TDI Global: Vacancy for Head, Enterprise Risks Management (Ghana), Friday 18, March 2011

TDI Global ^TM is the trading name for ‘Royal TDI Global’ ^TM Inc., a Canadian Company. Following the company’s international expansion, TDI Global ^TMbecame the registered operating name in the various nations the company operates.

The Vision of TDI Global (TDI) is to become an internationally top-rated firm in leadership, management and corporate governance, by engendering operational excellence in people and institutions, creating value for generations and instilling stewardship principles in the leadership.

TDI aims at helping public and private institutions achieve excellence in Leadership, Management and Corporate Governance. The company’s services are delivered through a number of vehicles including: ‘focused training’ ^TM, development of frameworks and models, implementation of management tools, and strategy design and execution.

Our client, a well established financial institution with strong focus on continuous improvement seeks to bring on board high performing risk management professionals with extensive global training and experience. You will work in a team of talented, engaged and passionate individuals that work together to deliver great customer experiences. Our client is very success driven and invests due resources in creating people, process and technology alignment. You will receive the support you need to turn your potential into high performance.
Job Description

These positions are for Ghanaians in Diaspora who would want to go home.

As the Head of Enterprise risk management, you will help the bank manage risk in every area of its business. You will oversee all risk management initiatives including Operational Risk, Market Risk, Credit Risk, etc.. You will develop and implement an enterprise-wide risk management framework that cascades to specific department, systems and programs. The board will count on you in ensuring that the risk management process is completely compliant with all stakeholders, meets international standards and that solutions and adequate/reliable process are in place to ensure board effectiveness and efficiency.

You will identify and analyze risks associated with the bank’s strategy and opportunities and educate management on appropriate mitigation solutions that would ensure that the bank delivers what it promises. You will review projects and execution strategies and implement enhancement strategies that will resolve any risk exposures.
You will review organizational structure and provide appropriate risk management input. You will drive the development of performance measurements and key performance indicators in all sections of the bank. You will implement processes to ensure that planned strategic business outcomes are achieved.

Requirements

Other Accountability:

Proactively assess risks of the business and work with unit heads to implement risk mitigation strategies.
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Constantly search for appropriate precedents or opportunities for continuous improvement.
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Work with the risk management committee
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Directs and oversees more complex activities such as loss prevention measures.
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Develop and administer risk management disciplines within the bank ensuring compliance with global and local standards.
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Monitor investment, credit and liquidity risks of the bank and the various business units.
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Manage Incident reporting process and review incidents to assess the adequacy of controls.
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Perform on-site control reviews and report on the effectiveness of the control environment.
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Ensure adequate business recovery plan is in place for the business
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Ensure adherence to all risks mitigation procedures and regulatory requirements.
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Establish individual and departmental performance standards, and utilize an approach of continuous improvement when measuring plans, procedures and client satisfaction levels.

Responsibilities
To succeed in this role requires:

* Understanding of Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
* Extensive working knowledge of Basel Accord and implementation requirements
* Working knowledge of banking Policies and Standards within the Ghana environment.
* Extensive experience in managing risk in a complex banking environment.
* Ability to understand complex projects and risks in emerging markets
* Deep understanding of the steps to solving a business problem.
* Extensive knowledge of business case analysis and development of a strategic direction.
* Excellent communication skills with ability to synthesize complex information
* Experience working with ERP
* Appropriate designation including Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) or Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) would be a big asset.

Compensation:
This position attracts an exceptional compensation

Additional Info:
Job application closes by Thursday, 31st March, 2011. Applications will be processed on first come first serve basis. Please quote the Job ID on your application.

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