Graduate Trainee - Risk Management job at Research and Education Network for Uganda ( RENU )

Description

Are you a recent graduate looking to build a career in Internal Audit and Risk Management? Our Graduate Trainee Program in the Internal Audit and Risk Management department is designed to help you gain valuable experience and learn from our expert teams.

We seek passionate, highly motivated, competitive, creative, and exceptionally talented individuals eager to collaborate and grow with us.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in conducting risk assessments across various departments and business processes.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of the organization's risk management framework.
• Help develop risk registers and maintain accurate risk documentation.
• Monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) and support reporting to management and regulatory bodies.
• Assist in analyzing trends in risk data to identify merging risks.
• Collaborate with departments to strengthen internal controls and risk mitigation strategies.
• Stay updated on industry standards, regulatory requirement, and risk management best practices.
• Participate in training sessions, mentorship, and development programs.
• Any other duties assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Risk Management from a RENU member university.
• At least CGPA 4.0.
• Graduated in 2023 or 2025 with certified copies of university transcripts.
• UACE and UCE passlips.

Minimum experience of one year.

Knowledge of SAP systems will be an added advantage.

Level 1 CPA or ACCA will be an added advantage.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Assist in conducting risk assessments across various departments and business processes.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of the organization's risk management framework.
• Help develop risk registers and maintain accurate risk documentation.
• Monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) and support reporting to management and regulatory bodies.
• Assist in analyzing trends in risk data to identify merging risks.
• Collaborate with departments to strengthen internal controls and risk mitigation strategies.
• Stay updated on industry standards, regulatory requirement, and risk management best practices.
• Participate in training sessions, mentorship, and development programs.
• Any other duties assigned.

• SAP systems (advantage)
• CPA Level 1 (advantage)
• ACCA Level 1 (advantage)

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Risk Management from a RENU member university.
• At least CGPA 4.0.
• Graduated in 2023 or 2025 with certified copies of university transcripts.
• UACE and UCE passlips.