Operational Risk Officer
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Imperial Homes Mortgage Bank is hiring a full-time Operational Risk Officer in Lagos to support the identification, assessment, monitoring and reporting of operational risks across the bank. The role involves coordinating RCSA exercises, maintaining the operational risk register and incident database, and preparing risk dashboards and reports for management and board committees.
- Full-time role in Lagos with a licensed mortgage bank
- Focus on operational risk identification, assessment and reporting
- Involves RCSA coordination, BIA and business continuity activities
- Requires maintaining operational risk registers, KRIs and incident databases
- Supports ERM reporting to management and board risk committees
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Job Title: Operational Risk Officer
Operational Risk Officer at Imperial Homes Mortgage Bank
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Sep 18, 2026, 1:01 PM
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Imperial Homes Mortgage Bank Limited is a Mortgage Bank duly licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to undertake mortgage banking and related services. It was originally incorporated in 1992 as Citizens Savings and Loans Limited. But the name was changed in 1997 to New Patriot Building Society Limited. Guaranty Trust Bank plc acquired the company in August 2007 as a wholly-owned subsidiary and changed its name to GTHomes Limited to reflect its relationship with GTBank. Imperial Homes Mortgage Bank Limited then commenced operation in January 2008.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Purpose
To support the identification, assessment, monitoring and reporting of operational risks across the Bank and ensure that identified risks are appropriately mitigated in line with the Bank’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework, risk appetite and approved policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Operational Risk Management:
- Monitor identified business continuity gaps and track remediation actions.
- Coordinate Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) exercises across business and support units.
- Participate in Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery exercises.
- Conduct root-cause analysis of significant operational incidents and recurring control failures.
- Perform other risk management
Responsibilities
- as assigned
- Assess inherent and residual operational risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
- Track corrective and preventive actions arising from operational incidents to closure.
- Monitor operational risk exposures against approved risk appetite and tolerance levels.
- Highlight recurring incidents and emerging trends requiring management attention.
- Maintain and periodically update the Bank’s Operational Risk Register.
- Support the assessment and monitoring of operational risks arising from third-party and outsourced activities.
- Ensure operational incidents are appropriately recorded, classified and analysed.
- Monitor agreed mitigation actions relating to material change and third-party operational risks.
- support operational risk assessments for new products, processes, systems and significant changes.
- Maintain the Bank’s Operational Risk Incident and Loss Database.
- Identify and assess operational risks arising from people, processes, systems and external events.
- Risk Reporting:
- Monitor outstanding operational risk issues and provide appropriate escalation.
- Maintain adequate documentation and audit trails for operational risk activities.
- Provide support to the operational risk inputs to the Bank’s quarterly and annual ERM reports.
- Prepare weekly operational risk reports, dashboards and trend analyses for Management and relevant Board/Management committees.
- Key Deliverables:
- Operational Risk Incident/Loss Database.
- Operational Risk Dashboard and Trend Analysis.
- Operational Risk Assessment Reports.
- RCSA reports.
- Business Continuity/Resilience risk assessments.
- Operational Risk inputs to Management and Board Risk Committee reports.
- Operational Risk Remediation Tracker.
- Operational Risk KRI reports.
- Operational Risk Register.
- General
- The Operational Risk Officer shall perform assigned
- in accordance with the Bank’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework, risk appetite, policies, procedures and applicable regulatory requirements, and shall promptly escalate material operational risks, incidents and unresolved risk exposures to the Head, ERM.
- Key Performance Indicators
- Reduction in recurring operational incidents and unresolved operational risk issues.
- Completion rate of RCSA exercises within approved timelines.
- Quality and accuracy of operational risk data and reporting.
- Timeliness of operational incident reporting and analysis.
- Timeliness of KRI monitoring and escalation.
- Percentage of operational risk action items closed within agreed timelines.
- Timeliness and quality of operational risk reports.
- Qualifications and
Experience
Relevant professional qualification in Risk Management, Banking, Accounting, Audit or a related field is an advantage.
Relevant
in operational risk, enterprise risk management, internal control, audit, compliance or banking operations.
Good proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Strong analytical, communication and report-writing skills.
Good knowledge of banking operations and risk management principles.
Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Banking, Statistics or a related discipline.
Core Competencies:
RCSA, KRI Monitoring
Incident and Loss Analysis
Risk Reporting & Data Analysis
Operational Risk Management
Problem Solving, Attention to Detail and Communication.
Risk Identification and Assessment
Root-Cause Analysis
How to Apply
Intrested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to:
oluwafemi.awoyinfa@imperialmortgagebank.com
using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
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