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Assistant Manager, Operational Risk

Assistant Manager, Operational Risk

Bank ABCManama, Bahrain
23 days ago
Job description

Responsibilities

of the role :

Reporting to the Operational Risk Manager, the job holder will be responsible for the following :

  • Draft the Group Policies, Standards and Procedures (PSPs) and supporting tools and ensure effective implementation through providing training
  • Facilitate the management of operational risk across the Units.
  • Implementation of the group-wide framework for the management of operational risk;
  • Organization and facilitation of risk management workshops;
  • Coordination and facilitation of the implementation of the various policies and procedures in the Units
  • Assistance with the identification of risks and the definition of appropriate controls;
  • Assistance with development of action plans to mitigate risks
  • Challenging / testing the effectiveness of controls;
  • Analysis of risk data such as loss events and other incidents, KRIs, etc. and ensuring that they are translated into appropriate action;
  • Investigating risk events and incidents;
  • Following up onpletion of action plans
  • Review - and approve - local policies & procedures to ensurepliance with group standards and policies
  • Provide day-to-day training and support to the first and second line and the Units for the management of operational risk.
  • Develop and conduct training on Operational Risk for various stakeholders
  • Responsible for various Initiatives including Incident Management, Key Risk Indicators, RCSAs as required etc
  • Involved with the ICAAP Process in order to assess adequacy of operational risk capital
  • Engage on various initiatives such as process improvements and enhancements as required
  • Quality control of the various ORM projects ( the reliability of the results of the various risk management projects reported to the Operational Riskmittees and Board Riskmittees both at the local level and at the group level)
  • Participate in the review of new products and change management projects ( outsourcing of processes) to ensure that the inherent risks are assessed and mitigated prior to launch / implementation
  • Ensure that the management of operational risk is aligned to other non-financial risks pliance, IT Risk, BCM, Audit
  • Cooperation with other risk and control functions to ensure that all non-financial risks are adequately managed
  • Analyze data related to Operational risk in providing insights
  • Prepare / oversee the preparation of actionable (consolidated) risk reports for the various internal and external stakeholders.
  • Reporting ORM matters to the local / group senior management, the local / group ORCO, the local / group Board Riskmittee, etc. and to the local ("host") regulators.
  • Reporting on the progress against the approved operational risk management planning
  • Develop trainings, conduct necessary training and provide guidance to the risk managers in the Unit, subsidiaries, branches and rep offices on all aspects of the management of operational risk management
  • Disseminate - and explain - policies and procedures for the management of operational risk to the various stakeholders in the Unit
  • Acting as point of contact for local external auditors and regulators in operational risk matters.
  • Serving as secretary of the local ORCO.

Areas of Knowledge, Qualification and Experience

  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant banking experience.
  • Bachelor / Master's degree from a reputable university or acceptable equivalent
  • Extensive second-line experience providing operational risk oversight in a global / regional bank.
  • Advanced level understanding of business processes, business applications, technology infrastructure related tomercial credits and / or trade finance and / or trading & sales business, risk or support function gained preferable through first line experience
  • Excellent understanding of the CBB requirements for Operational Risk Management (OM-1) and familiarity with international regulatory environment in different countries where ABC group operates, best practices and industry standards (COSO, ISO)
  • Advanced knowledge of operational risk discipline, and various non-financial risk types including information security, business continuity and disaster recovery,pliance, third-party etc;
  • Strong practical experience developing and implementing risk and control frameworks, tools, and methodologies
  • Strong written & oralmunication / presentation skills;
  • Proficient in English & Arabic
  • Good time-management skills;
  • Driven, Self-motivation and leadership attributes;
  • People management and relationship skills;
  • Experience leading business critical projects
  • Job ID 3NAFC8kQMT6O

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