Recruitment at Africa Prudential Registrars Plc for Risk Officers, May 2017
Africa Prudential Registrars Plc is a
technology-driven Capital Market Investment Mediator [CMIM] and a
thoroughbred in share registration business in Nigeria. We have over 30
years of share registration experience in the Nigerian Capital Market
and this has afforded us opportunities to
participate in various
offers, including IPO, Right Issue, Debenture and State Government
Bonds.
We are always on the lookout for unique individuals with remarkable
skill sets who are enthusiastic about making a difference and blazing
the trail as we grow along. We are interested in like minds who share
our corporate values of hard-work, emotional intelligence, integrity,
resilience, and synergy in all the tasks they set out to do.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Risk Officer
Location: Lagos
Role Summary
- The chief risk officer is the corporate executive tasked with
assessing and mitigating significant competitive, regulatory and
technological threats to the organization’s capital and earnings and
will be accountable for the risk management operations of the company,
responsible for the integration of risk concepts into strategic
planning, risk identification and mitigation activities.
Responsibilities
- To create an integrated risk framework for the entire organization
- To assess risk throughout the organization and in addition quantify risk limits
- To maintain adequate and effective Enterprise Risk Management
(ERM) program thus ensuring the organisation is in full compliance with
all regulations, rules and internal policies, procedures and
processes.
- To work closely with the Chief Compliance Officer, legal
counsel, and various branches and departments in identifying, defining,
and remediating various risk-related issues in attaining established
compliance goals as directed by the Board of Directors and Senior
Management.
- To develop actionable plans to mitigate risks and to monitor the progress of risk mitigation activities
- Responsible for promoting risk and regulatory compliance by
identifying, quantifying, reviewing, evaluating, and measuring risk to
ensure that all risk categories are identified and managed in accordance
with regulatory compliance and audit requirements, approved risk
tolerance, risk appetite and strategic plans approved by the Board of
Directors.
- To assure achievement of the company’s objectives in operational effectiveness, and efficiency.
- To advise on directing capital to projects based on risk
- To create and disseminate risk profile & risk measurements and reports to stakeholders.
Requirements
- A First Degree in any discipline and preferably a master's
degree in business administration, or equivalent business experience
and 5+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major
company or division of a large corporation in financial
services/sector.
- Experience in partnering with an executive team, and have a
high level of written and oral communication skills, as well as a
strong knowledge of processes.
Competencies/Knowledge Needed:
- The capital market
- Business acumen
- Regulatory/Statutory Compliance
- Corporate Governance
- ICMR regulations
- Share registration processes
- Good understanding of the business and various functions in the
business, business trends and key developments, excellent working
knowledge of the Capital Market, SEC rules and ICMR Regulations.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should forward their applications and CV's to:
[email protected]
Application Deadline: 16th May, 2017.