Senior Associate Risk

at  Bank Of China

Risk Management Department is responsible for developing, maintaining and promoting the Bank’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF) and activities, and for providing independent second line of defence oversight for Traded Market Risk, IRRBB & FX Risk, Operational Risk and Model Risk management activities as well as the project management activities in the Bank. As a Senior Associate - Risk, you will be responsible to assist the team in developing and maintaining a sound ERMF, overseeing framework embedment and execution, supporting enterprise-wide risk committees, maintaining a holistic risk profile of the Bank and providing enterprise input to various initiatives in the Bank.

Key responsibilities

• Assist to develop and maintain Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy document suites. Define and oversee consistent implementation of risk management transversal process such as risk identification, risk appetite and ad-hoc analysis and stress test coordination across main risk stripes
• Coordinate and oversee annual refresh of the Risk Appetite Statement (RAS) of UK entities, working with “contributors” from the respective second line of defence functions
• Coordinate the production of enterprise risk reporting, working with “contributors” from the respective business, second line of defence function and various committees
• Maintain and carry out periodic review of the UK entities’ risk profile, risk governance for internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinate and promote transversal enhancements UK entities’ risk identification and assessment framework and coordinate periodic and ad-hoc risk identification and assessment campaigns
• Assist to provide secretarial support to Bank’s Enterprise-wide Risk Committee. Ensures the meetings are effectively organised, operated and minuted, committee materials are well designed and prepared, communication and correspondence are adequately managed, committee actions are closely monitored and followed up, records and administrations are well maintained
• Coordinate or provide ERM input to initiatives in the Bank, and contribute from ERM perspective into other Bank-wide processes
• Design, maintain, coordinate enterprise’s risk training programme and communication in order to raise awareness and support the embedding of robust risk framework, governance and culture
• Maintain effective engagement with relevant stakeholders for effective collaboration as well as sound understanding and effective embedding of ERMF
• Provides administrative support to members of the Department

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree educated in Business, Finance or other equivalent
• Results oriented with solid analytical and problem solving skills
• Relevant work experience gained in Financial Services, Auditing or Consulting
• Good overall understanding of banking products (especially corporate lending) and risk management
• Basic understanding of operational risk and risk management methodologies
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to develop relationships and influence effectively
• Team player
• Excellent communications skills
• Fluency in Mandarin is preferred
  Having a presence in the UK for more than 90 years, Bank of China London Branch has been providing an excellent financial service to the market and maintain its competitive edge as an international bank operated in the UK. It has employees in over 33 countries, and it is one of the most internationalised overseas branch in the Bank of China Group. The Bank values the diversity of its employees and aims to create an inclusive environment where everyone can speak up and enjoy the equal opportunities to grow both personally and professionally

• Assist to develop and maintain Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy document suites. Define and oversee consistent implementation of risk management transversal process such as risk identification, risk appetite and ad-hoc analysis and stress test coordination across main risk stripes
• Coordinate and oversee annual refresh of the Risk Appetite Statement (RAS) of UK entities, working with “contributors” from the respective second line of defence functions
• Coordinate the production of enterprise risk reporting, working with “contributors” from the respective business, second line of defence function and various committees
• Maintain and carry out periodic review of the UK entities’ risk profile, risk governance for internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinate and promote transversal enhancements UK entities’ risk identification and assessment framework and coordinate periodic and ad-hoc risk identification and assessment campaigns
• Assist to provide secretarial support to Bank’s Enterprise-wide Risk Committee. Ensures the meetings are effectively organised, operated and minuted, committee materials are well designed and prepared, communication and correspondence are adequately managed, committee actions are closely monitored and followed up, records and administrations are well maintained
• Coordinate or provide ERM input to initiatives in the Bank, and contribute from ERM perspective into other Bank-wide processes
• Design, maintain, coordinate enterprise’s risk training programme and communication in order to raise awareness and support the embedding of robust risk framework, governance and culture
• Maintain effective engagement with relevant stakeholders for effective collaboration as well as sound understanding and effective embedding of ERMF
• Provides administrative support to members of the Departmen