Lead, Operational Risk Assurance at Workforce Group

Workforce Group is a Management Consulting and Outsourcing Professional Services Firm. Following its inception in July 2004, Workforce Management Centre Limited (Workforce) has built an enviable reputation as the leading indigenous management and professional services consulting firm in Nigeria. Drawing from its Deep Domain Expertise, in the area of organizational effectiveness and employee performance, the Company is positioned to assist businesses across diverse sectors of the economy in their quest to create sustainable value for their stakeholders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead, Operational Risk Assurance

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Enterprise Risk Management - Group Risk.
Reports to: Senior Lead, Operational Risk Assurance - Africa, Jordan & KSA
Timeline: Immediate

Job Description

• We are seeking to recruit a Lead for operational risk assurance for our client.
• The ideal candidate is responsible for facilitating the embedding of an operational risk assurance model in the Group’s three lines of defence through best-in-class operational assurance practices.
• (S)he will support the Group in delivering value and achieving business objectives in a controlled environment through effective operational assurance activities and oversight.
• The candidate will also be involved in the management of data on operational risk incidents and losses to ensure timely reporting and diligent action from risk owners to mitigate risks.
• Additionally, (S)he will perform reviews of operational risk assessments, new or change initiatives, introduction of new products, services, or systems, and identify potential risks, providing risk mitigating control recommendations.

Educational Qualifications / Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management / Finance / Management Information Systems / Business Administration with strong grasp over statistical tools and techniques.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Banking / Financial Services / Payments Industry / Risk Management.
• Exposure to Banking Operations, Payments, Card Operations, Merchant Acquiring Operations with reasonable experience in process management, MIS and data analysis.
• Good understanding of international standards e.g. International Organization for Standardization ‘ISO’ and Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Tredway Commission 'COSO’.
• Strong communication, negotiation, presentation and report writing skills.
• Pro-active and self-starter who can work with limited supervision.
• Good understanding of Operational Risk Tools such as RCSA / KRI / Loss Data Management
• Strong interpersonal skills used within a team environment.
• Resource with expert knowledge on spreadsheet who has hands on experience with short cut formulas and macros.
• Strong communication, analytical skills and strong organization skills.
• Able to lead the investigations internally and take ownership of the issue until closure.
• Customer focused and should be able to work under pressure and should have an easy-going attitude and self-motivated.

Salary
Attractive.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.