Manager, Environment & Sustainability Risk

Position:  Manager, Environment & Sustainability Risk

Reports to: Director Compliance, Governance and Corporate Services

Sector: Environment

Job Location: NEOM

Role Purpose:

The primary purpose of the role is to be the internal NEOM Environment focal point and subject matter expert that works collaboratively with the senior leadership of NEOM Environment to establish, implement and lead the internal governance, risk, and compliance program. In addition, this role will be the internal focal point to liaise and work collaboratively with the NEOM central Governance, Risk and Compliance organization. This role will develop, recommend, and implement actions that identify, evaluate, mitigate and control NEOM Operations’ risks.

Key Accountabilities:

• Works with the NEOM Environment leadership to establish and implement the internal Governance, Risk, and Compliance Program
• Directly responsible for policies, procedures, and controls to assure compliance with applicable NEOM policies, procedures, and audit requirements as well as good business practices
• Develop and manage a risk management program including development, evaluation, and adherence to multiple areas of practice
• Develop a risk program that identifies and classifies risks, defines appropriate tolerances, prioritizes mitigation activities, and measures risk levels
• Define key elements of effective risk management and governance programs Provide recommendations and institute realistic changes that reduce or eliminate compliance risks.
• Establish and oversee formal risk analysis and self-assessments program for various systems, processes, and in accordance with recognized industry standards.
• Identify, assess, manage, and track remediation of risks and drive explicit requirements and timelines in all environments (inclusive of escalation measures)
• Act as an independent review/evaluation body to ensure that risk and compliance issues are appropriately evaluated and resolved
• Develop strong relationships with external audit and key stakeholders to ensure risk management oversight is understood, managed appropriately and current with all standards, guidelines, and regulations that are applicable
• Develop a compliance program that ensures compliance with NEOM Governance, Risk and Compliance policies and procedures, contractual requirements and globally recognized standards and guidelines
• Identify internal NEOM, regulatory and industry specific compliance requirements and define controls that can be used to meet those requirements
• Act as a compliance officer and serves as the intake on compliance related inquiries and coordinating with subject matter experts
• Identify required GRC tools and processes within NEOM to provide visibility and transparency
• Proactively interface with internal stakeholders to provide updates and status on all environmental governance, risks, and compliance related activities
• Interface between NEOM Environment and the NEOM Governance, Risk and Compliance organization that leads in the successful delivery of programs and plans; brings visibility to progress and performance and provides insight to facilitate decision making on issues and corrective actions.
•  Maintains a proactive pulse on all GRC plans and periodically generates progress reports and provide advanced analysis.
•  Recommend and implement continuous improvements to processes, procedures and systems and ensure proper internal controls, policies and operating procedures are in place across the NEOM Environment.
•  As required represent the PTA at internal and external meetings and to other areas of the business
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading delivering and implementing GRC programs for an organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to “win hearts and minds”; and communicate complex issues in a simple way to management, executives and the Audit Committee and Board.
• “Master facilitator” - able to organize, run and deliver quality output from risk workshops.
• Experience using/implementing Corporate Objectives/Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software/ dashboards.
• Ability to collaboratively work with stakeholders
• Skilled at planning, tracking plans, working cross department to review processes and controls, gathering, and organizing documentation and test results
• Minimum of five years of progressive experience in similar roles within Governance, Risk, Compliance
• Ability to explain technical concepts to technical and no-technical personnel
• Ability to adapt and embrace change in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Management Communication skills (oral and written)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills