This position will liaise with stake holders for the development and review of the risk management policies and procedures to mitigate threats, reduce or transfer risks and/or mitigate the effects of those which are essentially unavoidable.
Responsibilities
Document and assess risks in a variety of sections for the development and review of the risk management policies and procedures.
Assist in the development of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for identified processes, products, and services.
Coordinate the implementation of a robust risk management process for the group
Support business units through promotion of risk awareness, development of risk profiles, mitigation of risks and effective implementation of agreed action plans.
Monitors and ensure compliance to established Organization wide Risk Appetite as well as for other levels or specific business sections
Implement the group’s risk management, HSE, compliance objectives and strategies.
Monitor and assess operational risk via Heat Map analysis for Risk and Control Self-
Assessment (RCSA), control self-assessments and Key Risk Indicators (KRI).
Assist to develop Business Continuity Management framework for the group
Conduct initial review of all contracts, MOUs, agreements, and all documentation
Assist supervisor to oversee the process of documenting and updating existing business processes across the Group
Perform regular checks on completeness and adequacy of business process for all company operations
Perform regular process Risk assessment to identify emergent risks
Make recommendations on risk mitigating measures for company-wide processes
Review performance of financial service providers on a regular basis
Prepare recommendations for cost optimization on a regular basis
Review projected and actual revenue/profit on significant transactions.
Requirements
Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree / HND (Second Class Upper) / Upper Credit in any Social Sciences, Humanities or a related discipline.
Relevant professional certifications e.g. Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA),
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), etc
A relevant postgraduate degree
Minimum of 8 years relevant experience in risk management and reporting, out of which 4years must have been in an insurance company
Experience in financial services, specifically operations or audit
Knowledge of operational risk best practices
Good knowledge of operational risk measurement methodologies
Knowledge of Investment / Portfolio Management, Assets & Liabilities Management andFinancial analysis / interpretation will be an added advantage.