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Standard Bank Group

Runs banking and financial services across Africa

Portfolio Manager and Risk Reporting

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Luanda, Angola
In Person
Finance & BankingRisk Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Social Sciences or Management is required.
  • Five to seven years of experience in portfolio risk management and risk and corporate affairs.
  • In-depth knowledge of the bank's credit risk processes and procedures and of how decision-making is managed within the risk function.
  • Specialist knowledge of risk analysis and modeling, along with experience in risk management in a bank.
  • Experience in the Angolan market and other African markets is required.
  • Technical competencies include risk acceptance, risk awareness, risk identification, risk management, risk measurement, risk reporting, risk response strategy, and risk-reward thinking.
  • Behavioral competencies include communicating information, checking details, developing expertise, developing strategies, documenting facts, analyzing information, interacting with people, producing results, providing insights, resolving conflicts, and teamwork.
Responsibilities
  • Analyze, assess, and integrate country concentration risk at Group and wholesale portfolio level, engaging risk-type and business or sector owners and, when needed, external stakeholders such as rating agencies and regulators to understand and identify risks that may influence portfolio changes.
  • Build and develop relationships across the Group to ensure effective portfolio risk management and communication, help close communication and stakeholder-engagement gaps, and support key stakeholders with acquired expertise and knowledge.
  • Identify, analyze, assess, and integrate country risk, including social, economic, political, and related issues, to inform risk appetite strategies and portfolio adjustments, support implementation at country level, and align approaches across the Group.
  • Propose country and sovereign risk appetite and country risk analyses to inform approval of risk appetite at the Portfolio Risk Management Committee and Governance Committee twice a year.
  • Keep up to date with sector and market developments through discussions, research, training, seminars, and other activities, tracking relevant sector knowledge and key developments and trends in markets, risks, the economy, and sectors related to the portfolios.
  • Support and contribute to developing and implementing a Group-level portfolio risk management perspective that includes appropriate portfolio risk views across bank sectors, aligning and adopting country-risk considerations across Wholesale, Commercial, Retail, and High Net Worth Clients with the wider Group.
  • Support local teams as needed in executing the country's business strategy and reviewing their country risk appetite indicators within the Portfolio Risk Management Committee.

About the company

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

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Johannesburg, South Africa

Founded

1862

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