Senior Officer - Procurement Control & Governance

About This Role

Role       : Senior Officer – Procurement Control & Governance

Location : Abu Dhabi

Role Purpose:

• Bring ADIB into governance with CBUAE Regulations for Outsourcing plus validating on a bank level.
• Support the implementation of Third Party Risk Management on a bank level.
• Support the implementation of CB requirements related to Operational Resilience.
• Manage the engagement with risk functions for outsourcing and other risk topics.
• Lead the ongoing update of Procurement Policies and Procedures.
• Support in reviewing and ongoing update of Procurement Risks & Controls assessments “RCSAs”, KRIs, issues & actions, including system inputs and update.
• Conduct regular control testing of Procurement Controls.
• Support in the preparation and update of Procurement business continuity plans and coordinate business continuity testing.
• Support the regular reviews conducted by CMAT, internal Audit & external Auditors including Central bank.

Key Accountabilities of the role

Strategic/Relational:

• Outsourcing: Support the implementation of Central Bank of the UAE regulations & principles related to Outsourcing with regards to assessment of risks, preparation of committees’ agenda/MoMs, follow up on confirmations & approvals on a bank level supporting all businesses/departments.
• TPRM: Drive the implementation of Third Party Risk Management on a bank level.
• Operational Resilience: Support the implementation of CB requirements related to Operational Resilience.
• Risk Management: Represent Procurement in risk related committees and discussions and prepare Procurement packs in relevant committees.
• Policies & Procedures: Support in updating Procurement & outsourcing policy, procedures, forms.
• Drive the implementation of systems/tools on ongoing basis from control & governance perspective.

Functional:

• Support closing/rectifying CB observations, conducting clean up exercise of existing Outsourcing Agreements.
• Support in the regular review of existing Outsourcing Agreements in terms of Risk Assessment update & Performance evaluation.
• RCSAs: Review and ongoing update of Procurement Risks & Controls assessments “RCSAs”, manage GRC system inputs, follow up & update.
• BORM: Conduct regular control testing as per the outcomes of the RCSAs.
• Regularly review, update and reporting of Procurement KRIs, issues & actions on GRC.
• Support Businesses & Departments in assessing Outsourcing controls managed by Procurement.
• BCM: Support in the preparation and update of Procurement business continuity plans, business impact analysis, support BCM to conduct business continuity testing, update BCM records/systems with Procurement BCM related information, maintain and regularly update Procurement call tree.
• CB related Activities: Maintain & drive the preparation of the Outsourcing Register for onward submission to the Central bank of the UAE.
• Second Line of Defence Engagements: Support the engagement with 2LoD for outsourcing arrangements confirmations and other risk topics connected to Procurement process, oversee & follow up workflow tasks created for 2LoD members confirmations for all Outsourcing arrangements
• Support the regular reviews conducted by CMAT, internal Audit & external Auditors including Central bank.

Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge Required for this role:

• Minimum – bachelor’s

degree

• CIPS/equivalent accreditation is a plus
• Project Management experience
• Business English-verbal and written
• Professional Certificate in Risk Management is a plus
• Expert in MS tools
• Arabic speaking is preferred
• IT background is preferred