Job Title: Risk Officer
Organisation: BRAC Uganda
Microfinance Ltd
Microfinance Ltd
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Risk
Manager
Manager
About US:
BRAC Uganda Microfinance Ltd is the largest Microfinance operating in
Uganda covering several districts through 147 networked branches targeting
Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs of Uganda. BRAC boasts of promoting
financial inclusion by extending financial services to the un-served and
underserved, now with over 212,000 borrowing clients, over 150Bn loan book with
98% recovery rate, operationally and financially self sustaining.
Uganda covering several districts through 147 networked branches targeting
Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs of Uganda. BRAC boasts of promoting
financial inclusion by extending financial services to the un-served and
underserved, now with over 212,000 borrowing clients, over 150Bn loan book with
98% recovery rate, operationally and financially self sustaining.
Job Summary: The Risk Officer
will primarily implement a comprehensive, enterprise wide risk management
framework consistent with BRAC’s strategic objectives, regulatory framework and
industry best practices.
will primarily implement a comprehensive, enterprise wide risk management
framework consistent with BRAC’s strategic objectives, regulatory framework and
industry best practices.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- The jobholder will be tasked with
identifying key risk inherent in the bank’s business as well as emerging
financial industry risk and suggest mitigation measures - Carry out risk awareness trainings within
BRAC - Perform second level assurance on closure
of external audit, Central bank and BI Audit team recommendations to avoid
repeat findings - Follow-up on implementation of agreed
actions stated in the incident reports
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the BRAC Risk
Officer job opportunity should hold a Degree in Banking/Microfinance,
Economics, Business Administration, Accounting or any other relevant
business course - Professional risk management
certification, accounting or audit qualification is added advantage. - At least two years’ experience in credit and
banking operations or risk management function preferably from a regulated
financial institution. - Broad knowledge in the operations of a
Risk Department in financial institutions. - Critical analysis, Investigation and
detection skills - Computer literacy i.e. basic knowledge in
the use of Microsoft Office tools - Excellent oral and written communication
skills - Personal organization and planning skills
- Ability to work with a team
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application
letters, Curriculum Vitae not scanned (including bio-data such as: Date of
birth, Education qualification, language proficiency, work experience and at
least three professional referees in Ms. Office Word Document) and all scanned
copies of academic /other supporting documents. They should all be merged into
one PDF file. In total, there must only be two attachments sent to
[email protected]
letters, Curriculum Vitae not scanned (including bio-data such as: Date of
birth, Education qualification, language proficiency, work experience and at
least three professional referees in Ms. Office Word Document) and all scanned
copies of academic /other supporting documents. They should all be merged into
one PDF file. In total, there must only be two attachments sent to
[email protected]
Deadline: 14th July 2017
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