Country Risk Manager 27 views

About Bank Alfalah Ltd -Afghanistan:

Bank Alfalah Afghanistan started its Afghanistan operations in 2005 and is providing Conventional Banking services in Kabul and Herat. It is the largest foreign bank in Afghanistan with an international network of 700+ branches across more than 200 cities and international presence in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain and UAE. The Bank is owned and operated by the Abu Dhabi Group.

Managing Liquidity Risk

Reviewing Liquidity Contingency Funding Plans of Afghanistan Operation to ensure effectiveness of the plan.

Preparation and Analysis of periodic reports including but not limited to Maturity Gaps, Liquidity position, Interest Sensitive Assets and Liabilities Gaps etc. on desired frequency against approved guidelines.

Carrying out Stress Testing for market and liquidity risk as per approved bank policy.

Managing Market Risk:

Monitoring of various parameters as benchmarked by Risk Management Division.

Monitoring treasury operations of BAF Afghanistan Operations and ensure that risk exposures are within the acceptable internal and regulatory approved levels/limits.

Monitoring, identifying and reporting of limit expiries.

Recoding and updating RMD of matters pertaining to ALCO-Afghanistan.

Managing Operational Risk & Credit Risk:

Including awareness of operational risk along with implementation of approved risk management guidelines for enhancing operational efficiency along with improvements in controls.

Monitoring/Reviewing KRL’s and loss/near miss incidents of branches (BAF-Afghanistan Ops) along with their responses reported via KRI and OPLDB system.

Reviewing credit limits approved at Country Credit Committee level of Afghanistan (CCCA).

Policies and procedures:

Implementing Bank’s approved policies and regulatory guidelines/directives/framework pertaining to Liquidity & Market Risk Management.

Continuous Improvement:

Contribute to identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems processes and practices within the function taking into account ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.

Ad-hoc Requests:

Perform additional duties in line with the current role, as and when requested by the management.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related discipline,

FRM (Partially or Certified), PRM or CFA is preferred

Minimum Experience:

Three [3] Years Management experience in Banking Risk field or Five [5] Years comparable management experience in other Financial Institutions

Job Specific Skills:

Financial and liquidity Analysis,

Understanding of Basel I/II/III, Accounting, Regulations and Policies, Risk Management Policies & Procedures.

Behavioral Skills:

Team Player

Self-Initiator

Analytical Skills

Attention to Details

Submission Guideline:

Applicants are required to submit their Cover letter and CV to khesraw.azimi@bankalfalah.com and CC: info.bsd@dab.gov.af  no later than the closing date mentioned as above and please mention the position title as well as the vacancy number in the subject of their emails. For example, the applicant or candidate may write the position first and the vacancy number subsequently as follows:

Country Risk Manager – CRM/23/01.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates whose application responds to the above criteria will be contacted.

khesraw.azimi@bankalfalah.com CC: info.bsd@dab.gov.af