Operational Risk Officer at a Digital Payment Institution

A newly licensed Digital Payment Institution in Nigeria with strong affiliation to one of the leading Mobile Telecommunication in Africa desires to recruit a highly competent, talented, self-motivated and result oriented individual to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operational Risk Officer

Ref: Ops Risk
Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Continuous development of policies and Programs for the management of operational risk in the Bank.
• Establishment of structures for the risk grading of agents, units, branches. H/O etc.
• Development of programs for the administration of control and self-assessment questionnaire to the process owners.
• Risk Identification & Documentation of Controls in New Products, Procedures. SLAS
• Development of programs for the mapping of products, process, systems and activities in the Bank
• Proactive identification of emerging Risks in the Bank and the documentation of Controls for the benefit of all stakeholders.
• Creation of Risk awareness among employees in the Bank.

Qualifications / Experience / Competencies

• A minimum of First Degree in Accounting, Banking & Finance, Statistics, Econometrics or any other Quantitative Discipline e.g. Engineering. Computer Science is desirable.
• Possession of MBA or M.Sc. in Finance and Econometrics would be an advantage.
• Possession of relevant Professional qualification (e.g. ACCA, ACA, FRM, CFA etc.) would be an added advantage.
• 3 - 5 years cognate experience In similar functions such as Operations, Internal Control, Audit and Compliance, etc.
• Possess adequate knowledge of regulatory requirements In the Nigerian financial services Industry Including Basel II requirements.
• Good knowledge of Banking Operations
• Deep knowledge of the Bank’s Products, Services and Processes
• Sound awareness/understanding of trends and recent developments in both the regulatory and supervisory environment of the banking industry.
• Proven track record of delivery in contribution to enterprise risk management solutions delivery to business functions.

Remuneration
Very attractive and competitive remuneration packages and challenging prospects await the successful candidates.

Application Closing Date
25th January, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume with a scanned passport-sized photograph to: [email protected] quoting the reference as the subject of the mail.

Note: All applications will be treated in confidence and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.