Deloitte Nigeria - Our client is a development finance institution positioned to empower more micro, small and medium enterprises across Nigeria. The institution is set up as a private sector driven wholesale financial institution aimed at increasing access to finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through eligible financial intermediaries In view of the foregoing, the client seeks to attract, motivate and retain qualified staff.
We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Head, Risk Assessments and Ratings
Reference No: DFI003
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Job Summary
- To coordinate and ensure prompt and adequate identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring and reporting on risks across the institution
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensures the development, implementation and maintenance of an Enterprise Risk Management framework for the institution
- Builds and leads a highly collaborative and proactive risk function that is able to navigate the dynamic environment that the institution operates in
- Ensures a system-wide view and understanding of the combined risk of the institution and their inter-relationships (interest rate risk, liquidity risk, operating risk, credit risk, reputational risk, regulatory risk, etc.)
- Supports the Board in developing the institution’s risk appetite and associated risk limits structure
- Communicates to key stakeholders regarding the risk profile of the institution
- Drives the process of setting risk measures and limits for the various business lines and monitoring their adherence to set limits.
- Identifies potential risks, proffers risk mitigations and monitors the progress of risk mitigation activities
- Provides risk advisory services to ensure effective management of potential risks arising from the institution's policies, activities and initiatives
- Ensures the integration of risk management, specifically strategic risk management into the strategic planning process
- Ensures the conduct of impact assessments of the institution’s policies being implemented in collaboration with other stakeholders
- Ensures adequate monitoring and reporting on risks across the institution
- Ensures the institution’s engagement with relevant stakeholder Organisations to establish a Policy Repository for the Bank that can serve as a reference point for both internal and external stakeholders
- Ensures the conduct of impact assessments / impact analysis of significant external events on the operations of the institution
- Ensures the conduct of a continuous impact and gap analysis of the institution's policies
- Ensures the identification, measurement, analysis, monitoring and reporting of market and liquidity risk exposures
- Ensures the review of the institution's market and liquidity risks to identify gaps and areas for improvement
- Ensures adequate monitoring and reporting on compliance with the institution's Market and liquidity Risk appetite (standards, limits) and risk tolerance
Required Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Banking & Finance, Economics, Business Administration or any social sciences related discipline
- A Master’s Degree in business related field or management
- Membership of any recognized professional certification such as RIMAN, PRMIA, RMP or any related certification
- Minimum of 8 years working experience in a similar role is required, of which at least 4 must be at managerial level
Skills and Experience:
- Understanding of banking laws and policies
- Deep knowledge and understanding of regulatory and operational risk and principles
- Knowledge of risk management procedures and policies
- Expertise in Enterprise risk management systems, risk analysis and control
Application Closing Date
14th July, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online