Job Title: Risk Officer
Organization: Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Risk Manager
About Pride:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading Microfinance
Deposit Taking Institution in Uganda with 31 networked branches and 5 contact
offices countrywide, an equal opportunity employer, regulated by Bank of Uganda
under the MDI Act, 2003.
Deposit Taking Institution in Uganda with 31 networked branches and 5 contact
offices countrywide, an equal opportunity employer, regulated by Bank of Uganda
under the MDI Act, 2003.
Job Summary: The Risk
Officer is mainly responsible for supporting in the identifying, defining,
managing and monitoring of risks presented in the various Pride branches and
departments and minimize tracked risk trends, thus reducing the level of the
risk related losses to the institution.
Officer is mainly responsible for supporting in the identifying, defining,
managing and monitoring of risks presented in the various Pride branches and
departments and minimize tracked risk trends, thus reducing the level of the
risk related losses to the institution.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Technically support Pride in identifying
and analyzing of risks related to the business through compilation of the
risk profiles of all the branches and departments at Head Office and
timely reporting when they are highly likely to materialize. - Evaluate and recommend countermeasures to
mitigate the risks or reduce them within the manageable limits thus
reducing the pertinent business risks that could interfere I impact
Pride’s - Establish, maintain and update the Systems
Risk Incidence Register and preparation of the Risk analysis reports to
management like the Risk and Control Self-Assessment Report, Key Risk
Indicator tool, among others. - Support the implementation of performance
analytic tools in agreement with the Bank of Uganda guidelines, Basel II
and CAMEL ratings. - Conduct Project risk assessment as and
when a new project comes on board in addition to constitution of the
Product Development team. - Execute independent risk reviews in
business functions in line with the annual work plan. - Train and sensitize staff on risk measures
for the benefit of the staff in their daily scope of work. - Liaise with the Compliance Officers to
ensure that the Risk and Control self-assessment tools, Incident reporting
tools and Suspicious Transaction Reports from all the branches are filled
and submitted to management on a monthly basis. - Undertake regular credit risk assessment
to support identification of exposures to credit concentrations, loan
write offs and related market dynamics. - Support implementation of fraud and BCM
policies through staff training, incident analysis and reports. - Actively communicate effectively to all
functional units, systems risk appetite, risk mitigation plans, and set
clearly a list of key high residual risks and strategies to handle them.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Risk Officer should hold a Bachelor’s
degree in IT, Business Computing, Computer Science or any other relevant
field. - At least two years’ working experience in
a related field - The applicant must have 2 principle passes
at A’ Level and credit passes in English and Mathematics at O’ Level. - Professional qualification in CISA or any
other relevant certification is an added advantage. - Possess good customer awareness and
emotional intelligence skills - Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills. - The ideal candidate should maintain
confidentiality, have Self- drive and confidence, be Proactive - Possess business acumen
- Excellent public relation skills
- Ability to multi-tasking
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication
skills - Good at goal setting and quality control.
- She/she should also be computer literate
- Possess the ability to coach & mentor
- Skilled in change management
- Possess emotional intelligence and
advocacy skills
Age: Below 30 years
How to Apply:
If you believe you meet the above requirements, have the necessary
skills and experience, desire to succeed and make a difference, then apply
indicating your current salary, salary expectation and attach a detailed CV,
complete academic transcripts and professional certificates, postal address,
names of three professional referees and a daytime telephone contact, to the
Head Human Capital Management, Victoria Office Park, Block B, Bukoto, Plot 6 – 9,
Ben Kiwanuka Okot Close, P.O. Box 7566-Kampala, Uganda.
skills and experience, desire to succeed and make a difference, then apply
indicating your current salary, salary expectation and attach a detailed CV,
complete academic transcripts and professional certificates, postal address,
names of three professional referees and a daytime telephone contact, to the
Head Human Capital Management, Victoria Office Park, Block B, Bukoto, Plot 6 – 9,
Ben Kiwanuka Okot Close, P.O. Box 7566-Kampala, Uganda.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
contacted.
Deadline: 20th April, 2015
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