Sr. Manager - Governance
Kidana | كدانة
Date: 8 hours ago
City: Mecca
Contract type: Full time
Role Main Purpose This role is responsible for overseeing and managing Kidana’s governance framework and for developing and implementing governance programs, and providing guidance to stakeholders.
Functional Responsibilities
Professional and Technical Certificates (Preferred Only): GRC Professional, Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, Certified Information Privacy Professional, Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP).
Professional Experience: A minimum of 10+ years of experience in compliance, governance or related fields is preferred.
Functional Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain Kidana’s governance framework, ensuring alignment with legal, regulatory, and organizational objectives.
- Establish and enforce governance policies, procedures, and standards, ensuring clarity, accessibility, and compliance across all levels.
- Conduct periodic reviews of governance documents, updating them in response to regulatory changes, industry best practices, and organizational needs.
- Communicate governance expectations effectively to stakeholders, ensuring awareness and adherence through training, documentation, and leadership engagement.
- Develop and implement initiatives to embed ethical values (e.g., integrity, transparency) across the organization.
- Design and maintain governance policies related to ethical conduct, conflict of interest, and whistleblowing.
- Collaborate with HR and leadership to integrate ethics into training programs, performance metrics, and corporate communications.
- Monitor and report on adherence to ethical standards, recommending improvements where needed.
- Develop engagement strategies to ensure stakeholder voices inform governance decisions (e.g., surveys, forums, advisory panels).
- Prepare public-facing governance reports (e.g., sustainability disclosures, ethics statements) to enhance transparency.
- Address stakeholder concerns related to governance practices, ensuring timely and principled responses.
- Research and benchmark global governance standards (e.g., ISO 37000) to align internal practices.
- Advise leadership on governance trends, particularly in ethics, stakeholder capitalism, and social responsibility.
- Track and analyse emerging ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) expectations from stakeholders.
- Partner with Legal, HR, and Sustainability teams to ensure governance policies reflect ethical and stakeholder priorities.
- Support internal audits of governance practices (excluding compliance/risk reviews).
- Oversee workforce planning and talent acquisition strategies, reports, figures, and budgets of risk to ensure adequate staffing levels aimed at contributing to the achievement of the strategic objectives of Kidana.
- Set performance management objectives based on risk KPI’s and performance targets for all reporting team members and perform mid-year and year-end performance reviews.
- Direct the identification of talent for pivotal roles in coordination with the Human Capital Department from a succession management standpoint.
- Take decisive action to ensure speedy resolution of unresolved grievances or conflicts among team members.
Professional and Technical Certificates (Preferred Only): GRC Professional, Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, Certified Information Privacy Professional, Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP).
Professional Experience: A minimum of 10+ years of experience in compliance, governance or related fields is preferred.
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