Head, Infrastructure Risk Management at Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority

Ref No: ES0095

Job Description

• Reporting to the Managing Director/CEO, the successful candidate will manage all Infrastructure-related risks including transaction and project- specific risks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement appropriate framework for providing consistent measurement, reporting and control of risks across the Authority’s Infrastructure portfolio.
• Perform comprehensive risk assessments, including statistical analyses and provide up-to-date information to guide the Authority’s investment decisions.
• Continuously review/assess the risks facing the Authority’s Infrastructure projects in order to proactively establish appropriate mitigating controls and monitoring mechanism/framework using existing risk management tools.
• Define and implement various risk mitigation solutions.
• Define risk thresholds for Infrastructure projects and monitor the risk profiles accordingly and escalate and manage indicators outside limits with risk owners.
• Interpret and analyze reports/data/information to identify possible risk exposure.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, events, issues and developments to assist/enable the development and implementation of appropriate control measures, monitoring mechanism as required.
• Define and continuously review the Authority’s Infrastructure risk policies, processes and activities, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Generate regular reports to executive management on the risk profiles of the Authority’s Infrastructure investments.
• Perform other functions as assigned by the Managing Director.

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes

• A degree in Finance, or any Business-related discipline and postgraduate qualification(s); possession of CFA and other such professional will be an advantage.
• Minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience in infrastructure and project management, preferably in a leading investment bank, International Finance Institution/Development Finance Institution or a similar institution.
• Credit Risk experience with emphasis/exposure to Project Finance/Infrastructure projects.
• Ability to think strategically and holistically and to appreciate the impact of various policies, issues and solutions.
• Need to be strong with financial modelling tools, techniques and analysis
• Political and business savvy, maturity and tact, including ability to relate and network at different levels of authority.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical standards, high level of integrity. strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.

In addition, candidates must possess the following attributes:

• Proven leadership, negotiating and influencing skills.
• Excellent networking skills, particularly relationship-building, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good understanding of the NSIA mandate, regulations and operating environment.