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• Develop
  Credit risk control enhancements to ensure that any known credit
  risks are controlled within acceptable risk appetite.
• Render
  support in providing assurance that credit risk management within the bank
  is effective and understood at all levels.
• Ensure
  all staff adhere to the Operational Risk policy in respect of
  incident reporting (both internal and external to the organization)
  seeking root cause analysis and addressing control deficiencies.
• Actively
  participate in and lead Credit Risk Reviews to proactively identify significant
  potential risks in the Business and develop specific recommendations for
  the Business to action.
• Facilitate
  the Credit Risk and Control Self-Assessment (KCSA) process
• Risk
  representative on key bank-Credit projects
• Responsible
  for the collation, analysis and publication of the Key Credit Risk
  and Performance Indicators and perform monthly trend analysis.
• Support
  the Head of Risk in reviewing the Credit Policy and the maintenance of the
  Operational Risk Appetite statement.
• Ensure
  Bank-wide Policies and Procedures conform to policy standards and
  are updated at least annually.
• Keenly
  monitor the activities of the credit department to ensure that
  transactions undertaken do not breach set risk appetite and
  policies thereby ensuring that they are compliant with restrictions lay
  down by the Board, FIA.
• Tasked
  with the identification of any change in transaction types undertaken by
  the Credit  Business that may
  affect the agreed Risk profile set by the Board, and FIA.
• Tasked
  with the identification and reporting of any regulatory breaches created
  by excesses over agreed risk limits set by the Bank and the FIA.
• Responsible
  for monitoring and reporting of agreed risk issues as part of the Risk
  Management Structure 

• The applicant for the DFCU Bank Credit
  Risk Manager job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in business related discipline
• A
  minimum of five years’ experience in Risk management /credit risk
  /internal audit.
• Previous
  exposure and experience with the Regulatory environment for Banks and specifically
  the business / economic environment.
• Working
  knowledge of banking and related products, risks and processes such that
  advice is as informed, appropriate and relevant to business needs
  as possible.
• Previous
  experience with enterprise wide risk management practices.
• Experience
  with dealing with reporting processes to board committees and corporate governance
  standards.
• Excellent
  interviewing skills to enlist required information.
• Computer
  literacy i.e. proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheets.
• Ability
  to collect, analyse and evaluate information and the preparation of
  written concise reports of work performed plus recommendations.
• Ability
  to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability
  to foster cooperation and support of stakeholders.
• Extensive
  knowledge of credit risk measurement techniques.
• Broad
  knowledge and understanding of structure and value drivers of retail and
  wholesale banking products.
• Possession
  of flexibility and ability to adapt appropriately to changing requirements
  and situations.
• Analytical
  and possession of an objective and probing mind.

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