Risk Officer Job at Lawrence Sikutwa & Associates Company Limited - Career Opportunity in Zambia
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Vacancy title:
Risk Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Financial Services , Category: Administrative & Office ]

 

Jobs at:

Lawrence Sikutwa & Associates Company Limited

Deadline of this Job:
December 31, 2019  

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka , South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 04, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Lawrence Sikutwa & Associates Company Limited (LSA) invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to fill in the following positions to be based in Lusaka. .

Job Responsibilities:
• Identifies potential threats to the financial stability of the company, including risky
credit, investments, and portfolio inefficiencies.
• Detects potential threats to operational efficiency including underperforming
resources, personnel liabilities, property inefficiencies, and safety risks.
• Assess risk throughout the organization
• Quantify risk limits
• Develop plans to mitigate risks
• Assist functional managers in risk mitigation
• Monitor the progress of risk mitigation activities
• Create and disseminate risk measurements and reports
• Communicate to key stakeholders regarding the risk profile of the business
• Coordinates programs designed to minimize threats and anticipate threats to the
company.
• Conducts regular risk assessments either through a team of risk management
experts or personally on site.
• Recognizes potential threats to the company’s reputation.
• Designs and implements methods for avoiding potential threats using available risk metric software and personal knowledge of the industry.
• Delivers regular risk analysis reports to company executives complete with
actionable plans for avoiding or preventing potential threats at all levels.
• Undertake any other related duties as assigned from time to time.
• Create an integrated risk framework for the entire organization
• Prepares and maintains internal and external data gathering for risk analysis and
reporting.
• Manages and prepares all documentation related to risk assessments and reviews
of standard operating procedures.
• Liaise with Chief Risk and Audit Officer and Internal Audit on risk related issues,
as well as risks emanating from non-compliance with regulation i.e. Financial
Intelligence Centre Act,The Pension Scheme Regulation Act.
• Stay abreast with current Risk Management Practices.


Job Skills: Not Specified


Job Qualifications:
• Full grade twelve certificate with a minimum of a credit in English and Mathematics.
• A relevant Bachelors degree from reputable university and/or a professional
qualification i.e. CII,CIA, CA ZM, ACCA, CIMA, CRMA, CRISC.
• At least 3 years work experience in a compliance role preferably in a financial
institution
• Team player and ability to set up a department
• Strong investigative skills
• Self-starter
• Risk Management
• Leadership skills
• Basic Computer skills
• Good communication skills
• A high level of analytical skills
• Excellent work ethic
• Must be familiar with insurance and liability as well as compliance standards for
the industry, including financial, property, operational, or personnel reporting,
regulations, and standards.
• Must possess knowledge of risk analysis, database management and risk metrics.
• Extensive knowledge of legal requirements and compliance regulations.


Job Education Requirements:
• A relevant Bachelors degree from reputable university and/or a professional
qualification i.e. CII,CIA, CA ZM, ACCA, CIMA, CRMA, CRISC.


Job Experience Requirements:
• At least 3 years work experience in a compliance role preferably in a financial
institution

 

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Job application procedure
If you meet the above requirements, you are invited to submit your cover letter and CV
electronically only to the Group Human Resource Manager to jobs@lsa.co.zm  closing
date is Wednesday 27th November 2019.
Please note that LSA is an equal opportunity employer.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 27th November 2019.
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 04-12-2019
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 04-12-2019
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 04-12-2065
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