Head of Financial Risk Management at NCBA Group

Job Purpose Statement

To support the Group’s ALM management by managing risks faced by the bank due to mismatches between assets and liabilities on account of liquidity or changes in interest rates. The role will have oversight on the Volumes, Mix, Rate sensitivity, Quality and Liquidity of the bank’s assets and liabilities as well as general balance sheet optimization to achieve pre-determined/acceptable risk/reward trade off.

Ideal Job Specifications

Academic:

• At least an undergraduate degree or its equivalent in Mathematics, Finance, Banking, Economics, Business Administration (with a major in Finance) or similar quantitative disciplines.
• Have a Masters’ degree in Mathematics, Finance or similar quantitative disciplines or Risk Management Certification.

Professional:

• CPA (k)/ACCA qualification
• ACI Certification or Risk Management certificates desirable.
• Professional certification in Risk and/or Finance such as Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Professional Risk Manager (PRM), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) will be an advantage

Desired work experience:

• Preferably a minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience in banking and/or finance, including at least 4 years in Financial Risk Management related areas.

Ideal Job competencies

Technical  Competencies

• Leadership to nurture and sustain employee satisfaction, and to manage changes.
• Performance Management to optimise own and team's productivity
• Organisation development to effectively structure the team for optimal performance
• Technical skills to effectively perform and/or guide performance of financial risk management activities/tasks in a manner that consistently achieves high quality standards or benchmarks.
• Knowledge and experience on ALM and/or Capital/ Risk Management preferred.
• Ability to develop quantitative measurement tools and analyze large amount of data.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of financial and/or risk reporting.
• Knowledge and experience in regulatory companying risk management guidelines and modern financial risk management practices and ability to initiate and implement tactical changes to support business performance.
• Knowledge and experience in modern financial risk management practices to initiate and implement tactical changes to support business performance.
• Knowledge and effective application of all relevant banking policies, processes, procedures and guidelines to consistently achieve required compliance standards or benchmarks.