), and three [3] referees and include their telephone contacts and email address to [email protected] to reach us not later than 19thJuly 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
