Kenya Power Risk Officer Job vacancy

Kenya Power Career Opportunity
Applications are hereby invited for the following vacancy with Kenya Power.

Risk Officer
1 Post
Job Ref: HR: KP1/5CB/719

Reporting to the Chief Officer, Risk Management, the Risk Officer will be responsible for the
following duties;

• Implementing the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework.
• Establishing a Crisis Management Plan to ensure effective and co-ordinated response mechanisms to emergencies and or disasters.
• Developing and managing a comprehensive, balanced risk portfolio.
• Scanning environmental risks and identifying new threats and opportunities that may impact on the business.
• Preparing risk mitigation implementation and follow up plans and mechanisms and risk reporting channels.
• Conducting risk assessment, risk quantification and risk sensitivity analyses.
• Updating Divisional Risk Registers.
• Create awareness and embed a risk based decision making culture.
• Provision of secretariat and other support for the various established Corporate ERM Steering Committees.
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned.

Appointment Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or Accounting/Mathematics or other comparable qualifications from a recognized Institution.
• Possession of a relevant Postgraduate Degree will be an added advantage.
• At least six (6) years’ work experience with wide exposure to risk management and risk compliance issues or handling energy risks.
• Training in Risk Evaluation and Management.
• Registered Member of a recognized professional body of Risk management or related bodies i.e. Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) or Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Certified Enterprise Risk Manager (CERM) or Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRM).
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrable ethical and integrity credentials.
• Excellent conceptual, analytical and reporting skills.
• Information gathering and analysis skills.
• IT User skills.

How to Apply

Interested persons should send their applications and detailed CVs, copies of relevant academic and professional certificates and testimonials, e-mail address, day time mobile/telephone contact and names of three (3) referees to reach the undersigned not later than Friday, 31st July 2015.

The General Manager
Human Resources & Administration
Kenya Power
P 0 Box 30099 – 00100
Nairobi, Kenya.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Kenya Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

www.kenyapower.co.ke