Head Risk Management Job at National Bank - Career Opportunity in Kenya
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Vacancy title:
Head Risk Management

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Banking , Category: Management ]

 

Jobs at:

National Bank

Deadline of this Job:
03 April 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 23, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Job Ref No. HR/026/2020
Division: Risk
Reporting to: Director Risk
Position scope:
The successful candidate will be responsible for risk management across the Bank and provide leadership, advice and guidance in all matters relating to risk management as well as ensuring adequate mitigating controls are in place which manage overall risk exposure to within limits set by the Board. .

Key responsibilities:
• Develop and implement an ICT Risk Management Framework
• Managing the implementation of all aspects of the risk department i.e. operational risk, market risk, ICT risk and lending risk- this include but not limited to implementation of processes, tools and systems to identify, assess, measure, manage, monitor and report risks.
• Planning, designing and implementing an overall risk management process and monitoring the management of all risks, thereby ensuring the overall effectiveness of the process of corporate governance through the Risk Management Framework.
• Assisting in the development of and managing processes to identify and evaluate business areas’ risks and control self-assessments as well as managing the process for developing risk policies and procedures, risk limits and approval authorities.
• On-going monitoring of the risk-taking activities and risk exposures to ensure they are in line with the board-approved risk appetite, risk limits and corresponding capital or liquidity needs.
• Establishing an early warning or trigger system for breaches of the bank’s risk appetite or limits and influencing and, when necessary, challenging material risk decisions; and being actively engaged in the process of setting risk measures and limits for the various business lines and monitoring their performance relative to risk-taking and limit adherence.
• Developing Stress Test programs and conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis, using stress tests and scenario analyses to better understand potential risk exposures under a variety of adverse circumstances as well as Conducting compliance & risk assessments.
• Managing the corporate risk and control assessment reporting process as well as manage and maintain infrastructure elements (e.g. management reporting, including reporting to senior management).


Job Skills: Not Specified


Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
• A Bachelor’s degree in Financial Risk Management, Finance, Accounting or related field from a recognized institution
• A master’s degree in business related field
• Professional qualification risk management
• Eighty (8) years’ work experience with at least three (3) years extensive experience in risk management in the banking sector or any financial institution.
• Must possess proven business development skills, knowledge of the overall business marketplace.
• Proven strong financial analysis and lending risk management.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of ICT, Lending, Operational & Market risks and a complete understanding of the corresponding policies.
• Good understanding of Banking laws and regulations.


Job Education Requirements: Not Specified


Job Education Experience: Not Specified


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the criteria for the above role, please submit your application including copies of your academic and professional certificates, testimonials and your curriculum vitae through the link provided below.
Please indicate your current position, current remuneration, email and telephone contacts of three (3) referees familiar with your qualifications and work experience.
To be considered, submit your application on or before by 3rd April 2020.
  https://nbk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl
Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage/s of the recruitment and selection process.
National Bank of Kenya is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 3rd April 2020
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 23-03-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 23-03-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 23-03-2065
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