Job Title: Enterprise Risk Manager

Department: Operations

Reports to: Director pf Operations

Closing date: 20/07/2022

About Us

The AECF is a leading African-owned and-led development organisation that supports innovative commercial businesses in the agribusiness and renewable energy sectors with the aim of reducing rural poverty, promoting resilient communities and creating jobs.

We catalyze the private sector by surfacing and commercializing new ideas, business models and technologies designed to increase agricultural productivity, improve farmer incomes, expand clean energy access, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve resilience to the effects of climate change. We finance high risk businesses that struggle to access commercial funding; we are committed to working in frontier markets, fragile contexts, and high-risk economies where few mainstream financing institutions dare to go.

Over the course of 13 years, we have supported over 375 businesses in 26 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, impacted more than 30 million lives, created over 27,000 direct jobs, and leveraged US $771 million in matching funds.
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The Role

We are seeking an Enterprise Risk Manager with solid knowledge and experience in enterprise-wide risk management.

The Enterprise Risk Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining a risk management framework for the organisation, and monitoring risks, ensuring that they are within the approved risk appetite. The incumbent will also provide advice on matters pertaining to the safety and security of AECF staff, premises, and project sites, as well as ensure that field SOPs and security assessments of our areas of operation are continuously updated and relevant.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic
1. Provide oversight over the Enterprise Risk Management framework that integrates risk management with the AECF’s strategic objectives.
2. Develop strategies to entrench a risk management culture in the institution.
Operational
1. Lead the identification, communication, measurement, and management of company-wide risks.
2. Conduct risk assessments to identify current and emerging risks.
3. Continuously monitor and update the risk registers and appropriate risk tools.
4. Evaluate, recommend, and implement process design improvements to achieve greater efficiencies.
5. Provide guidance and training to promote risk control awareness, ownership, and accountability.
6. Support enterprise risk reporting requirements for Executive Management and the Risk Committee of the Board.
Program
1. Support program managers in the review of program risk registers and risk reports to donors.
2. Coordinate a review of all AECF investees’ risk profiles on an annual basis.
3. Coordinate money laundering and terrorist financing reviews of investees and all other third parties.
Business Continuity Management
1. Develop, maintain, and implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies for the institution.
2. Develop contingency plans to deal with organizational emergencies.
3. Conduct business impact analysis for all the functions of AECF.
4. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly.
5. Coordinate the crisis management committee.
Security Management
1. Develop and implement a security strategy and supporting security procedures and guidelines.
2. Assists in the response to crisis events and security incidents.
3. Act as the contact person on all security matters from security service providers.
4. Identify and promote security best practices.
5. Identify and monitor trends of security incidents affecting AECF personnel and assets.
6. Review staff travel and ensure staff have the necessary information and preparedness for the travel.
7. Ensure lessons are learned and disseminated from the pattern of security incidents.
The Candidate
Suitable candidates should:
1. Hold a Master’s degree in business or another related field.
2. Have Professional certification in enterprise risk management.
3. Have ten (10) years of experience in providing enterprise risk management services in a cross-border firm or international organization.
4. Be committed to and enthusiastic for AECF’s mission and business model.
5. Have practical knowledge & experience in portfolio risk management.
6. Have an understanding of risk in the context of development organizations operating in sub-Sahara Africa.
7. Possess the ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaborative relationships with colleagues and partners.
8. Possess the ability to interpret long term plans, programs and budgets developed at senior management level.
9. Have excellent interpersonal, verbal & written communication. analytical and conflict resolution skills.
10. Have the ability to prioritize amidst various and sometimes conflicting priorities.
11. Have a high attention to detail, self-driven, results-oriented and action-focused.
12. Be fluent in English. Working knowledge of French will be an added advantage.
How to Apply

The AECF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered based on merit without regard to race, sex, colour, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you believe, you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for the role, submit your application to:[email protected]