Operational Risk Management Officer at Human Capital Partners (HCP) - 10 Openings

Human Capital Partners (HCP) is a professional services firm specialising in the provision of HR consulting services covering the entire spectrum of the Human Resources value chain. HCP is the successor firm of the erstwhile Executive Selection and Training Services group of KPMG in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operational Risk Management Officer

Locations: Abuja (FCT) , Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Yobe
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Operational Risk and Compliance Officer shall be responsible for ensuring adherence to internal policies, regulations, standards, regulatory codes, and approved risk management framework. Support the processes for identifying, controlling, managing and reporting operational risk.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Operational Risk:

• Support the planning, designing and implementation of the Authority’s overall risk management process.
• Support the process for identifying critical business processes and relevant control mechanisms.
• Conduct periodic risk assessments to analyse, identify, describe and estimate the risks inherent in the Authority’s activities and provide recommendations to address identified weaknesses.
• Liaise with the Unit Head to develop and implement the business continuity management framework for the Authority.
• Support the process of designing and implementing recovery and crisis management plans.
• Promote awareness and assist in embedding an improved risk and compliance culture within the Authority.
• Collaborate with other Unit Heads to address new and/or emerging risks that may occur as a result of changes in regulatory, government policy, NSIA’s strategy and business focus.
• Document the occurrence of operational risks and investigate such incidences.
• Support the implementation of a detailed emergency response and associated operational activities.
• Support the implementation of techniques & methods of training, testing & maintaining business recovery plans.

Compliance:

• Coordinate compliance monitoring and enforcement of set rules and regulations as defined within all applicable regulations guiding the Company’s operations e.g. AML/ CFT reporting etc.
• Liaise with functional heads within the Company and support processes for ensuring full compliance across board with all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support the Head, Risk & Compliance in managing relationships with regulators and other relevant statutory bodies to facilitate prompt and effective resolution of compliance-related issues.
• Create company-wide awareness on key regulatory issues impacting on the company’s operations and liaise with Human Resources to organize compliance related trainings (e.g. periodic AML awareness exercises).
• Conduct periodic compliance audit/ reviews in liaison with Legal and Internal Audit.
• Support policies and procedures management.
• Any other responsibility as may be assigned by the Head, Risk and Compliance.

Competencies and Skills Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, risk management or a related field.
• Relevant post-graduate/ professional qualification.
• Membership to relevant professional body will be an advantage.
• 8-10 years cognate experience.
• Experience in financial services, specifically operations or audit will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of operational risk and compliance best practices.
• Good knowledge of operational risk measurement methodologies.
• Environmental / Industry Analysis.
• Knowledge of Investment / Portfolio Management, Assets & Liabilities Management and Financial analysis / interpretation will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.