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Enterprise risk management for the public sector

Departments and municipalities answer for every rand they spend. We help you see, own and report those risks.

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What we see in the public sector

Six risks that recur across every engagement

Each one appears in the register with an owner, a rating and a treatment plan.

Service delivery

Failures in the services citizens depend on.

Financial management

Irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and audit findings.

Supply chain and procurement

Non-compliance, fraud and contract failure.

Governance and accountability

Weak oversight, unclear delegations and repeat findings.

Cyber and data

Attacks on systems and citizen records.

Skills and vacancies

Key posts left vacant and skills that leave with people.

Risk committee dashboard

3
Above appetite
7
Actions overdue
5
Repeat findings
DeliveryFinanceSupplyOversightCyberSkills

InherentResidual

Complete 58%On track 27%Overdue 15%

Regulatory context

The frameworks your register has to answer to

We map each obligation to a risk, a control and an owner, so the register and the compliance universe are one document rather than two.

  • PFMARisk management duties for accounting officers and authorities.
  • MFMAFinancial management and risk duties for municipalities.
  • Public Sector Risk Management FrameworkNational Treasury guidance for public institutions.
  • Procurement rulesSupply chain management and preferential procurement.
  • POPIAPersonal information held on citizens and employees.
  • King VGovernance for public entities and municipalities.
Where to start

Three services most public sector clients begin with

AssessmentEnterprise risk assessmentFramework, scored register, heat map and report for your risk committee, built around the six risks above and your own.4 weeksComplianceCompliance assessmentWhere you stand against the PFMA, MFMA or another framework, section by section.3 weeksBoard reportingAudit committee packA quarterly update on risk and controls in the form an audit committee expects.Each quarter

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How we work with public sector clients

Built for accountability and audit

Aligned to your planning cycle

Risk work is timed around your strategic plan, annual performance plan and budget.

Strategic and operational risk in one register

Everything is rated on the same scale, so your risk committee sees one picture.

Audit-ready evidence

Controls and actions are recorded in a secure workspace your team keeps updating, so an audit request is answered from live records.

What clients say
A heartfelt gratitude for your active involvement in the risk assessment workshop. It helped us understand our risks, assess them consistently and report on them clearly.
Nquthu Local MunicipalityBongiNquthu Local Municipality
Customer Success

Eight priority risks agreed

Aligning a public agency's leaders on priority risks

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Common questions

Before you book

What are the main risks in the public sector?

Key risks include service delivery, financial management, supply chain and procurement, governance and accountability, cyber and data, skills and vacancies.

How can risk management help in the public sector?

It can help you protect public funds and improve service delivery.

What services does KeyDimension offer for the public sector?

We offer assessments, compliance, workshops, training, board reporting, fractional cro.

How do I get started?

Request a free assessment and we will contact you to book a time.

Start with a free assessment

Book with our team. A review of where your risk management stands today and a recommended next step.

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