Risk Officer

Grade: Mid Level.

Location: Lagos.

Reporting Line: Head Risk Management.

Our Client is an Holding.co with subsidiaries in the Investment bank, Commercial bank, Stockbroking and Asset Management.

Responsibilities for Risk Manager

• Identify financial, safety or security risks that the client company or organization may face
• Prepare action plans to decrease risk factors
• Gather confidential financial information from client such as income, assets and debts
• Manage company insurance policies
• Perform risk evaluation, which assesses the way the company previously handled risks
• Make risk-avoiding adjustments to current methods of operation in order to minimize their future risks
• Prepare a risk-management budget
• Provide training and certification for organization staff so that they can be aware of risks and try to avoid them

Educational Qualification.

• A bachelors degree in business administration or management should be considered a minimum requirement.
• An MBA is preferred
• Several years of previous experience in risk management
• If working in the financial services industry, a Financial Risk Manager (FRM)is desirable
• Experience as a Risk Management Generalist

Qualifications for Risk Manager

• Professional Risk Manager (PRM) certification may be beneficial
• Thorough understanding of the business or organization’s goals and values
• Computer, data entry and MS Office skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• You pay strong attention to detail and organization
• Strong working knowledge of risk management and previous experience working with risk (i.e. associate)
• Solid research skills using the internet and first-person interviews
• Experience with the in all types of risk within the investment banking space.