Opportunity Bank Risk Supervisor Jobs in Uganda

Job purpose:

The Risk Supervisor is responsible to ensure that the Bank maintains an adequate and effective Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program thus ensuring the Bank is in full compliance with all banking laws, rules, regulations, and internal policies, procedures and processes.

Key Result Areas:

Enterprise Risk Management

• Responsible for overseeing the Bank’s Risk profiles as will be assigned by identifying, quantifying, reviewing, evaluating, and measuring risk to ensure that all risk categories are identified and managed in accordance with regulatory compliance and audit requirements, approved risk tolerance, risk appetite and strategic plans approved by the Board of Directors.

• Coordinate the preparation of the Risk department work plan and ensure that the plan is aligned to the Bank’s strategic plan.

• Ensure that the new Products/services /Branches /Head Office Department Risk assessments are conducted in a timely manner.

• Ensure that Risk Identification tools are updated regularly.

• Review of the draft updated policies to ensure they reflect changes in the regulatory framework and bank’s business plan and all processes.

• Create risk awareness and work with relevant functions to make processes as short, effective, simple and clear as possible.

• Instilling a risk culture through workshops, trainings, etc to ensure risk processes and procedures are brief for better understanding.

• Conduct Investigations when the need arises.

• Creating and updating business continuity plans to limit risks.

Reporting

• Prepare bank-wide management reports to EXCO, Management Risk Committee and the Board Risk Committee indicating business enhancements/ recommendations to manage/mitigate outstanding risks.

Occasional Duties

• Liaise with assurance units to ensure the control environment is within tolerable levels.
• Attend the Management Risk Committee as

an invitee.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Statistics or Economics (preferably with a bias in Audit, Risk and Compliance)

• Possession of Risk certification or related fields is an added advantage.

• 4 years’ experience in the banking sector with good knowledge of banking operations, Risk, Audit, Finance, Legal, Credit, IT, etc

Skills, Abilities and Job Related Knowledge:

Personal Skills and Abilities

• Analytical skills and an eye for detail.

• Ability to understand broader business issues

• Planning and organization

• Negotiation and diplomacy

• Ability to work under pressure

• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills

Behavioral Characteristics

• Self-starter, highly motivated, passionate, results driven, able to work autonomously as well as part of a group, resilient and hard working.

Opportunity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of disability, gender, marital status, orientation, religion and ethnicity.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should send their signed application letters together with their curriculum vitae not later than Friday 27th August 2020 to

hr@opportunitybank.co.ug

Competencies:

Kindly note only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted. All positions will be filled in accordance with our Employment Equity plan. We also encourage people with disabilities to apply.

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