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Senior Risk Management Specialist (Credit Risk)

Islamic Development Bank - in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Job Description

The candidate should be able to:

Participate in the development and update of credit risk management guidelines, policies, procedures, methodologies, and models, which have direct impact on risk management function.
Undertake the country risk assessment exercise including the application of associated quantitative and qualitative scoring model, and preparation of country risk report.
Undertake risk assessment of financial/investment operations related to projects, corporates, financial institutions, equities, funds, etc. including the application of associated quantitative and qualitative scoring models, and independent review of due diligence, financing terms and conditions, risk mitigation, security package, and assignment of exposure limits.
Participate in due diligence mission related to financing and investment operations.
Monitor adherence to guidelines and policies at the Group level, report on deviation, and recommend on corrective actions.

Our client is an Islamic wholesale bank they are recognised as an industry leader in banking. They are currently looking for a talented Chief Risk Officer to join their team in Bahrain.

Duties and Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

Ensuring compliance with local and internation regulations.

Manage the risk profile for the bank

Assessing, identifying, monitoring and reducing risks that could impact the business

Experience and Qualifications.

Minimum of 10 years' experience in a risk management position

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ABOUT YPP:

The Young Professionals Program (YPP) is the strategic talent pipeline for the professional career in the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group. The Program is designed for outstanding young graduates who can significantly help the IDB Group to carry out its mission and attain its objectives.

This Program enables each Young Professional (YP) to receive extensive exposure and experience of the IDB Group’s various activities through job rotations in different departments. Participants will initially spend two weeks Orientation stage in HRMD. Then, 27 months in Foundation stage which will be split into three rotations of 9 months each in IDB Group departments.

Participants will also benefit from a coaching/mentoring arrangement and a wide range of relevant training and developmental opportunities.

Upon successful program completion, the participant will gradually climb up the professional grades in the IDB Group

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Exclusively with Hays Financial Markets

Head of Risk
Islamic Investment Bank – London
Competitive salary with benefits package & pension

My client, a boutique and high-performing Islamic Investment Bank, is currently seeking an outstanding individual to head up their Risk function.

Having set up in London approximately 5 years ago, the Bank has developed into a successful and dynamic institution with established business lines and service offerings. The Bank is comprised of four main business units: Asset Management, Corporate Finance, Real Estate and Treasury.

Reporting to the Head of Risk and Compliance, the successful candidate will identify measure and analyze the various enterprise-wide operations risks that the Bank faces and formulate strategies on how to mitigate and minimize the risk exposures.

Job Purpose:

To safeguard the organisation, its customers, reputation, assets and the interests of stakeholders by identifying and managing all threats to the achievement of its business objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and implement an overall risk management process for the organisation.
Manage the process of identifying and assessing the risks affecting the business.
Oversee, and in some areas implement, the plan of risk control actions.
Monitor, evaluate and challenge the organisation’s success in managing its risks.
Organise appropriate risk reporting, internally and externally.

International Division of an Islamic Bank based in UAE are seeking to recruit a Head of Risk Management who will report into the CIO for the International Business.