Risk Officer at Unaitas

Job Purpose

Responsible for identifying and managing them in order to ensure the business maintains a healthy risk appetite for it to achieve its objectives and remain compliant.

Roles

• Facilitate the identification and assessment of risks in line with the organizations enterprise risk management framework and updating risk registers
• Support process owners and risk champions with identification of key risk indicators in their respective functions in order to mitigate the same.
• Identification, monitoring and follow-up of action plans and incident report through ERM system to ensure their timely execution in compliance with the risk frameworks.
• Monitoring and analyzing new risk events reported and ensuring attestation of key risk indicators and compliance management questions are responded to in time.
• Creating awareness on risk management through training for a risk conscious culture
• Preparation of risk compliance reports to support management decision making
• Supporting project management teams and providing advice on risk issues through identification of new threats and opportunities

Qualification and Skills

• Bachelor's' degree in Business Management or Accounting/Mathematics or other comparable qualifications from a recognized Institution.
• Possession of a relevant risk certification will be an added advantage.
• At least five (3) years’ experience in a similar position with wide exposure to risk management and risk compliance issues gained within the financial sector or handling financial risks.

Key Competencies

• Must have undergone a training programme in Risk Evaluation and Management.
• Member of a recognized professional body of risk management or related bodies e.g. Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) or Institute of Risk Management (IRM) or Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRM), will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity, trust and ability to handle confidential information with discretion and tact.
• Proven communication and inter-personal skills.
• Demonstrate excellent conceptual, analytical and reporting skills.
• Possession of relevant IT User skills and qualifications will be an added advantage.