Risk Manager at Lawebod Microfinance Bank

Lawebod Microfinance Bank was Incorporated on the 30th of March 1993 as Trinity Mortgage Finance Company Limited to carry on the business of Mortgage Finance Institution in Nigeria. It later changed its name to Lawebod Microfinance Bank Limited when it was restructured and recapitalised in 2016 in a bid to better utilize its strength and resources to compete more efficiently and to repositioned it as one of the foremost provider of microfinance banking services in Nigeria. The bank is registered by the Central Bank of Nigeria and insured by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Risk Manager

Location: Lagos

Qualification and/or Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Statistics, ICT etc. from a reputable University
• Post graduate degree is an added advantage
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in finance and investment industry, retail credit or risk management with a focus on automating risk
• Interpretation and application of legislation and relevant industry standards.

Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of risk management best practice, including information security.
• Risk asset portfolio management, including reporting and monitoring
• Recovery strategies and management
• Significant financial services experience with skills across the whole enterprise wide risk management portfolio.
• Financial and accounting policies and procedures
• Governance philosophies, policy and management practices
• Compliance philosophies, policy and management practices
• Risk management philosophies, management practices and standards
• Legislation and industry standards relation to Microfinance Banking and Finance Company policy framework
• Relevant public and industry specific private sector operations (Acts, regulations, professional standards)

Skills:

• Well developed analytical skills
• Innovative and strategic thinking
• Well developed presentation and communication skills
• PC word processing, spreadsheet and database preparation and evaluation skills
• Awareness of emerging and innovative credit risk assessment specifically social scoring, alternative credit scoring and big data analytics tools.
• Report writing dealing with detailed, complex and technical concepts
• Sound interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Interpretation of legislative and professional standards.

Application Closing Date
3rd March, 2020.