Group Head, Risk Management at Zedcrest Capital Limited

Will Report to: Managing Director/ Board of Directors

Overall purpose of the job:   Management role with oversight over all risk management functions – responsible for Enterprise Risk Management.  The successful candidate will be responsible for examining, analyzing, determining and mitigating the risk and internal control status of the business.

Job description:
Main job activities shall include (but not limited to):

• Coordinating implementing and overseeing all risk management activities, ensuring best practices.
• Planning, designing and implementing an overall risk management process for the organization.
• Undertaking the business’s risk analysis and documentation of results.
• Developing and reviewing relevant risk management documents and developing, maintaining and reviewing a risk register.
• Undertaking risk management projects as required and performing control assessments.
• Performing risk assessments, which involves analyzing risks as well as identifying, describing and estimating the risks affecting the business.
• Performing risk evaluation, which involves comparing estimated risks with criteria established by the organization such as costs, legal requirements and other factors, and evaluating the organization’s previous risk-handling procedures.
• Ensuring that the group’s corporate governance framework is effective and is always in line with international developments and best practice.
• Ensuring that regulatory compliance issues have been properly and completely identified and the group’s compliance is robust and always pro-active.
• Handling any other task as may be assigned to you by the Managing Director or the board of Directors.

Job specification:
The candidate

• Must have minimum of 7 years experience in Risk Management from a Financial Institution or Consulting firm.
• Must have a first degree in a business related field e.g. economics, accounting, finance, business administration or any other relevant field.
• Must have a relevant postgraduate degree or a recognized and related professional qualification as this is desirable.
• Must have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines