Risk and Compliance Officer at Food Concepts Plc

Location: Onipanu, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Manage the implementation of all aspects of the risk function, including implementation of frameworks, processes, tools and systems to identify, assess, measure, manage, monitor and report risks;
• Develop and manage processes to identify and evaluate business areas' risks and risk control assessments;
• Oversee the design and formulation of risk appetite, policies and procedures, risk limits and approval authorities to manage all significant financial, non-financial and other risks facing the entity and to report to the Head Risk Control
• Oversee, develop, implement and operate risk mitigation strategies;
• Conduct compliance and risk assessments;
• Ensure continuous training on ERM across the organization and risk management culture;
• Ensure Implementation of security program’s risk and control framework and enterprise IT risk strategy;
• Ensure frank and timely internal communication within the entity about risk, both across the entity and through reporting to the board and senior management;
• Conduct continuous monitoring of the risk-taking activities and risk exposures to ensure they are in line with the board-approved risk appetite, risk limits and corresponding capital or liquidity needs;
• Develop and implement an early warning or trigger system for breaches of the entity’s risk appetite or limits;
• Ensure risk management and internal control infrastructure keep pace with changes to the entity’s risk profile, to the external risk landscape and in industry practice.
• Be actively engaged in the process of setting risk measures and limits for the various business lines and monitoring their performance relative to risk-taking and limit adherence.
• Ensure risk assessment process include ongoing analysis of existing risks as well as the identification of new or emerging risks.

Qualifications

• Minimum of University Degree or HND in Business Administration or any related field
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience practicing Risk Management.
• Familiar with food industry trends.

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Integrity
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communications skill
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate
• Pro-active self-starter
• Assertive and tenacious
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities.