Jobs
Manager, Risk Governance Vacancy in a Leading Nigerian Bank, November 2014
Peoplesource Consulting - We are a team of experienced human resource
and business development specialists. Our focus is on increasing the
value of our client's human capital. After all, your people are your
most valuable asset and they are what make your business successful. We
work in partnership with you to maximise the competence and commitment
of your people: their skills, their experience, their potential and
their capacity.
Our client is a leader in the Nigerian Banking sector with over 60
branches across the country and over 1500 dedicated staff. Traditionally
strong as a corporate and investment bank, it offers its clients across
the globe a wide range of corporate, investment, business and personal
banking products and solutions.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Manager, Risk Governance
REF PSIRGM - 01
Location: Nigeria
Report to: Head, Risk Governance
Job Descriptions
- Reporting to the Head, Risk Governance, the incumbent will
provide support with assuring the effectiveness of the risk governance
architecture for the banking group.
- The ideal applicant will have a minimum of 4 years experience in
a similar role, be highly professional and confident and possess strong
organizational and time management skills. Strong numerical ability is
also a prerequisite for this role
Key Role/Responsibilities
Generic to All Risk Type:
- Support the Head of Risk Governance in embedding Risk Standards;
Policies and Procedures, Mandates and other related governance
documentation.
- Ensure that reviews and actioning of waivers, dispensations and
carve-outs granted under the policies are conducted and progress made to
resolve the dispensations.
- Ensure that procedures are reviewed and updated annually.
- Facilitate the quarterly attestation framework.
- Provide an effective custodial service (maintenance, review and
management) of the risk suite of governance documents in terms of
defined review cycles.
Risk Governance Architecture Optimisation:
- Support the Head of Risk Governance in conducting ongoing
assessments of the entities Risk Governance architecture to ensure it
remains relevant and efficient and is aligned to the Group Standards and
industry / best practice.
- Analyse quarterly Risk type key risk indicators (KRI) trends to
gauge the potential impact on the appropriateness of the architecture.
- Recommend improvements and provide solutions based on the outcome of assessments.
- Any other activity as assigned by the HoR
Key Performance Measures:
- Accuracy of reports/risk analytics to aid decision making
- Quality of presentation slides
- Timely submission of deliverables with minimal errors
- Timely resolution to problems, queries
- Well organized and accessible information from folders and databases
Job Attribute
Dimensions of the Job:
- Supports Head of Risk Governance.
- Ensure accuracy of reports and timely conclusion of assigned projects / tasks.
Important Relationships:
- Liaises with other risk units and internal stakeholders to effectively manage the risk governance performance.
- Network of other business managers within the group to ensure consistency of approach and high quality information flow
Knowledge:
- Understanding of the risk universe and risk governance framework
- Ability to apply the risk governance framework across the group
- Strong analytical / numeracy skills
- Excellent use of Microsoft Office suite of products (Excel; Word; PowerPoint; Visio, etc)
- Market research and a good understanding of the global economy, policies, trends, etc as it affects the risk universe
Requirements
Qualification/Experience
- First Degree is essential and a second degree or a professional qualification.
- Minimum of 4years relevant experience in Banking.
- Experience in implementing decisions.
Personal Competencies
- Professional (language, written, dress, attitude etc)
- Confident disposition
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Strong numerical ability
- Ability to work independently with limited direct supervision
- Results driven
- Problem solving skills
- Methodical with attention to detail
- Excellent communication (written; verbal; presentation) and interpersonal skills
- Reliability; Integrity & Honesty
- Ability to work under pressure
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected] quoting the job reference.
