Job Mandate
· Assist the Head of Risk for the implementation of the risk management framework in the Branch and ensures alignment of the relevant risk management policies and guidelines with Head Office (HO).
· Assist the Head of Risk in the identification, measurement, quantification, control, and reporting of the major risks of the Branch, which include but are not limited to, credit, market and liquidity, and operational risks.
· Assist the Head of Risk in ensuring compliance with the policies and guidelines of the Bank and regulators, as it relates to risk management.
Duties & Responsibilities
Assist Head of Risk in the following areas:
- Credit risk Management
a) Ensures implementation of credit risk management policies, guidelines, and tools in the Branch.
b) Conducts credit evaluation on new exposures of the branch and performs annual review of existing facilities.
c) Monitors the credit exposure of the Branch by country risk, industry concentration, rating profile, large/top exposures and assets quality.
d) Prepares the expected credit loss for loans and investments, and credit stress testing, in coordination with HO.
- Market and Liquidity Risk Management
a) Ensures implementation of market and liquidity risk management policies, guidelines, and tools in the branch.
b) Conduct risk assessment of new products.
c) Ensures all market and liquidity risk exposures are within approved limits, and all excesses/deviations are flagged and reported in accordance with established policies/guidelines.
- Operational Risk Management
a) Ensures implementation of operational risk management policies, guidelines, and tools in the branch.
b) Monitors the timely submission of an ensures the review of the Risk and Control Self-assessment (RCSA) and Key Risk Indicators (KRI) of the Business Units (BU) and Support Units (SU).
c) Ensures the reporting of operational losses to HO – Operational Risk Management Unit and subsequent maintenance of the Loss Database.
d) In partnership with BCP Coordinator of the branch, conducts the testing and review of Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and call tree exercise.
e) Ensures implementation of the information Security Framework in the Branch. Monitors the timely submission of information security-related activities by the BU/SU.
- Other Responsibilities
a) Performs other duties assigned.
