Risk Manager at MKOBO Microfinance Bank Limited

Qualification and/or Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Statistics, ICT etc. from a reputable University
• Post graduate degree is an added advantage
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in finance and investment industry, retail credit or risk management with a focus on automating risk
• Interpretation and application of legislation and relevant industry standards.

Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of risk management best practice, including information security.
• Risk asset portfolio management, including reporting and monitoring
• Recovery strategies and management
• Significant financial services experience with skills across the whole enterprise wide risk management portfolio.
• Financial and accounting policies and procedures
• Governance philosophies, policy and management practices
• Compliance philosophies, policy and management practices
• Risk management philosophies, management practices and standards
• Legislation and industry standards relation to Microfinance Banking and Finance Company policy framework
• Relevant public and industry specific private sector operations (Acts, regulations, professional standards)

Skills:

• Well developed analytical skills
• Innovative and strategic thinking
• Well developed presentation and communication skills
• PC word processing, spreadsheet and database preparation and evaluation skills
• Awareness of emerging and innovative credit risk assessment specifically social scoring, alternative credit scoring and big data analytics tools.
• Report writing dealing with detailed, complex and technical concepts
• Sound interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Interpretation of legislative and professional standards.