Risk Officer at Agromall Discovery and Extension Services Limited

Department: Risk Department

Purpose

• As a Risk Officer you'll be responsible for managing the risk of AgroMall, its employees, customers, reputation, assets and interests of stakeholders along with the Risk Manager
• You may work in a variety of sectors and specialize in a number of areas including business continuity, corporate governance, enterprise risk, information and security risk, market and credit risk, regulatory and operational risk, technology risk etc.

Principal Responsibilities
Operational and Technical Responsibilities:

• Manage the process for developing risk policies and procedures for AgroMall.
• Assist with the development and coordination of the risk management process which includes identifying, assessing, analyzing, reporting and evaluating company's risks.
• Facilitate quarterly review and update of risks across AgroMall.
• Review and track close out of risks action items by due dates and ensure risk management infrastructures that support risk management process are performing effectively.
• Generate and send risk management reports to appropriate level of authorities as required.
• Carrying out processes such as purchasing insurance, implementing health and safety measures and making business continuity plans to limit risks and prepare for if things go wrong
• Leadership accountabilities
• Demonstrates initiative and role model behavior. Is proactive and works toward supporting an achievement oriented culture and performance excellence
• Displays appropriate behavior and contributes to creating a positive team spirit
• Remains alert to emerging issues and global trends that might benefit t or otherwise impact individual and team’s work;
•  Creates regular opportunities for peers, colleagues, partners and stakeholders to contribute toward

Relationship Accountability:

• Speaks and writes clearly and concisely by effectively identifying key points relevant to the subject matter;
• Actively listens, shares information, and proposes suggestions and solutions;
• Consults with supervisor/manager to gather his/her views in support of the message to be communicated;
• Expresses his/her views and concerns in an impartial and constructive manner with the intent to resolve issues;

Management Accountability:

• Understands personal and team roles, responsibilities and objectives
• Proactively seeks clarification when needed
• Proactively seeks instruction, feedback and coaching to improve performance
• Demonstrates behaviors such as teamwork, knowledge sharing, maintaining relationships
• Recognizes potential road blocks to completing tasks and seeks guidance from Supervisors to address issues.

Education, Technical Skills, Competences and Working Relationship
Education and Experience:

• Minimum required experience: 2 year(s) experience in risk management role
• Min Qualification: Bachelor's Degree/HND
• Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma (minimum of Second Class-Lower) in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Mathematics or any numerate discipline.
• International Certification in Enterprise Risk Management is an added advantage

Technical Skills:

• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Analytical skills and a good eye for detail
• Planning and organization skills
• Negotiation skills and the ability to influence people
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Commercial awareness

Competence:

• Risk Management
• Risk Analysis
• Technical acumen
• Numerical skills and the ability to evaluate costs
• The ability to understand broad business issues.

Working Relationships:

• This position Risk Officer Reports to the Risk manager

Working Conditions:

• Work Environment