Consolidated Bank Risk Officer Job

Consolidated Bank of Kenya Limited is Kenya’s SME bank of choice that provides flexible financial solutions that support our customers in achieving success.
The Bank is well positioned, with presence in majority of the country’s business hubs to continually offer pleasant and convenient services.
We seek to recruit qualified, experienced, competent and highly motivated persons to fill the following vacant position:

Risk Officer

Job Purpose: Reporting to the Risk & Compliance Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for implementing an integrated enterprise-wide risk framework, programmes, policies, processes and procedures that will enable the Bank to effectively manage its risk exposures and achieve overall objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and implementation of systems, policies and procedures for the identification, collection and analysis of risk management information.
• Undertake risk assessments in business units to ensure consistent implementation of respective policies, procedures and applicable regulatory requirements across all business units and identify any gaps, challenges and recommend improvement measures.
• Develop and implement Credit portfolio monitoring risk management tools to identify, analyze, measure, report and monitor credit risk.
• Participate in the implementation of Bank wide Risk monitoring tools, risk registers, risk profiling and assist in institutionalization of self-assessments.
• Develop and compile pertinent analytical risk reports to facilitate active risk oversight.
• Participate in improvement of risk management awareness at all levels through communication, training programs and risk-based performance measurements.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field. Professional qualifications in banking will be added advantage.
• Five years’ experience in banking environment three of which should be in Risk Management.
• Ability to identify or anticipating risk issues for different businesses and business models.
• Ability to explain complex financial concepts across the bank.
• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills.

How to Apply

Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications, enclosing copies of their academic and professional certificates, detailed CV indicating work experience, daytime contacts and addresses of 3 professionally relevant referees to reach the undersigned by Friday, 31st July 2015

Applications should be addressed to:

The Head of Human Resources
Consolidated Bank of Kenya Ltd
P.O. Box 51133 – 00200
Nairobi

Consolidated Bank is an equal opportunity employer.
Only successful candidates will be contacted.