Location: Location in Nairobi

Job description
Are you a go-getter, positive minded individual who fits the role profile captured below? There is an opportunity for ambitious, self-driven individuals to fill the above position.
Reporting to: Board Risk Committee and administratively to the Managing Director.
Direct Reports: Risk Managers/Officers, Compliance Manager
Job Purpose:
The CRO is a key member of the senior management team responsible for development and implementation of a robust Enterprise Risk Management framework that enables the Bank to proactively identify, analyze, respond to, monitor and mitigate the key risks to the realization of business strategic objectives as well as ensuring total compliance to regulatory and operational requirements at all times. The role has overall accountability for ensuring that the Bank has a risk response strategy for specific risks identified and analyzed thus enabling the Bank to pragmatically deal with uncertainty and associated risks.
Key Responsibilities:

STRATEGIC:

Development and implementation of a comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) infrastructure that integrates risk management with the Bank’s strategic management process
Developing and sustaining a risk management culture across the Bank
Setting appropriate Risk Management KPIs that facilitate SMART management of risk across the Bank
Proactive environment scanning for possible risk events ahead and building risk mitigations to preempt and reduce impact of the identified risk events
Serving as the key link between the Board Strategy Committee and management in setting the risk appetite for the Bank and assisting the Board and Management in monitoring and management of risks
Managing and participating in key decision-making processes such as strategic planning, capital and liquidity planning, new products and services

OPERATIONAL:

Ensuring implementation of appropriate Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) discipline for each Business/Department in the Bank
Consolidation of “Lessons Learnt” and integration of the same in Bank policies and procedures to continually improve the Risk Management and Compliance in the Bank
Ensuring full compliance to AML/CFT, KYC and other regulatory requirements across the Bank
Ensuring prompt reporting of risk events at the appropriate level
Ensure that the bank policies are approved by the management and the board
Actively engage in the process of setting risk measures and limits for the various business lines and monitoring their performance relative to risk-taking and limit adherence
Establishing an early warning or trigger system for breaches of the bank’s risk appetite or limits

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Custodian of the Bank Policies and Procedures; taking a leading role in reviews of the Bank’s risk control policies, processes, data analysis and corresponding controls
Ensuring all Policies and Procedures are current and updated regularly
In liaison with the HR department, ensuring that all staff are well trained and conversant with the relevant policies and procedures in their respective areas of work
Actively participating in Assets and Liabilities Committee (ALCO) of the Bank and providing critical input to help drive decision making on the optimal level of Risk Return trade-offs on transactions, products and business segments
Establishment of fraud risk warning model and monitoring system, and quantitative analysis of risk data and
GOVERNANCE:
Identification of governance loop holes in operating procedures and recommendation of appropriate segregation of duties and responsibilities
Dipstick risk management and compliance checks across the Bank
Ensure adherence to regulatory risk management framework
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT:
Developing, coaching, motivating and managing the performance of individuals and teams within the department and across the Bank to achieve success in career and business goals
Actively providing leadership as a member of EXCO by contributing to the collective Leadership Agenda and sharing business insights/ feedback to maximise the overall performance and wellbeing of the Bank
Role modelling the Brand and Corporate Values of the Bank in the internal and external market environment.

The Person:
The ideal candidate must possess the following:
Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics or Business Related field
Holder of a Master’s degree in Business Administration its equivalent an added advantage
Professional Qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CISA
In depth knowledge of Banking Operations, Risk and Controls
Grasp of CBK prudential guidelines, Basel Rules, Banking Act, IFRS and other statute
A minimum of eight (8) years relevant work experience in diverse functions of a Bank at senior management level; 6 of which must have been in a senior risk management role in a significant size commercial Bank in Kenya Team leadership skills

Key Competencies and Attributes

High level of integrity and passion for driving governance
Outstanding organizational and leadership capabilities
Exceptional aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving
Energetic, highly motivated with passion for excellence in achieving business growth

“We are an equal opportunity employer”