Head of Risk at Best Search Recruitment

Purpose of the Position

• Responsible for administering and managing Legacy’s Risk Management program.
• Reporting to the Managing Director, and attend Board Risk Committee meetings. Member of Management Investment Committee, and I.T Steering Committee.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Developing and maintaining a Risk Management Framework.
• Identification of business risk.
• Determining the appropriate risk profile of all investment portfolios of Legacy.
• Assist Management in identifying and assessing strategic risk.
• Assist individuals who perform operational and financial activities with risk assessments and action plans in their responsibility areas to heighten awareness of major exposures, loss potential, and/or transactional anomalies and facilitate discussions of practical ways to manage or avoid them.
• Develops and implements Legacy’s risk management program in a manner that fulfils the mission and strategic goals of Legacy while complying with state and federal laws and accreditation standards related to safety and risk management.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for the identification, collection and analysis of risk related information.
• Working conditions are normal for an office environment, Mondays to Friday, 8am to 5pm. Work may require occasional weekend and/or evening work.

Required Qualifications
Educational Qualifications:

• Minimum of Second Class Lower B.Sc/HND in relevant field.
• Additional/professional qualification is an added advantage.
• Membership of professional bodies is an added advantage.

Minimum years of experience:

• 10 years post qualification experience of which at least 8 years must have been in the financial sector and 4 years in Management position.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of statistics, data collection, analysis and data presentation.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations and accreditation standards.
• Writing skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Meeting deadlines.

Personal Qualities and Behavioural Traits:

• Disciplined.
• Punctual.
• Respectful.
• Professional.