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Risk Lead at Letshego

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๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ๐†๐จ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

We are looking for the following skill: ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐‹๐ž๐š๐

Contract Type: ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ

๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž

To drive the implementation of the Country Operational Risk Management Framework that sets out enterprise-level governance, policies and practices to proactively identify, assess, measure, report on, mitigate and control operational risk exposures.

๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ

๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Bachelorโ€™s degree in Risk Management, Finance, Business, Law, Economics, ACCA, CIMA

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž

At least 7 yearsโ€™ experience in Risk Management/ Internal/ External Audit/Regulatory Compliance/Supervision within Financial Services.

๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž

โ€ข Understanding of the business drivers and the strategic direction of the business and role of risk management in achieving the objectives.

โ€ข Awareness of current industry threats, trends, technologies and issues that potentially affect organisationโ€™s business.

โ€ข Knowledge of risk management best practices and how to implement them.

โ€ข Knowledge of global operational risk management principles, practices and regulatory issues (Basel etc.)

โ€ข Knowledge of Financial Sector Industry law, rules and regulations.

๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ

โ€ข Ability to implement operational risk programs at scale; experience leading risk mitigation strategies and regulatory compliance initiatives.

โ€ข Strong project management experience with ability to partner across functional teams and communicate with technical and non-technical users.

โ€ข Ability to negotiate with all levels of management to influence decisions, make recommendations and implement change.

โ€ข Good planning and organisational skills, and a creative and innovative approach to work.

๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ/๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

โ€ข Implements the countryโ€™s operational risk management framework, standards and methodology.

โ€ข Monitors the countryโ€™s set appropriate risk tolerance levels.

โ€ข Identifies operational risks and assess the adequacy of controls to manage such risks, including recommending enhanced or additional controls.

โ€ข Facilitates the alignment of the risk management process with Companyโ€™s Policies and appropriate regulatory framework.

โ€ข Communicates the Risk Management Framework, standards, methodologies and other risk principles effectively to the business.

โ€ข Encourage a high level of awareness of all risks in the business including fraud prevention, interest rate risk, credit risk, etc.

โ€ข Provides a central point of reference and expertise in financial and operational risk matters to the business and support functions.

โ€ข Facilitates RCSAโ€™s workshops with business and support functions.

โ€ข Prepares reports for Senior Management Meetings on risk issues.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ:

Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should submit their application letter, curriculum vitae and copies of educational certificates to: [email protected] or hand deliver at Executive Building, Opposite LPPA along Pioneer Road, Maseru, Lesotho on or before 20th June 2025 at 1700hrs.

๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Letshego Financial Services Lesotho reserves the right to appoint the suitable candidates that meet the application requirements. No late applications will be accepted.

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