Full-Time Guinea Insurance Nigeria Recruits Chief Risk Officer/ Head, ERM

The Chief Risk Officer shall:

• Be responsible for establishing the risk culture throughout the company.
• Submit a periodic report to the senior management and to the Board on key aspects of the operation of the Risk Management Framework and significant risk exposures.
• Report any significant breaches of risk management policies or risk limits and any material loss incidents, and address all material risk classes as well as considering the overall risk profile.
• Ensure that risks are managed within the risk appetite of the entity. Ensure that business lines comply with risk parameters and prudential limits established by the board
• Ensure that the entity’s risk management processes are properly documented and adequate awareness created amongst all staff to promote risk management culture across the organisation.

The right candidate must:TECHNICAL

• Have sound appreciation of Enterprise Risk Management
• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following areas: Risk management; Finance; Science; Statistics; Engineering etc.
• Have Risk Management Certification / Graduate of a top-quality intensive risk management Course
• Have sound understanding of insurance industry
• Have considerable experience in insurance business and relationship management
• Have minimum of 10 years in financial industry

GENERAL

• Have Leadership and Relationship Management skills
• Have Excellent Analytical Skill
• Have Good Presentation and Communication Skills
• Have Problem solving skills

All successful candidates must:

• Be proactive
• Possess strong analytical minds and pay attention to details
• Excellent leadership, verbal, written communications and computer skills
• Be excellent team players, with drive and great interpersonal skills
• Be able to cope with change, to be flexible and handle uncertainty
• Possess strong presentation skills
• Be able to make sense of issues, identify and solve problems and “think on one’s feet”
• Be result oriented
• Be able to maintain appropriately directed energy and stamina, to exercise self-control and to learn new behaviours
• Possess ability to exhibit tact and diplomacy in negotiations
• Demonstrate ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• For all leading role, relevant training from leading business schools would be a clear advantage