Risk Management Officer240515

United Nations Headquarters

JOB DESCRIPTION

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development institution dedicated to promoting social and economic progress across Asia and the Pacific. By providing financial and technical support for projects in areas like infrastructure, education, and climate change, ADB aims to foster sustainable development and reduce poverty. Collaborating with governments and private sector partners, ADB drives regional integration and economic growth through strategic investments and policy advice.

 

Duties

Risk Analysis and Reporting• Contribute in the preparation of risk reporting and communication materials, including editing and development of presentations, Word reports and media materials.
• Review various risk related materials issued by ORM to ensure consistency of contents and style with ADB’s internal guidelines.

• Collaborate with other ORM teams as well as with other offices and departments of ADB to obtain adequate information from domain owners.
• Maintain working relationships with relevant teams within ORM and with relevant counterparties in other departments to be aware of emerging risk trends and hot topics.

• Monitor the news and information provided by specialized vendors to stay updated about the events that can cause changes in ADB’s risk profile.
• Provide insights about the emerging trends affecting the ADB’s risk profile.
• Understand ADB’s internal risk policies and procedures and be able to communicate those in the level of technical sophistication appropriate for the audience.
• Review ORM inputs to incoming reports from both internal and external parties including ADB’s financial statements and Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A).

• Assist International Staff to prepare ad-hoc research and presentations on ADB’s risk profile to the Board, senior management, rating agencies, and other external stakeholders.

b.

Knowledge Sharing

• Support preparation of internal ORM training materials to facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Maintain knowledge of emerging best practices, new peer approaches, Basel standards and other international standards in operational risk management, risk reporting and risk governance.

c. Others
• Perform other duties that may be assigned as reflected in the incumbent’s work plan.

Qualifications

You will need:
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related field; a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or MBA qualification would be advantageous.

• At least 8 years of experience in major commercial banks, consulting firms, or central bank prior to joining ADB; preferably in the areas of risk management.

• Familiarity with recent developments in risk management in large international banks and multilateral development banks.

• Critical thinking in projecting the impact of various risk trends on ADB’s risk profile. Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.

• Ability to apply context and technical understanding of the relevant risk topic and data to express the information in a way that is concise and easy to understand.

• Strong working knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel, as well as the ability to prepare effective presentations.

Sound knowledge of common word-processing and Bloomberg. Knowledge of Canva and PowerBI is an advantage.
• Ablility to undertake analytical work on difficult but well-defined tasks, collect and organize data and information, and prepare notes, papers, presentations, and reports.

• Effective reporting-writing and communication skills in English.

• Ability to prioritize and multi-task under tight deadlines.

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