The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is a statutory body established under Section 9 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act 2013, and in line with the National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda which was approved in 2008. The mandate of the PAU is to monitor and regulate the exploration, development and production, together with the refining, gas conversion, transportation and storage of petroleum in Uganda. This includes ensuring that petroleum operations in Uganda are carried out in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, guidelines, statutes and in line with international best practice for the petroleum industry.
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda now invites applications from qualified Ugandans who fully meet the required job specifications and with the right personal attributes to occupy the following positions in the Authority’s established structure.
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PAU/ED/011/401: Senior Risk Officer (01 VACANCY)
Job Summary
To ensure effective risk management in line with the PAU’s Risk Management Policy, Risk Management Framework, Risk Management Manual and Risk Management International Standards. Senior Risk Officer reports to the Manager Internal Audit. .

Key Roles and Responsibilities:
• To conduct an organization wide risk assessment, give assurance and monitor the emerging risks of the Authority.
• To communicate risks and evaluation of risk response reports to appropriate areas in the Authority and consolidate incident reports received from the departmental risk champions for presentation to Management and the Board.
• Accomplish compliance work requirements by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, guiding auditors as well as preparing presentations for management coaching on risk management.
• To continuously update the Authority’s risk, register and provide quarterly reports on risk management activities.
• To coordinate the Enterprise risk management activities of the Authority and operationalize the risk management framework. In consultation with Management, establish detailed guidelines for communication, to support the implementation of the risk management framework.
• Investigate all noncompliance related cases and present a report. Consults with the legal department as needed to resolve difficult legal compliance issues.
• To respond to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards of conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures. Develop and oversee a system for uniform handling of such violations.
• Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develop/implement corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues and provide general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
• Provide reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep the Board and senior management informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts.
• Institute and maintain an effective compliance communication program for the organization and communicate all fraud cases for further investigation.
• Coordinate the collection risk information from source systems, departments, and report and generate a report. Analyze the data and apply to various key risk areas to update the risk profile.
• Review emerging national and international laws and regulations and advisories for issues which may affect the Authority both in terms of risk and compliance.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Character & Competencies
• Demonstrate excellent technical knowledge of; Risk Management, Audit planning and implementation, Quality assurance, Investigation, Data analytics and reporting.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Innovative and with a proven high level of integrity.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Basic Qualifications
• An honors Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance, Business Administration / Commerce, Law, obtained from a recognized University.
• A Master’s degree in Business or a Management related field obtained from a recognized awarding institution.
• Five (5) years’ working experience in Risk Management, three (3) of which must have been at supervisory level gained from a reputable organization.
• Full professional qualification in Accountancy or Audit obtained from a recognized Institution/body.
• Must be a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU).
• Certification in Internal Audit and membership to the Institute of Internal Auditors
Added Advantage:
• Possession of any additional qualifications like CRISK, CIRM, and CRMA.