Principle Accountabilities

• To provide leadership in the planning, development and implementation of operational risk frameworks/measurement methodologies, policies, standards and procedures aligned with the Bank’s Operational Risk Program
• Prepare various Management and Committee reports to communicate the effectiveness of operational risk controls, issues and recommendations to mitigate risk/loss events
• Contribute to the development of new, or enhancement to existing risk management policies and tools
• Lead and co-ordinate the investigations of process events
• Maintain operational loss events data and monitor trends
• Investigate root causes of operational risk incidents and provide support to mitigate the identified risks.
• Coordinating the implementation of Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) framework and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) across the various Business and Support units
• Participate and contribute to success of new products, projects or developments through active guidance role on Operational Risk matters.
• In collaboration with relevant stakeholders, develop and implement an extensive staff training plan and awareness program to promote a strong culture of sound risk management and compliance within business and support units.
• Performing independent reviews on adequacy of operational risk management controls, observance of regulatory requirements and highlight exceptions or control deficiencies.
• Custodian of all Bank policies and operational procedures. Maintain a schedule of policy and operational procedure reviews to ensure adequacy.
• Drive adherence of set SLAs in issuing feedback to stakeholders.
• Reduction in the impact and frequency of operational risk incidents within the bank leading to minimized unexpected operational loss data.
• An appropriate compliance risk rating by regulatory authorities.
• Appropriate regulatory, external audit, internal audit ratings on operational risk management.
• Continuously reviewing and improving the operational risk management framework and processes.
• Incorporating feedback and lessons learnt from incidents into risk management practices.
• Collaborating with other department, such as IT, audit and finance, to ensure a holistic approach to risk management.

Key Competencies and Skills

Technical Competencies

• Strong leadership and management skills
• Knowledge of BASEL compliance frameworks
• Knowledge of Bank’s operations, processes, policies standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment and the Governing Acts, CBK Prudential and Risk Management Guidelines.
• Ability to understand and document workflows and business processes
• Strong analytical and monitoring skills
• Good report writing and presentation skills.

General Competencies

• Communication skills
• I.T. Skills (Ms office)
• Creativity
• Team player
• High levels of professionalism and professional development.
• Honest with impeccable integrity (high ethical standards)

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Qualifications: Academic and Professional

• Degree in Commerce, ICT, Finance, Banking or a related field.
• Professional qualifications in the fields of Risk Management, and Compliance.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years related working experience with at least 5 in enterprise risk environment and in operational risk execution.