Senior Risk Officer H/F - Rabat
Company sector : Education / Training
COMPANY :
Born from the will to respond to the economic, social and development challenges of Morocco and Africa, the International University of Rabat (UIR), under contract with the Moroccan State, was founded in 2010 and has quickly established itself as a reference institution in higher education, recognized for its innovative model and its international outlook, in line with the best standards of higher education and research.
With more than 10,500 students, UIR offers a multidisciplinary range of training and research covering, in particular, Engineering (aerospace, automotive, energy, civil engineering, etc.), Computer Science and AI, Architecture, Health Sciences (medicine, dentistry, paramedical sciences, biomedical engineering), Humanities and Social Sciences (political science, law, communication, economics), and Management. It also supports companies and institutions in skills development through a diverse offering of Executive training, Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, DU, certificates, and tailor-made programs, in line with the challenges and transformations of Morocco's strategic sectors.
This requirement for excellence is reflected in major international accreditations and recognitions. UIR's engineering programs benefit from the accreditation of the Commission des titres d'ingénieur (CTI), as well as the European EUR-ACE® label and the American ABET accreditation, attesting to their compliance with European and international quality standards for engineering training. The University ranks among the best universities in the world, notably in the prestigious THE World University Rankings, at rank 801-1000, as well as in the THE Impact Rankings - Sustainability, at rank 400-500.
Rabat Business School (RBS) now brings together the three leading international management accreditations - AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA - and is ranked in the Top 10 worldwide by the Financial Times for its Masters in Management. This recognition makes RBS the first Business School in Morocco and French-speaking Africa to hold these three accreditations, and the fifth in Africa, a level of excellence held by less than 1% of Business Schools worldwide.
Innovation is also a major focus of its strategy. With nearly 794 patents filed, including 142 under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), UIR confirms its commitment to actively contribute to scientific production, innovation, and technological development in Morocco and Africa. Several innovations have been awarded prestigious prizes, notably at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva and the International Exhibition of Inventions in the Middle East.
Resolutely focused on the future, UIR is pursuing an ambitious development trajectory, driven by a multi-campus model, with the goal of reaching 41,000 students by 2040.
Joining UIR means contributing to a major university project and evolving in an environment driven by four fundamental values: Respect, Citizenship, Innovation, and Excellence.
Discover the testimonial of Widad Laoufir, Human Capital Director at UIR in the magazine Challenge Maroc by clicking here: https://bit.ly/4cZganL
Company culture :
Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR) operates within a strongly performance-driven and competitive culture, where ambition, academic excellence and institutional reputation are key success drivers. This environment is reinforced by a significant innovation dimension, promoting research, experimentation and the development of high-impact projects. The culture is further supported by a collaborative approach, encouraging team engagement, knowledge sharing and close leadership. To a lesser extent, structured processes help ensure operational efficiency and reliability across academic and administrative activities.
Job :
As a Senior Risk Officer, you will be involved with UIR, Foncière UIR (FUIR), and UIR Hospital (HUIR). In a context of building the function, you will contribute to setting up the risk management system, then ensure its deployment and animation. You will support management in identifying, assessing, and controlling their risks. As a close point of contact for operational staff, you will provide the Presidency and the Audit and Risk Committee with a consolidated view of risks and the level of control, and disseminate a risk culture within the entities.
As a Senior Risk Officer, your main responsibilities are:
Setting up the system and risk mapping
- Contribute, under the responsibility of the Director of Internal Audit and Risks, to defining the risk management policy, methodology, and risk framework,
- Develop the risk map of business processes (academic and student life, research, continuing education, hospital activity, real estate projects, support functions) according to the chosen approach (top-down, bottom-up, or combined), and then ensure its updating,
- Facilitate workshops for identifying and assessing risks (probability, impact, level of control) with risk owners,
- Design the system's tools: incident database, key risk indicators and alert thresholds, dashboards, and reporting models,
- Contribute to writing procedures and defining the roles of stakeholders (management, risk correspondents, committees),
Supporting management
- Advise management on the risks of their major projects, before their launch,
- Support management in defining risk control measures and in their implementation,
- Support management in implementing first-level controls and assessing their effectiveness,
- Support teams in reporting incidents and operational losses and in analyzing their causes,
Monitoring and reporting
- Monitor key risk indicators and alert in case of exceeding thresholds,
- Produce risk dashboards and prepare committee files (Presidency, Audit and Risk Committee),
- Act as the interface with the Risk departments of partners and shareholders,
Specific Risks
- Contribute to the development of the business continuity plan, then to its periodic testing and crisis management exercises,
- HUIR: support teams in identifying and monitoring risks specific to hospital activity,
- FUIR: support project teams in monitoring risks related to real estate projects (deadlines, costs, contracts) and building security,
- Monitor compliance risks (personal data protection, contractual obligations, health regulations),
Risk culture and coordination with audit
- Disseminate the culture of risk and internal control within UIR, FUIR, and HUIR, through awareness and training actions for employees,
- Establish and then manage a network of risk correspondents in the departments,
- Feed the risk-based audit plan and integrate audit findings into the mapping
Required profile :
Profile sought:
- With a Master's degree (Bac +5) in finance, risk management, or audit (business or engineering school) or equivalent, you have 5 to 8 years of experience in risk management, in banking, insurance, audit or consulting firms, or large corporations, including experience in setting up or redesigning a risk management system,
- Furthermore, you master top-down (strategic risks, interviews with management) and bottom-up (by process, workshops with operational staff) mapping approaches; experience in healthcare, real estate, or higher education is a plus,
- Furthermore, you demonstrate a supportive and pedagogical approach, project-oriented in a developing environment, strong interpersonal skills with management, conviction, rigor, and analytical and synthesis skills.
Required Skills:
- Mastery of risk management frameworks (ISO 31000, COSO ERM),
- Mapping methods (top-down, bottom-up), key risk indicators, business continuity, and crisis management,
- Good understanding of internal control and information systems,
- Advanced Excel; reporting tool (Power BI or equivalent) appreciated,
- Perfect speaking and writing skills,
- Risk management certification appreciated.
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