Wiseman Wana
Risk Specialist
Johanneburg
Summary
A seasoned compliance and risk leader with over 10 years’ experience across public sector governance, audit, and regulatory oversight. Proven ability to lead and embed enterprise risk and compliance frameworks, manage stakeholder relationships, and support strategic imperatives. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, audit processes, and risk mitigation within public safety environments. Committed to good governance, service delivery excellence, and ethical leadership.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
5
5
Languages
Work History
Risk Specialist
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
08.2023 - Current
- Draft and implement effective risk management programme plans by performing activities that assist in identifying potential exposure
- Draft and implementation effective compliance management framework
- Identification, tracking, monitoring and reporting risks impact on the attainment of the objectives of the city and its entities
- Establishing and maintaining stakeholder relations
- Facilitation of risk identification and assessments throughout the city and its entities
- Facilitate compliance risk identification and assessment throughout the city
- Supervising risk officers
- Assist in developing and review Risk Management Policy and Framework
- Plan and Conduct Risk Management workshops
Risk and Compliance Officer
Madibeng Local Municipality
10.2017 - 07.2023
- Facilitation of enterprise and compliance risk identification and assessments
- Guiding identification of risks associated with the operations and compliance of the municipality
- Identification of shortcomings on Business Continuity Plan/Business Recovery Plan
- Monitoring of Risk Management and Compliance Performance
- Highlight embedding of compliance programs, legal/regulatory implementation, governance, risk assessment and mitigation
- Facilitating departmental meetings
- Implementation of compliance action plans
- Implementation of fraud action plans
- Ensure Regulatory and Legislative Compliance
- Plan and Conduct Risk, Compliance and Ethics workshops
- Supervising Assistant Risk and Compliance Officer and Interns in the department
- Monitor Changes in Legislation and Standards
Acting Manager: Enterprise Risk Management unit
Madibeng Local Municipality
11.2017 - 01.2018
- Develop the overall enterprise risk management vision, risk management strategy, risk management policy, compliance management strategy as well as risk appetite and tolerance levels for approval by the Accounting Officer
- Advise the Accounting Officer on the approach and directive of implementing risk management plan.
- On-going monitoring, review and analysis of risk mitigating strategies ensuring that business risks facing the organization is adequately dealt with.
- Ensure complete risk and compliance assessment processes for all directorates.
- Develop guidelines and interact with staff at all levels to achieve a consistent coordinated approach to enterprise risk management.
- Manage the divisional staff and ensure a working synergy.
- Manage the divisional budget and account thereof.
- Communicating the risk management policy, risk management strategy and risk management implementation plan to all stakeholders in the institution
- Developing a risk assessment methodology that is aligned with the institution’s objectives at strategic, tactical and operational levels.
- Coordinating enterprise risk and compliance risk assessments within the institution / department / division / business unit on a regular basis.
- Reporting the municipal risk and compliance management progress to the Risk Management Committee and to the Executive Management on a regular basis
- Secretary of both Risk Management Committee and Integrity and Ethics Committee
- Frequent Monitoring of risks related to Operational, Compliance, Strategic, Supply Chain management, Information and Technology
Acting Senior Risk and Compliance Officer
Madibeng Local Municipality
11.2017 - 01.2018
- Facilitation of risk Identification and assessments
- Assist development of Business Continuity Plan/Business Recovery Plan
- Monitor adherence to policies and conduct investigations of non-compliance
- Ongoing monitoring of implementation of risk mitigation strategies
- Conducting risk and compliance workshops and training
- Facilitate quarterly risk and compliance reporting by departments
- Providing secretarial service to the Risk and Compliance Committee.
Assistant Internal Auditor (Risk Based)
NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
03.2017 - 09.2017
- Provide input in the development of annual audit coverage plan.
- Conduct Compliance Audits and Investigations.
- Preparing audit file for Quality Assurance purposes
- Conduct the preliminary survey, system description and risk assessments.
- Planning of audit assignments in line with the IIA standards.
- Conducting and execute audit assignment in accordance with the professional practice of Internal Auditing standards.
- Perform research on policies, acts etc that are relevant to the audit and submit these to the senior for consideration in the audit planning.
- Discussing findings of the execution with audit client in a form of informal query.
- Conducting follow Up on agreed action plans by management
- Providing inputs in draft audit report.
- Presenting audit report jointly with audit senior/supervisor
Internal Audit Intern (General Assurance)
NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
03.2015 - 02.2017
- Provide input in the development of annual audit coverage plan.
- Prepare audit notification letters and engagement memorandums.
- Preparing audit file for Quality Assurance purposes
- Conduct the preliminary survey, system description and risk assessments.
- Assisting in Planning of audit assignments in line with the IIA standards.
- Conducting and executed audit assignment in accordance with the professional practice of Internal Auditing standards.
- Perform research on policies, acts etc that are relevant to the audit and submit these to the senior for consideration in the audit planning.
- Discussing findings of the execution with audit client in a form of informal query.
- Designing and documenting working papers
- Conducting follow Up on agreed action plans by management
- Collecting sufficient, reliable and relevant audit evidence to support work performed (Working papers) and exceptions raised.
- Assists with providing inputs in draft audit report.
- Presenting audit report jointly with audit senior/supervisor
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Risk Management
University of South Africa (UNISA)
01.2022
B.Tech - Cost and Management Accounting
Walter Sisulu University
01.2013
B.Tech - Internal Auditing
Walter Sisulu University
01.2012
National Diploma - Internal Auditing
Walter Sisulu University
01.2011
National Higher Certificate - Accountancy
Walter Sisulu University
01.2009
Skills
Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement
Risk & Audit Management
Public Sector Governance
Team Leadership and Performance
Enterprise risk management
Internal controls evaluation
Operational risk management
Risk analysis
Team collaboration
Effective communication
Problem-solving aptitude
Adaptability
Analytical skills
Certification
Risk Culture (17 – 18 September 2020)
References
Yvonne, Mothibi, Risk Manager, ceo@irmsa.org.za, 011 555 1800, 073 364 8996, Madibeng Local Municipality
Affiliations
- Institute of Risk Management SA (IRMSA) member.
- Membership Number: 52139801
LEADERSHIP ROLES
- Senior Risk Specialist
- Risk and Compliance Specialist
- Acting Senior Risk and Compliance Officer: Madibeng Local Municipality
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
HybridOn-SiteRemoteSalary Range
$45000/yr - $100000/yrImportant To Me
Career advancementPersonal development programsWork-life balanceTeam Building / Company RetreatsQuote
Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.
Rene Descartes
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Risk Specialist
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
08.2023 - Current
Acting Manager: Enterprise Risk Management unit
Madibeng Local Municipality
11.2017 - 01.2018
Acting Senior Risk and Compliance Officer
Madibeng Local Municipality
11.2017 - 01.2018
Risk and Compliance Officer
Madibeng Local Municipality
10.2017 - 07.2023
Assistant Internal Auditor (Risk Based)
NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
03.2017 - 09.2017
Internal Audit Intern (General Assurance)
NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
03.2015 - 02.2017
B.Tech - Cost and Management Accounting
Walter Sisulu University
B.Tech - Internal Auditing
Walter Sisulu University
National Diploma - Internal Auditing
Walter Sisulu University
National Higher Certificate - Accountancy
Walter Sisulu University
Post Graduate Diploma - Risk Management
University of South Africa (UNISA)