Equity Bank Kenya Assistant Manager - Operational Risk Jobs in Kenya

Equity Bank Kenya Assistant Manager - Operational Risk Jobs in Kenya

Roles and Responsibilities

• Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities for business processes, associated data, and supporting capabilities to assist in the evaluation of operational risk.

• Collect information and review documentation to ensure that risk scenarios are identified and evaluated.

• Create and maintain a risk register to ensure that all identified risk factors are accounted for.

• Assemble risk scenarios to estimate the likelihood and impact of significant events on the organization.

• Analyze risk scenarios to determine their impact on business objectives.

• Develop a risk awareness program and conduct training to ensure that stakeholders understand risk and contribute to the risk management process and to promote a risk-aware culture.

• Correlate identified risk scenarios to relevant business processes to assist in identifying risk ownership.

• Validate risk appetite and tolerance with senior leadership and key stakeholders to ensure alignment.

• Identify and evaluate risk response options and provide management with information to enable risk response decisions.

• Review risk responses with the relevant stakeholders for validation of efficiency, effectiveness, and economy.

• Assist in the development of risk response action plans to address risk factors identified in the organizational risk profile.

• Collect and validate data that measure key risk indicators (KRIs) to monitor and communicate their status to relevant stakeholders.

• Facilitate independent risk assessments and risk management process reviews to ensure they are performed efficiently and effectively.

• Maintain and manage operational risk events database both internal and external.

• Identify and report on risk to initiate corrective action and meet business and regulatory requirements.

• Monitor operational risk trends and new developments and prepare risk dashboards.

• Extract and manipulate operational risk data for reporting.

• Participate in operational risk capital computations and optimization.

• Work on ad-hoc analysis to support business performance.

• Perform any other activities as may be directed by the Senior Manager.

Qualifications

Desired Knowledge,

Skills, and Ability

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex information to identify the key issue/action and drive resolution

• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail

• Skilled communicator with the ability to influence and motivate others

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent and effective communication skills, both orally and in writing

• Ethical leadership skills, including the ability to manage risk, compliance, and control activities

• Excellent analytical and math skills with the ability to interpret vast amounts of performance data.

Candidate’s Profile and Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree major in numerate subjects from a recognized university.

• Must have scored a performance rating of 3.5 and above in the last performance appraisals

• A risk-related professional qualification

• CPA(K), and ACCA qualification is an added advantage.

• At least 8 years of working experience in a banking environment with 3 years in the enterprise risk environment and execution in operational risk management.

• Proven ability to analyze complex business issues and identify, design, and implement effective practical recommendations

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office – Excel, SQL, Access, PowerPoint, and Programming skills.

• In-depth knowledge of risk controls and the regulatory environment and key regulatory regimes

• Able to operate in a performance-driven organization

• Culturally aware and adept at working across multiple geographies

• Knowledge of French is an added advantage

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Equity Bank Kenya Assistant Manager - Operational Risk Jobs in Kenya

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