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The Director, Corporate Secretarial, Risk Management & Governance is responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust governance framework across the Value Creation Centre (VCC) and its legal entities. The role ensures effective corporate governance, board administration, risk management, regulatory compliance, business continuity, and stakeholder oversight while supporting the VCC's strategic growth and operational excellence.
The role will act as the trusted advisor to the Chief of VCC, PSA/PTSI Boards, VCC Executive Committee, and senior stakeholders on governance, risk, compliance, and legal entity management matters.The role acts as the trusted advisor to the Chief of VCC, PSA/PTSI Boards, VCC Executive Committee, and senior stakeholders on governance, risk, compliance, and legal entity management matters.
Corporate Secretarial & Board Governance
Serve as the lead corporate secretary for VCC legal entities.
Manage Board and Committee governance processes, including: Board calendars and annual governance plans
Agenda planning and paper reviews
Board packs and meeting coordination
Minutes, resolutions, and action tracking
Ensure compliance with statutory and corporate governance requirements.
Maintain legal entity records, registers, delegated authorities, and governance documentation.
Support Board effectiveness reviews and governance assessments.
Manage matters reserved for Boards and governance authorities.
Coordinate interactions with Company Secretaries, Legal, Risk, Internal Audit, and external regulators.
Governance Framework & Policy Management
Design and maintain the VCC Governance Framework.
Develop and oversee Governance policies, Terms of Reference, Decision Authority Matrix, Delegation of Authority frameworks, Governance standards and operating procedures
Ensure governance structures remain fit-for-purpose as VCC scales.
Drive governance reporting and management information for leadership and Boards.
Lead periodic governance reviews and maturity assessments.
Enterprise Risk Management
Establish and maintain the VCC risk management framework.
Facilitate Risk identification, Risk assessment, Risk monitoring, Risk reporting, Maintain the enterprise risk register.
Coordinate Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA).
Monitor emerging risks across: Operational risk, Regulatory risk, Technology risk, Third-party risk, Strategic risk, Conduct risk
Drive risk mitigation plans and management actions.
Present risk reports to VCC leadership and Boards.
Compliance & Regulatory Oversight
Ensure adherence to Group policies, governance standards, and local regulatory requirements.
Coordinate regulatory assessments for VCC services and onboarding activities.
Monitor compliance obligations and regulatory developments.
Support regulatory submissions, inspections, and engagements.
Partner with Legal and Compliance teams to manage regulatory issues and remediation activities.
Maintain compliance reporting and governance dashboards.
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Forum Leadership
Lead the VCC Governance, Risk & Compliance Forum.
Establish governance rhythms and reporting mechanisms.
Coordinate issue escalation and resolution.
Drive cross-functional governance alignment across all functions (Operations, Tech, Finance, Risk, HR, etc)
Prepare materials and recommendations for VCC EXCO and entity Boards.
Business Continuity & Resilience
Own the VCC Business Continuity Management framework.
Ensure business continuity plans remain current and tested.
Coordinate crisis…