08 January 2016

Careers in Banking - Chief Manager, Compliance and Risk at BRAC Uganda Microfinance Ltd






Organisation: BRAC Uganda Microfinance Ltd


Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda


BRAC International is one of the world’s largest

Non-Governmental Development Organizations, working in a number of countries in

Africa and Asia on poverty alleviation Programs, is registered in Uganda as

BRAC Uganda. The organization implements integrated development approach combining

Education, Health, Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment and

Microfinance.


About BRAC Uganda Microfinance Ltd:


BRAC Uganda Microfinance Ltd is the

largest Microfinance operation in Uganda covering 80 districts through 136

networked branches targeting Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs of Uganda.

BRAC boasts of promoting financial inclusion by extending financial services to

the un served and underserved, now with over 160,000 borrowing clients, over

100Bn loan book with 99.3% recovery rate, operationally and financially self-sustaining.

In order to serve our customers better with wider range of services and

products, Board and Management has future plans of becoming a regulated

financial Institution in Uganda – Micro-Deposit Taking Institution (MDI).


Job Summary: The Chief Manager, Compliance and Risk

will support the microfinance institution in the development and implementation

of a comprehensive, enterprise-wide risk management framework consistent with

the organization’s strategic objectives, regulatory framework and industry best

practices.


Key Duties and Responsibilities:  


·        
Design

and implement a risk assurance strategy to internal, regulatory and statutory

guidelines.


·        
Oversee

the development and maintenance of Comprehensive Risk management system.


·        
Identify,

measure, control, and monitor credit risk


·        
Regularly

evaluate the operational risks and assess the effectiveness of the company’s

internal control framework in addressing risks and accomplishing the company’s

goals and objectives


·        
Identify,

measure, control and monitor market risks


·        
Support

the implementation of KYC and prevent money laundering practices.


·        
Prepare

and send Risk Reports and champion the risk culture


·        
Lead

and manage the performance and development of the Risk Department staff.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  


·        
The applicant

should preferably hold a Master’s in Business Administration, Commerce,

Finance, Economics or any Business related course.


·        
Qualification

in Integrated Enterprise Risk Management or Audit, Risk and Financial Analysis

is an added advantage.


·        
High

business acumen


·        
Risk

management skills


·        
Excellent

analytical skills


·        
Dynamic

thinking


·        
Strategy

formulation


·        
Good

reporting and communication skills


·        
Working

knowledge of microfinance business and the regulatory framework.


All suitably qualified and interested

candidates should send their application letters, Curriculum Vitae not scanned

(including bio-data such as: Date of birth, Education qualification, language

proficiency, work experience and at least three professional referees in Ms.

Office Word Document) and all Scanned copies of academic /other supporting

documents. They should all be merged into one PDF file. In total, there must

only be two attachments sent to hrd.uganda@brac.net.


Deadline: 22nd January 2016













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