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Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Advisory

Strengthening Governance. Minimizing Risk. Ensuring Total Compliance.

Robust Governance. Seamless Risk Management. Compliance Excellence.

Univia has been empowering UAE and GCC organisations to establish governance foundations, manage risks proactively, and maintain regulatory compliance with confidence for more than a decade.

Why GRC is
Critical

Why GRC is Critical

In today’s dynamic business environment, the demands on organisations to operate with transparency, resilience and compliance are higher than ever. Regulatory change in the UAE and GCC, increasing stakeholder scrutiny and evolving risk landscapes require a structured governance-risk-compliance (GRC) framework — not a reactive approach. Univia helps you build it.

What
We Offer

What We Offer

Governance Frameworks & Oversight We help you create the architecture for effective oversight: from Board and committee charters to delegation of authority and governance reporting structures.

Internal Audit & Independent Assurance We conduct risk-based internal audits across your critical processes, providing independent assurance, clear reporting and actionable recommendations to strengthen controls and governance.

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) We identify, assess and prioritise risks across your organisation — operational, strategic, financial and compliance — then build an agreed-upon risk appetite, register and monitoring framework.

Business Continuity & Resilience We develop robust continuity and crisis-response frameworks that protect critical operations, ensuring your organisation can withstand disruptions and recover with confidence.

Compliance & Regulatory Assurance We deliver robust compliance frameworks aligned with UAE laws (AML/CFT, free-zone regulations, corporate governance) and help you monitor, measure and report on compliance performance.

Policies, Controls & Implementation We translate strategy into action: full policy suites, SOPs, control design and implementation roadmaps that embed GRC into your culture and operations.

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Expertise

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Univia Global?

Why It Matters

Deep regional knowledge of UAE & GCC regulatory frameworks and business environments.

Senior advisors lead each engagement, ensuring strategic oversight and practical outcomes.

We focus on implementation, not just documentation — helping you translate frameworks into operational reality.

Services we offer under GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE

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Governance Frameworks & Oversight

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Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

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