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Standard Bank Group

Runs banking and financial services across Africa

Non-Financial Risk Manager - Risk Type Specialist

Risk ManagementPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeDouglas, Isle of Man£50kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Advanced Diploma in Business Commerce.
  • Advanced Diploma in Risk Management.
  • 3–4 years of experience in Operational Risk Management.
  • Practical knowledge of risk and control frameworks and their application in the financial services industry.
  • Full conversance with risk appetite, risk response, and process improvement concepts.
  • Understanding of both non-financial risk and financial reporting risk characteristics.
  • Ability to make decisions, challenge ideas, uphold standards, generate ideas, examine information, and explore possibilities.
  • Competency in analysing insurable risk, economic capital management, evaluating risk management effectiveness, risk identification, risk measurement, risk reporting, risk response strategy, and risk/reward thinking.

Responsibilities

  • Provide independent second-line oversight, challenge, and insight across Third Party Risk Management, Fraud Risk, and Transaction Execution Risk.
  • Assess the effectiveness of first-line controls and ensure risks are managed within approved appetite and policy requirements.
  • Monitor key risk indicators, incidents, emerging threats, control weaknesses, and industry developments.
  • Deliver data-driven analysis and actionable insights to support timely risk management interventions.
  • Oversee adherence to the Third-Party Risk Management Framework across the third-party lifecycle.
  • Review material third-party engagements, identify emerging risks and themes, and escalate concerns through appropriate governance structures.
  • Act as the primary Non-Financial Risk partner for fraud risk, providing oversight of fraud trends, control effectiveness, incident management, and remediation activities.
  • Support the development of proactive fraud risk management practices across business units and channels.
  • Produce high-quality reporting for Risk Control Committees and senior management, ensuring clear accountability, ownership, and escalation of material risks.
  • Build working relationships with business stakeholders, risk teams, Internal Audit, and external partners to promote effective risk management and governance practices.

About the Company

Standard Bank Group

Runs banking and financial services across Africa

Standard Bank Group operates banking, insurance and investment businesses focused on Africa, serving individuals, families, businesses and institutional clients. Its services cover everyday accounts and payments, savings and lending, business finance, corporate transactions and investment banking. The group also manages insurance, asset management and wealth offerings that support clients through different financial needs and stages of life. Local banking operations connect with international centres and offshore hubs to support cross-border activity, trade and access to financial markets. Founded in 1862, the group is headquartered in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Johannesburg, South Africa
Founded
1862

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