Strategic Performance and Risk Management Specialist

Job Description

University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) is the first national applied University in the State of Qatar, offering bachelors and masters degrees in addition to certificates and diplomas in various fields. UDST has 64 programs in the fields of Engineering & Technology, Industrial Trades, Business, Computing and Information Technology, Health Sciences, Continuing and Professional Education and more.With more than 700 staff and over 7,000 students, UDST is the destination for top-notch applied and experiential learning. The University is recognized for its student-centered learning and state-of-the-art facilities. Our faculty are committed to delivering pedagogically-sound learning experiences with incorporation of innovative technological interventions, to further enhance students skills and help develop talented graduates that can effectively contribute to a knowledge-based economy and make Qatars National Vision 2030 a reality.The Institutional Excellence Directorate is inviting nominations and applications for the position of Strategic Performance and Risk Management Specialist. Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Planning & Risk Management, the incumbent will be responsible to identify, assess and develop risk management strategies in collaboration with UDST Business Units to assist them in managing their risks while enhancing overall performance and strategic planning.ÿDuties:The ideal candidate will develop and maintain the Risk Management Framework and Risk Register for UDST. She/he will need to Develop and update the UDSTs Risk Policy, Risk Management Framework and Risk Register to enable units to manage their risks and support effective decision making and prioritization.The successful candidate needs to Monitor and evaluate Universitys performance against key strategic objectives and benchmarks and facilitate continuous improvements to risk identification and reporting across the UDST.The successful candidate will conduct extensive analysis to quantify risks to come up with adequate recommendations and ways to control or reduce risk. She/he needs to coordinate with relevant Business Units on risk related matters to provide advice on the actions that need to be taken across UDST while documenting and ensuring communication of key risks.The successful candidate will develop and implement a risk assessment model, associated system and processes to monitor validity of risk modeling outputs, in addition to gathering risk-related data from external resources and internally to be used for risk management and strategic planning.ÿThe ideal candidate will be expected to conduct benchmarking studies on risk management and strategic performance and best practices. She/he need to be able to Identify and propose KPIs related to risks and strategic performance. The incumbent needs to prepare reports and/or presentations that outline findings, explain risk positions, or recommend changes.The successful candidate needs to facilitate continuous improvements to risk identification and reporting across the UDST. Similarly, she/ he needs to Coordinate with Institutional Research and Quality Assurance teams, HSSE, Legal, IT, finance and other business units on risk related matters to advise on the actions that need to be taken across UDST.

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