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Risk and Compliance Officer Job Opportunity at Uganda Martyrs University

Organization: Uganda Martyrs University

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: June 30, 2026

Work Hours: 8

Experience: 36 Months

Education Level: Bachelor Degree

About Uganda Martyrs University

Uganda Martyrs University is a private University affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda. The University is owned by the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda. It is licensed by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate the implementation of the University-wide risk management framework aligned to strategy.
• Establish maintain and coordinate the updating of risk register across all faculties/departments and campuses.
• Track and analyse the risk incidents and root causes, and monitor the effectiveness of the implemented risk mitigation and control measures.
• Identify and assess strategic, operational, financial, academic and reputational risk.
• Monitor and report key risk indicators and escalate emerging risks to Management and Council Audit Committee.
• Develop and maintain compliance register (laws regulations, accreditation and standard policies) and monitor adherence.
• Coordinate periodic risk and compliance assessments across faculties/departments to evaluate adherence to policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and update a centralized risk database and support preparation of periodic risk and compliance reports.
• Advise and support faculties/departments in strengthening internal controls.
• Conduct control self-assessments (CSA) with Management.
• Support development, review and harmonization of University policies and all standard operating procedures.
• Ensure policies are aligned to legal and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct risk management, compliance requirements ethics and governance trainings and build a risk awareness culture among staff.
• Provide risk information to inform planning processes, including internal audit.
• Facilitate access to risk and compliance information for assurance functions, including internal audit.
• Follows-up on audit recommendations from a risk mitigation perspective.
• Prepare quarterly risk reports to Management and Audit Committee of Council.
• Support and coordinate compliance assessments across faculties/departments to evaluate adherence to policies and provide advisory feedback to Management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• The candidate should have a Bachelors degree in either Risk Management, Accounting and Finance, Business Administration and Management, Law or in any other relevant discipline from a recognized institution.
• Professional Certification as; Certified Risk Management Professional (CRMP), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Certified Pubic Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
• S/he should have a minimum of at least 3 years working experience in risk management, compliance audit, or governance.
• Experience in higher education or regulated institutions will also be an added advantage.
• S/he should have strong understanding of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Frameworks Compliance and Regulatory Environments and Internal Control Systems.
• S/he should have the ability to develop risk registers and compliance matches.
• S/he should have good analytical and reporting skills.
• S/he should be of high integrity and ethical conduct.
• S/he should have strong stakeholder engagement and influence skills.
• S/he should be Proactive with a solution-oriented mindset.
• S/he should have strong judgment and decision-making ability.

How to Apply

All applications should reach the Director, Human Resources by 30th June 2026. Applications for the post must be accompanied with:

• An up-to-date CV
• Copies of relevant documents
• A current day telephone contact and/or email address

Each application should be accompanied by two confidential recommendations in sealed envelopes from their referees.

Applications should be addressed to:

Director, Human Resources,
Uganda Martyrs University,
P.O. Box 5498 Kampala

Or email to: directorhr@umu.ac.ug

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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