Governance Officer at Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria We attract talented individuals. Not only can they give you the benefit of their experience, they also reveal a closer, more personal look at the wide range of global opportunities we offer. At the core of the Group's people strategy is our focus on employee engagement. Engagement is a key driver of productivity and performance, which creates the foundation of our performance culture. We encourage and focus on the behaviours that bring out the very best from every employee, assessing their performance not just on results but on how those results were achieved. To further embed these behaviours we have a remuneration programme in place, carefully designed to incentivise our employees to live our values every day.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Governance Officer

Job ID: 485344
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job Function: Legal & Compliance
Regular/Temporary: Permanent
Full/Part Time: Full time

Role Purpose

• The Governance Officer is to provide oversight and support to the management of all financial crime risks in the Country through the implementation of the financial crime control framework and ensure escalation to relevant stakeholders and Committee.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate/generate MI and ensure visibility to right stakeholders
• Interpret MI and provide covering analysis for Committees
• Track/report all remedial actions (audit, CMRs, exams, RA etc.)
• Execute the Region Risk Assessment methodology in country
• Drive the development of risk mitigation action plans through relevant committees
• Review country risk assessment frameworks and identify enhancement opportunities
• Perform compliance monitoring / assurance work to ensure that all transactions are carried out within the defined risk appetite
• Implement key risk indicators for the business lines to adopt
• Ensure SLAs are in place for all activities provided by the GSSC or Regional FCC so as to optimize business performance
• Track closure of issues
• Coordinate audit responses

Stakeholders Relations:

• Partner with colleagues across the Bank to help drive a culture of risk awareness and proactive risk identification and assessment
• Work closely with the Regional’s Governance function and their teams, ensuring there is a consistent message to country FCC, and dealing with country issues as they come up
• Support the business in managing regulatory relationships where FCC issues are a problem.

Core Competencies

Category Competency Proficiency Level:

• Execute Compliance Governance, Frameworks and Models Partner with the business to make decisions based on the knowledge and interpretation of current and possible future policies, practices, trends and information of financial crime Intermediate
• Develop and implement financial crime compliance arrangements/frameworks (programs, policies and procedures) for bank and business lines Advanced
• Deliver effective FCC/Sanctions/AML/ABC training programs to meet the training needs of the business Advanced
• Implement Identification, Monitoring, Testing, and Reporting Implement FCC/sanctions/AML/ABC risks identification and assessment and advise business on the findings Advanced
• Partner with Business and Operational Risk to identify and mitigate financial compliance risks Advanced
• Manage FCC Regulatory Relationships Participate in regulatory and supervisory meetings and consultations Intermediate
• Partner with legal counsels for matters regarding individual liability and country Intermediate

Qualifications and Skills

• A minimum of a second class degree in a related field.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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