Risk Manager at Food Concepts Plc

Food Concepts commenced operations in 2001. From inception, our aim has been clear-cut and focused: to revolutionize the food sector in West Africa and to deliver extraordinary satisfaction to our stakeholders.

Since launching in 2004, Chicken Republic (Subsidiary of Food concepts) has already opened 55 stores in Nigeria and Ghana. On this basis, we are proud of the brand’s hard-earned reputation as the fastest growing chicken QSR in West Africa and the number 1 chicken QSR in Nigeria (both in revenues and number of outlets). In addition, Chicken Republic was ranked as one of Nigeria’s top 20 brands across all categories (Financial Standards Awards 2009).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Risk Manager

Location: Mushin, Lagos (Head Office)
Job Type: Full-time

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
Strategic Implementation:

• Manages the implementation and administration of Risk Policies, Procedures and Initiatives.
• Ensure consistent monitoring, implementation and compliance to global practice and legislation laws
• Develop and implement techniques for compiling, preparing and presenting Risk data.
• Develop and implement Risk metrics that enables informed decision

Risk Assessment & Monitoring:

• Consult with relevant units to determine, quantify, and mitigate risks involved in establishing and maintaining various customer and industry relationships
• Establish and quantify the organisation's 'risk appetite', i.e., the level of risk the organization is prepared to accept
• Perform tracking and reporting on risk strategy implementations and validating post implementation within the organization
• Proactively seek and recommend enhancements to internal processes
• Prepare and update organization risk register on weekly and monthly basis
• Report risk in an appropriate way for different audiences, for example, to the board of directors so they understand the most significant risks, to business heads to ensure they are aware of risks relevant to their parts of the business and to individuals to understand their accountability for individual risks
• Investigate and report all alleged cases of fraud, waste, abuse and inefficiencies and make recommendations on appropriate preventive or remedial actions
• Build risk awareness amongst staff by providing support and training within the company
• Visit all Food Concepts outlets nationwide to document identified risks, provide appropriate mitigating control and communicate same to the respective risk owners for effective monitoring.
• Communicate from time to time National and Global risk update to Management and Board of Directors
• Facilitate risk sensitization workshop on yearly basis for all FC employees.
• Prepare on timely basis the Board ERM report.

Reporting and Supervision:

• Plan, assigns and supervises Risk staff
• Implement Risk Initiatives and operations
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, review and report on the work of Risk staff
• Ensure periodic Risk reports/metrics to Head, Risk and Compliance Department

Internal Contacts:

• Food Concepts Management
• Heads of Departments
• Employees.

Purpose of Contact:

• Exchange or provide information
• Obtain, clarify, and discuss information
• Present, discuss information and problems
• Collaborate, negotiate and present ideas

Key Performance Indicators

• Quality of risk control assessments
• Quality of business improvement opportunities provided

Qualifications

• A good first degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, or any other related areas
• Possession of a Post Finance, Accounting, or related field is an added advantage
• Membership of the ICAN, ACCA, Masters  in Risk Management, or any other related professional qualification is an added advantage
• Minimum of 5-6 years work experience in an administrative capacity in a similar industry / environment

Knowledge Requirements:

• Knowledge of legislations, its changes and developments as they affect the Food Industry,
• Knowledge of Fundamentals of Accounting
• Knowledge of Risk & Compliance standards or processes
• Knowledge of legal standards and in-house policies
• Knowledge of reporting procedures and record keeping
• Knowledge of the QSR/Food Industry practices Good interpersonal, communications and flexibility

Decision Expectations:

• Recommend business improvement opportunities
• Identify potential risks, proffers risk mitigations and monitors the progress of risk mitigation activities
• Assist in risk minimization

Working Condition:

• Jobholder typically work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, although there may involve weekend or evening work. 
• This role is largely office-based, although at times the individual may require travel to meetings held off-site, as the company has more than one office. 
• The role requires precision and attention to detail, as it involves managing risks.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online