Risk and Compliance Officer

Communicare is a dynamic and independent social enterprise that responds to the country’s housing crisis. We manage a growing residential portfolio in the affordable and social housing markets. Our social enterprise business model makes us the most sustainable provider of discounted rentals in South Africa. We also have a social development arm providing support services to our tenants, such as life skills, job seekers and active aging programs.

We are not just another landlord. We make a difference!

The Risk and Compliance Officer would manage and monitor an integrated approach to risk and compliance in the organisation which balances the need to protect the organization, to enhance performance and to drive value creation.

Compliance management, performance risk management, insurance management, health and safety.

• Monitor compliance to legislation and regulations
• Inform management of new legislation and regulations and arrange information sessions or training if needed
• Compile and manage compliance Framework
• Manage Fraud Prevention Strategy
• Monitor and report on all compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Ensure that appropriate risk management systems are developed, implemented and reviewed to achieve alignment with strategic decision-making and performance measures
• Ensure that risk appetite and risk tolerances are well defined
• Monitor and assess risk management across all departments treatment plans for each business unit to ensure that risk processes are comprehensive, continuous, coordinated and consistent
• Ensure that all company assets and risks are adequately insured
• Manage claim process and self-insurance fund
• Co-ordinate Health and safety committee meetings for the company
• Ensure that appointment letters of Health and Safety Representatives are in place
• Ensure training of the health and safety representatives
• Provide guidance to the Health and Safety committee
• Co-ordinate and monitor health and safety compliance in the company
• Compile and maintain the incident register
• Keep updated with Health and Safety legislation and regulations
• Ensure that all Health and safety documentation remain compliant
• Induction of new staff on health and safety