Advanced Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)

The programme

Programme overview

Most GRC programmes teach the mechanics of governance, risk, and compliance in isolation. This one starts somewhere different: with the assumption that you already know what GRC is, and are ready to make it work harder for your organisation’s actual strategic value. Over three intensive days, you’ll connect governance structures directly to the value drivers that matter to your board and stakeholders — including how global sustainability standards like the UN SDGs, and emerging AI governance principles, now sit alongside the frameworks you already know.

You’ll work alongside practitioners with genuine board and executive-level experience, moving through real value-mapping exercises, stakeholder engagement planning, and governance operating model design — not abstract theory, but the tools you’ll use the week you get back to your desk.

Who should attend

Who is this programme for?

This Advanced Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) programme is ideal for experienced professionals and senior leaders involved in governance, risk, or compliance functions, including:

• Executives and Board Members
• Internal Auditors
• Governance and Compliance Officers/Managers
• Risk Managers and GRC Professionals
• Legal and Regulatory Advisors
• Company Secretaries
• IT, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Professionals
• Managers Overseeing Governance, Risk, or Compliance Portfolios

Learning outcomes

What you will learn

• Integrate GRC with strategy: master the principles and practicalities of connecting GRC structures to core organisational value drivers and strategic risks
• Adopt stakeholder-inclusive approaches: map, engage, and communicate with key stakeholders, aligning GRC processes to their needs
• Build effective governance operating models that reinforce organisational performance and accountability
• Link GRC to global standards, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and AI governance principles as an emerging global standard
• Drive sustainable value creation through strategic risk and compliance management

Explore the programme

Detailed programme outline

• Defining GRC and its strategic significance in modern organisations
• Group exercise: identifying GRC requirements driven by macro-environmental factors
• Risk management, strategy management, business processes, policies, and procedures
• Performance management and control activities; audits and assurance
• Linking GRC to organisational strategy, corporate citizenship, and sustainability
• Reference to international GRC frameworks
• Demonstrating the business value of GRC
• Identifying and analysing key stakeholders and their concerns
• Stakeholder engagement and communication strategies
• Group exercise: developing a GRC-based stakeholder engagement plan
• Mapping organisational and stakeholder value
• Shareholder value maps, value drivers, and strategic support
• Group exercise: strategy mapping and value driver identification
• Scorecards, KPIs, and GRC alignment
• Setting targets, appetite, tolerance, and capacity
• The valuation and measurement of risk (impact, likelihood, vulnerability)
• Tools: heat maps, MARCI charts, enterprise risk policy, and appetite
• Linking risk to strategy and organisational value
• Group exercise: strategic risk mapping for key value drivers
• Current challenges and emerging trends in risk management, including AI as an emerging risk and governance consideration
• Key elements: culture, risk, board governance, organisational design
• Presentation: board vs. organisational governance responsibilities
• Structure, oversight, talent, culture, and infrastructure
• Strategic GRC frameworks for value creation and preservation
• Group exercise: identifying internal and external drivers for strategic analysis
• Establishing and monitoring risk policy and appetite
• Identifying and responding to emerging risks
• Using Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for continuous monitoring
• Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with risk and governance frameworks
• Best practices for embedding SDGs into organisational GRC
• Emerging AI governance principles as a parallel global standard organisations are now expected to integrate

Learning approach

How you will learn

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

Discuss your requirements

Dates, duration & arrangements

Contact Ratomac to confirm dates, duration, delivery format, entry requirements and any applicable assessment or certification before booking.