Head of Group Operational Risk – Letshego Holdings Limited

Company Letshego Holdings Limited
Reference # Head of Group Operational Risk
Contract Type Permanent
Salary Market Related
Location Gaborone, South East, Botswana

 

Introduction
To develop and drive the implementation of the Group Operational Risk Management Framework that sets out enterprise-level governance, policies and practices to proactively identify, assess, measure, report on, mitigate and control operational risk exposures associated with Letshego’s operations at all levels of and across the Group.

Specification

Experience

At least 15 years’ experience in Operational Risk within Financial Services with a minimum of 5 years’ experience at a senior management level.
•Demonstrable experience in Risk Management, specifically third-party risk, product risk, digital risk, fraud risk and data risk management.
•Demonstrable experience in executing or providing oversight over the following operational risk programs is essential: technology and Information security risk assessment, risk control self-assessments (RCSAs), operational risk events, key risk indicators, scenario analysis, Operational Risk stress testing etc.
•Experienced in enterprise risk management, risk appetite and capital models.

Knowledge
•A practical understanding of the business drivers and the strategic direction the group and role of risk management in achieving objectives.
•Awareness of current industry threats, trends, technologies and issues that potentially affect organisation’s business.
•Advanced knowledge of risk management best practices and how to implement them.
•Knowledge of global operational risk management principles, practices and regulatory issues (Basel etc.)
•Knowledge of Banking law, rules and regulations.
•Extensive knowledge of risk and control assessment techniques and concepts, and accounting principles and related risk disciplines, such as Third-Party Risk Management, Business Continuity, Fraud, Financial Control, appropriate to a financial services environment.
•Proficient knowledge of various applications to support effective execution of roles/responsibilities, i.e., Microsoft Office suite (i.e., Power Point, Excel, TEAMS, etc.) Share Point, PowerBI.

Requirements
Education
•Bachelor’s degree Risk Management, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics /Statistics or equivalent
•Master’s in Business Administration would be an added advantage.
•International certifications in Risk management, such as CIRM, CRCM or ICM, FRM, PRM, CRM.

 

Job Closing Date 10/07/2021

 

 

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