Director, Governance. Risk and Compliance

Role Summary:

Responsible for developing and establishing the Enterprise Governance and Risk Management framework supporting governing bodies' decisions and identifying threats respectively, supervising the establishment of the Compliance framework, managing compliance, and improving business processes and operations. The Corporate Governance General Manager will play a role in establishing the Company’s Internal Control System that supports the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of policies and frameworks.

Main Responsibilities:

• Establish an enterprise governance Framework (including Data Governance) that supports the decisions of the governing bodies, ensures alignment of the strategical and tactical plans, defines roles and responsibilities, and sets the KPIs


• Develop and deploy the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (Including Business Continuity Management) that supports periodical identification of threats and considers appropriate measures to mitigate them through periodical monitoring and appropriate reporting.


• Supervise the establishment of the Compliance frame by designing and implementing compliance programs (internal and external regulations); Manage compliance and improve business processes and operations by supporting a program of internal audits and external assessments against adopted standards.


• Perform and/or manage internal reviews of SAFE’s Projects and Services against the industry standards (including maintaining active licenses with all governing entities). 


• Establish and deploy the Company’s Internal Control System that supports the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of sound business processes, conduct reviews and monitor compliance with approved policies, procedures, and frameworks, using the Continuous Improvement Process, identify processes requiring improvement, coordinate prioritization and implementation of these improvements using appropriate tools and techniques.


• Lead the development of SAFE’s cyber security program (policies, procedures, protocols, regulations, standards, etc.).  Advise and direct Corporate IT and Technology Solutions on implementing and operating cyber security measures and safeguards.


• Manage the dealings, discussions, and representation of SAFE with external regulatory bodies.

Managerial Accountability:

• Foster a culture of cooperation, learning and development, and leadership.


• Provide leadership and development advice to direct reports.

Attract, recruit, and retain a high-performance management team; provide mentoring as a cornerstone to the management career development program.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree Business Management / Facilities Management, or a related field.


• 15+ years of experience in various rules.


• Prefer Professional Certificates: MBA, GRCP, CRMA, CISA

Required Skills:

• Strong verbal & written communication skills in both English & Arabic.

 Leadership Competency:

Driving Success:

• Translates SAFE vision and goals into clear, specific, and achievable objectives. Takes control of projects, leading on key tasks and monitoring others to ensure they fulfil their roles effectively.


• Demonstrates belief in and personal commitment to SAFE vision and mission. Fulfills commitments while maintaining high levels of productivity and output for self and team.


• Builds an understanding of key stakeholders (including shareholders) , their needs, drivers, and constraints. Develop common understanding across widely competing needs.


• Interacts well with others, quickly establishing rapport and maintaining useful relationships with internal and external stakeholders for the organization’s benefit. 

Building Relationships:

Engaging Individuals:

• Creates a team identity and shared purpose among team members. Articulates the vision for the future to motivate others to action. Finds effective ways to empower individuals and help them succeed.


• Focuses on developing, coaching, and mentoring talent to enhance skills, knowledge, and abilities to improve individual and organizational performance. 


• Self-driven and acts proactively.


• Pursues goals with persistence and stamina, works on tasks thoroughly, ensuring accuracy and meeting standards.


• Maintains high levels of quality and effectiveness of work outputs and achieves outstanding results.

 Core Competency:    

Dependability: 

Collaboration:

• Collaborates constructively with people at all levels across the organization.


• Helps colleagues, is always available to the team, and delivers on team commitments.


• Trusts the guidance and direction of colleagues and senior members of the team.

Analytical Thinking:

• Examines, evaluates, and analyses different types of information objectively. 


• Spots trends and patterns, establishes key facts clearly and interprets numerical data effectively.


• Provides insights and identifies ways to improve things. Trusts intuition about which methods will work best.

Effective Communication:

• Listens attentively and seeks to understand before being understood.


• Explains things clearly and articulates and presents information effectively and confidently.


• Challenges ideas effectively and presents persuasive arguments by presenting a strong case.