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Risk Assessment Management on an Organizational Level Presentation for International Workshop on Accountability in Science Funding, 1 June 2006 Laura Cavanaugh SFI Head of Internal Audit 1 June 2006 1 SFI - Risk Assessment Management on an


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Risk Assessment Management on an Organizational Level

Presentation for International Workshop on Accountability in Science Funding, 1 June 2006 Laura Cavanaugh SFI Head of Internal Audit

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Session Objectives

  • 1. Introduction – SFI
  • 2. What is risk management?
  • 3. Why is risk management important?
  • 4. What is the role of internal audit in risk management?
  • 5. SFI Experience – 2004 to 2006
  • 6. Final Observations
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Introduction Science Foundation Ireland

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  • Technology Foresight Study - 1998
  • SFI established - 2000
  • Focus on Biotechnology & ICT
  • Sub-board of Forfás (National Policy Board for

Enterprise, Trade, Science, Technology & Engineering)

  • SFI announces 1st 10 awards - 2001
  • SFI established as Irish State body - 2003

Establishment of SFI

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ICT Directorate

Office of the Director General Non-Executive Board of Directors

Audit Committee Board Sub-Group on Programme Grants Management Development and Remuneration Committee Finance & Operations Office of Secretariat & External Relations Information & Communications Technology Directorate BioSciences and BioEngineering Directorate Frontiers Engineering & Science Directorate Internal Audit – I Post 12 Members + Director General 3 Posts 10 Posts 7 Posts 8 Posts 8 Posts

Allocation of Posts (44)

6 Posts

SFI Structure

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  • Annual budget - approximately €150M
  • Over 10 award programmes including:
  • Principal Investigators
  • Centres for Science, Engineering & Technology
  • Research Frontiers Programme
  • Women in Science & Engineering
  • Supplemental awards, such as:
  • Undergraduate Research Experience & Knowledge Award (UREKA)
  • Secondary Teacher Assistant Researchers (STARs)

SFI Award Programmes

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What is risk management?

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Defining Risk Management

A process, effected by an entity’s board of directors, management and other personnel, applied in strategy setting and across the enterprise, designed to identify potential events that may affect the entity, and manage risks to be within its risk appetite, or provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of entity

  • bjectives.

COSO Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework A process to identify, assess, manage and control potential events or situations, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of the

  • rganization’s objectives.

Institute of Internal Auditors – UK & Ireland, International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing

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Normal Management Activity Corporate Governance Requirement Not Rocket Science! Defining Risk Management

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RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Strategic Goals Strategic Goals Risk Identification Risk Identification Risk Reporting Risk Assessment Risk Mitigation Risk Monitoring Risk Monitoring

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Why is risk management important?

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“Would you please elaborate on ‘Then something bad happened’.”

Irish / UK Listed Companies

Turnbull Guidance 1999

Irish State Bodies

Code of Practice 2001

Irish Government Departments

Report on the Working Group on the Accountability of Secretaries General and Accounting Officers, January 2003 (“Mullarkey Report”)

Disclose process used to identify business risks Provide assurance to key stakeholders

Corporate Governance Standards

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Reward for effective risk- taking = success in achieving goals Objective to manage risk, not to eliminate risk Improve decision-making & resource allocation Assurance to senior management & Board of Directors

Making the Case for Risk Management

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  • Freedom of Information Act, 1997 & Freedom of

Information (Amendment) Act, 2003

  • Public interest in access to information
  • Presumption in favor of disclosure
  • Balance public interest & potential harm caused by

disclosure

Freedom of Information Act

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What is the role of internal audit in risk management?

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State bodies must have a properly constituted internal audit function or engage appropriate external expertise

Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, October 2001 (“Code of Practice”)

Outsourced – 2003 to 2004 Appointed in-house internal auditor - 2005

  • Internal audits of SFI operations
  • External audits of SFI-funded research programmes

Internal Audit at SFI

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Internal auditing is: “An independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organisation’s operations. It helps an organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.”

The Role of Internal Audit

IIA – UK & Ireland, Code of Ethics & International Standards

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  • Value of independent internal audit function
  • No assumption of management responsibility
  • Extent of participation will depend on risk maturity of
  • rganization
  • To what extent has a robust risk management

approach been adopted and applied by management?

The Role of Internal Audit

IIA – UK & Ireland, Position Statement The Role of Internal Audit in Enterprise-Wide Risk Management

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Risk Maturity

IIA – UK & Ireland, Position Statement, Risk-Based Internal Auditing

Risk Maturity Key Characteristics Internal Audit Approach

Risk Naïve

No formal approach developed for risk management Promote risk management and rely

  • n audit risk assessment

Risk Aware

Scattered silo-based approach to risk management Promote enterprise-wide approach to risk management and rely on audit risk assessment

Risk Defined

Strategy and policies in place and

  • communicated. Risk appetite defined.

Facilitate risk management/liaise with risk management and use management assessment of risk where appropriate.

Risk Managed

Enterprise wide approach to risk management developed & communicated. Audit risk management processes and use management assessment

  • f risk as appropriate.

Risk Enabled

Risk management an internal control fully embedded into the operations. Audit risk management processes and use management assessment

  • f risks as appropriate.

“Never send an auditor in to do a risk workshop.” “Imagine an auditor going and saying, ‘Tell me all your problems, the things you are doing wrong.’”

Bill Connelly, Chair of the Professional Accountants in Business Committee of the IFAC, as quoted in “Strength through independence”, in Internal Auditing & Business Risk,

  • Vol. 30, Issue 5, May 2006
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Relation To Internal Audit Plan Considerations:

  • Blind spots
  • “Audit-ability” of identified

risks

  • Financial focus of internal

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Risk management at SFI 2004 to 2006

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  • External consultant
  • Electronic voting & risk map
  • Report to management &

Board

  • Management of key risks

Introducing the Process - 2004

Embedded in business systems?

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  • External consultant
  • “Low-tech” approach
  • Directorate-level teams met to:
  • Consider SFI objectives
  • Identify risks
  • Rank impact & likelihood
  • Decide how to manage risks

Development of Process - 2005

M a r k e t i n g F i n a n c e P r

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Development of Process - 2005

Key Concepts

Inherent Risk – Estimate severity of impact and likelihood of

  • ccurrence, assuming no risk management is in place

Residual Risk – Acceptable level of risks, considering management actions, based on risk appetite of organization Risk Appetite – The level of risk that is acceptable to the board or to management

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Development Of Process - 2005

INHERENT RISKS, RANKING IF UNMANAGED RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIONS RESIDUAL RISK Likelihood Impact Why Management Method How Done Likelihood Impact Within Tolerance Risk Type Description

This template risk register was prepared by, and reproduced with the permission of, Tierney & Associates, Risk & Governance Consultants

Strategic Operational Financial Reputation Reduce Likelihood & Impact Avoid Transfer Reduce Accept 4 4 Describe Current Risk Management Actions 1 1 Y

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  • Foundation-wide participation & good input!
  • Over 30 risks identified with 6 key risks
  • Wide range of issues:
  • Strategic – government commitment
  • Financial – budget management & grant

administration

  • Operational – policy processes & human capital
  • Reflects “start-up” phase of SFI and recent increase

in scale of research funding in Ireland?

Results - 2005

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Current Status & Future Plans

Finalize risk register Process driven by Office of Secretariat / Manager, Secretariat Establish risk committee = management + staff members Monitor indicators of risks Report to management & Board

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  • Identification of performance indicators
  • Buy-in by management & staff members
  • Avoid jargon!
  • Appropriate approach for organization
  • Timeliness and visibility of results
  • Embedding risk management…..

Final Observations

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