About US:
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.
How to Apply:
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