Senior Officer - Procurement Control & Governance

ADIB; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UAE is seeking a Senior Officer in Procurement Control & Governance. This role involves ensuring compliance with CBUAE regulations, managing third-party risks, and updating procurement policies. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 5 years in banking risk management and expertise in procurement and operational risk. Proficiency in MS tools and business English is essential, and knowledge of Arabic is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ banking experience in Risk Management, Operational Risk and/or Compliance.
• Experience in Procurement, IT Procurement, and supply chain processes.
• Expert in MS tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of regulations and validation on a bank level.
• Manage engagement with risk functions for outsourcing and risk topics.
• Conduct regular control testing of Procurement controls.

Skills

Risk Management

Operational Risk

Procurement

MS Tools

Business English

Arabic

Education

CIPS or equivalent credential

Professional Certificate in Risk Management

Tools

GRC systems

Job description

Role : Senior Officer - Procurement Control & Governance

Role Purpose :

• Bring ADIB into governance with CBUAE Regulations for Outsourcing plus validating on a bank level.
• Support the implementation of Third-Party Risk Management on a bank level.
• Support the implementation of CB requirements related to Operational Resilience.
• Manage the engagement with risk functions for outsourcing and other risk topics.
• Lead the ongoing update of Procurement Policies and Procedures.
• Support in reviewing and ongoing update of Procurement Risks & Controls assessments “RCSAs”, KRIs, issues & actions, including system inputs and update.
• Conduct regular control testing of Procurement Controls.
• Support in the preparation and update of Procurement business continuity plans and coordinate business continuity testing.
• Support the regular reviews conducted by CMAT, internal Audit & external Auditors including Central bank.

Key Accountabilities of the role :

Strategic / Relational :

Outsourcing :

• Support the implementation of Central Bank of the UAE regulations & principles related to Outsourcing with regards to assessment of risks, preparation of committees’ agenda / MoMs, follow up on confirmations & approvals on a bank level supporting all businesses / departments.
• TPRM : Drive the implementation of Third-Party Risk Management on a bank level.

Operational Resilience :

• Support the implementation of CB requirements related to Operational Resilience.
• Represent Procurement in risk related committees and discussions and prepare Procurement packs in relevant committees.
• Support in updating Procurement & outsourcing policy, procedures, forms.
• Drive the implementation of systems / tools on ongoing basis from control & governance perspective.

Functional :

• Support closing / rectifying CB observations, conducting clean up exercise of existing Outsourcing Agreements.
• Support in the regular review of existing Outsourcing Agreements in terms of Risk Assessment update & Performance evaluation.

RCSAs :

• Review and ongoing update of Procurement Risks & Controls assessments “RCSAs”, manage GRC system inputs, follow up & update.

BORM :

• Conduct regular control testing as per the outcomes of the RCSAs.
• Regularly review, update and report of Procurement KRIs, issues & actions on GRC.
• Support Businesses & Departments in assessing Outsourcing controls managed by Procurement.

BCM :

• Support in the preparation and update of Procurement business continuity plans, business impact analysis, support BCM to conduct business continuity testing, update BCM records / systems with Procurement BCM related information, maintain and regularly update Procurement call tree.

CB related Activities :

• Maintain & drive the preparation of the Outsourcing Register for onward submission to the Central bank of the UAE.

Second Line of Defense Engagements :

• Support the engagement with 2LoD for outsourcing arrangements confirmations and other risk topics connected to Procurement process, oversee & follow up workflow tasks created for 2LoD members confirmations for all Outsourcing arrangements.
• Support the regular reviews conducted by CMAT, internal Audit & external Auditors including Central bank.

Specialist skills / technical knowledge, technical competencies required for this role :

• CIPS / equivalent accreditation is a plus
• Business English-verbal and written
• Professional Certificate in Risk Management is a plus
• Expert in MS tools
• Arabic is preferred
• IT background is preferred
• A minimum of 5 years’ banking experience in Risk Management, Operational Risk and / or Compliance.
• Experience in Procurement, IT Procurement and supply chain process.