Manager - Risk Events & Resilience

National Bank of Fujairah; Fujairah City; On-site; AED 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Fujairah is seeking a qualified individual to support risk event management and operational resilience. The role entails developing risk management processes, managing operational data, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. Applicants should have a minimum of 6 years in banking and possess strong problem-solving and communication skills. A postgraduate degree and professional certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of Banking experience with 1-2 years in a management position.
• Significant risk and compliance-related experience including business continuity planning.
• Sound knowledge in all areas of banking and regulation.

Responsibilities

• Support development of bank-wide risk event management process.
• Provide oversight of root cause analyses and post-event reviews.
• Manage the Operational Loss Data collection and reporting.

Skills

Strong Problem Solving skills

Strong Numerical skills

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal communication

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Postgraduate degree (MBA or MSc) preferred

Tools

Professional certifications (CBCP, MBCI, DRCP, etc.)

Job description

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Posting Start Date: 23/07/2025

Job Description:

Job Purpose

To support the Senior Manager, Risk Events & Resilience in establishing and implementing the Bank’s approach to risk event management and operational resilience. As part of the Bank’s 2nd Line of Defence, the role will also play a pivotal part in driving a culture of best practice risk management with consideration to the balance of risk appetite, commerciality, corporate governance and regulatory requirements.

Key Accountabilities

Risk Event Management
• Support the development, implementation and ongoing effectiveness of the bank-wide risk event management process.
• Foster a culture of awareness and accountability for risk event management throughout the bank ensuring a sound risk culture and alignment with 3LOD operating model.
• Provide oversight of root cause analyses and post event reviews to ensure key lessons are learned and the required improvement in the control environment are implemented.
• Provide oversight of risk event actions ensuring overdue items escalated to Management Risk Committee.
• Support the Senior Manager, Risk Events & Resilience in establishing the Risk Event response team ensuring coordinated and timely communication, reporting and mitigations actions are implemented for any significant risk events.
• Support Risk event reporting to management/board governance committees to enable informed decision making.
• Manage the Operational Loss Data collection and reporting ensuring it is in line with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
Operational Resilience
• Support the development and ongoing effectiveness of the Bank’s resilience strategy including the Bank’s business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• Support businesses and functions in defining critical processes, impact tolerances and recovery objectives and ensure they are bult into the Bank’s resilience and recovery plans.
• Facilitate and coordinate the mapping of interconnections between critical internal functions and processes and critical external service providers.
• Support Businesses and functions in reviewing and updating their Business Impact Analysis.
• Facilitate and co-ordinate the development of resilience scenarios, crisis simulations and training to ensure the Bank’s management and staff are prepared for actual events.
• Monitor Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to operational resiliency and business continuity.
• Provide guidance and support to management and business during operational outages and disruptions.

Other Accountabilities

Other Accountabilities

Job Context

This is a new role, and as such the role holder will need to develop and implement some of the required processes related to risk event management and resilience responsibilities.
The role will have multiple touch points across the Bank with significant interaction with the Technology and Information Security teams.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Experience and Skills

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree
• Postgraduate degree (MBA or MSc) preferred
• Professional certifications such as CBCP, MBCI, DRCP and/or FRM, CCSA, CIA, ACOR, etc. are preferred.
Work Experience
• Minimum 6 years of Banking experience with 1-2 years in management position in a large multinational or regional bank.
• Significant risk and compliance related experience including business continuity planning and disaster recovery.
• Sound knowledge in all areas of banking and regulation.
Personal Requirements
• Strong Problem Solving skills
• Strong Numerical skills
• Structured and logical approach
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to clearly explain technical matters
• Pro-active and motivated approach
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

Technical Competencies

Credit Risk Management- Risk Management- Basic Cyber & Information Security - Risk Management- Proficient Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) & Governance - Risk Management- Basic Market and Liquidity Risk Management- Risk Management- Basic Operational Risk Management -Risk Management- Proficient Regulatory Compliance and Fraud- Risk Management- Proficient Risk Analytics and Basel - Risk Management- Basic

Behavioural Competencies

Change and Innovation - Proficient Communication - Proficient Evaluating and Solving Challenges - Proficient Results Orientation - Proficient Working and collaborating with others - Proficient