Job Title: Branch Risk Manager
Organisation: Standard Chartered Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Hong Kong, China. It operates a network of over 1,700 branches and outlets (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) across more than 70 countries and employs around 87,000 people. It is a universal bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services.
Job Summary: The Branch Risk Manager will support the strategic business agenda while providing risk, assurance, control, and governance oversight across the branch. The role is responsible for maintaining effective governance forums, strengthening operational risk management, and ensuring processes operate in line with internal policies, external regulations, and the Bank’s control standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the branch strategy by maintaining strong risk, assurance, and governance oversight in partnership with the Head of Risk and Control and branch management team.
- Maintain governance and assurance over key processes, including Anti-Money Laundering, sanctions checks, protection of Bank and client information, and safeguarding of assets.
- Review branch processes to ensure appropriate controls and governance are in place for new and existing initiatives.
- Provide input into global process and control design, ensuring local requirements are considered while remaining aligned to Group standards.
- Facilitate effective management of operational risk across the branch in line with internal policies, external laws, and regulatory requirements.
- Support the implementation and embedding of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework across branch activities.
- Monitor and help minimise operational losses, control issues, and risk matters, ensuring appropriate follow-up and resolution.
- Coordinate governance forums, operational risk reviews, regulatory audits, inspections, and related submissions for the branch.
- Work with process owners to ensure products, processes, data remediation plans, and Customer Due Diligence governance requirements are fit for purpose and compliant.
- Demonstrate exemplary conduct, uphold the Group Code of Conduct, and proactively identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve risk, conduct, and compliance matters.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelors Degree in a related discipline
- Professional certifications in Risk Management, Compliance, Audit, Governance, or related fields are an added advantage.
Skills and Experience
- Strong experience in operational risk management, governance, assurance, controls, and regulatory compliance.
- Good understanding of branch operations, process governance, risk frameworks, audit management, and control standards.
- Ability to work with senior stakeholders, process owners, risk framework owners, functional partners, auditors, and regulators.
- Strong judgement, decision-making, and ability to manage ambiguity in a changing business environment.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate, build trust, drive accountability, and maintain a client-focused approach.
- Technical strength in business facilitation, change management, frontline risk management, business governance and support, and business strategy.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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Deadline: 13th August 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60