Job Description
Job Summary
- The Enterprise Risk Management Officer will be responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating risks across various Units of the Bank.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess the Bank’s core risk areas and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
- Manage and monitor risk exposures across various units, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory expectations.
- Create, analyze, and disseminate risk reports and dashboards for internal control and senior management review.
- Follow up on compliance issues and audit observations, ensuring timely closure and control remediation.
- Review and escalate findings from customer complaints received via the Bank’s toll-free telephone line, and support investigations in collaboration with the Unit Head.
- Conduct daily transaction checks and exception reports, especially those related to field operations and loan disbursement.
- Perform transaction call-over, quality control checks, and loan officer activity reviews.
- Support the documentation and continuous improvement of the Bank’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework.
- Participate in periodic risk assessments, stress testing, and internal audits.
- Carry out other ad hoc risk-related assignments as directed by the Unit Head.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Risk Management, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- 3 years of relevant experience in risk, compliance, or internal control, preferably within a microfinance or retail banking institution.
- Familiarity with risk frameworks such as Risk Management Graduation Model(RMGM), and a strong understanding of CBN/NDIC regulatory requirements.
- Proficiency in risk reporting, issue tracking, and operational control monitoring.
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills.
- Strong ethical judgment and attention to detail.
- Professional certificationis an added advantage.