Manager – System Risk Management Job Placement – Future Options Consulting Ltd
Job Title: Manager – System Risk Management
Organisation: Future Options Consulting Ltd
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Risk Management
About US:
Future Options Consulting Ltd is an online recruitment services which now seeks to recruit on behalf of its valued client, a leading commercial bank operating in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Manager – System Risk Management will identify and adequately manage increasingly complex and widespread technology-related risks. The incumbent will ensure availability and performance of systems, given the bank’s critical dependence on technology to initiate, record, move and manage transactions; and compliance with increasing regulatory requirements for controls, such as the Bank of Uganda risk management guidelines and ensuring system and ICT security.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
IT Security Risk:
- Perform weekly and monthly system and network security assessments.
- Conduct IT security assessment for new IT business applications and IT infrastructure projects.
- Help implement a Security Incident Management Framework.
- Assist in conducting IT forensics (network & system) in cases of frauds, etc.
IT Availability Risk
- Carrying out monthly system and network availability assessments.
- Assist in the review, enhancement and implementation of the Bank’s Business Continuity (with Compliance function) and IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) Plan quarterly.
- Participation in the Bank’s Business Continuity Management (BCM) planning and testing.
IT Performance Risk
- Work closely with the Bank’s users (IT customers) on performance issues and address with the IT team.
- Review and ensure effective usage of IT Risk Management platforms.
- Conducting IT performance reviews for new IT business applications and IT infrastructure systems being deployed.
IT Compliance Risk
- Develop and implement an IT Risk Management Strategy and Framework, basing the IT Risk Management Strategy on COBIT and/or RISK-IT.
- Assist in implementing international best practices for IT Risk Management.
- Creation of relevant IT baselines for every IT aspect, i.e. workstations, servers, databases, network devices, etc.
- Understand some of the regulations and compliance issues that affect Uganda
- Ensuring strict compliance to IT Policies and Procedures is adhered to.
- Perform periodic review of IT Policies and Procedures to improvise on them consider current trends in IT.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Degree in Computer Science/Studies with a professional qualification in CISA from a reputable institutions
- At least five years’ working experience in IT risk management, IT audit or IT security management.
- Familiarity with service delivery culture and support function including change management
- A structured approach to dealing with complex and variable work environments in an independent manner.
- Ability to balance opposing business requirements.
- Ability to balance long-term and short-term requirements independently.
- Strong evaluation, communication and reporting skills.
- Able to provide advice and cause/effect evaluation to support business decision making.
- Independent and logical thinker, yet an achiever and implementer.
- Leads by example.
- Good at managing large volumes of information and can add value through management reporting.
- Builds relationships and networks easily.
- Has a strong service ethic.
Core Competencies
Communication:
- Actively participates in team meetings.
- Confronts issues openly and quickly.
- Effectively communicates relevant IT risk-related information to superiors and peers in other practices.
- Tactfully communicates sensitive information.
- Handles difficult personnel situations directly, using appropriate discretion.
Management:
- Serves as focal point for all inter-office IT risk-related matters bank-wide.
- Ensures that appropriate IT managers are monitoring, analysing and evaluating performance and working on resolution of identified IT risks and problem areas (Performance Management).
- Ensures that support for information transfer, storage and processing is timely, efficient and meets the service levels required.
Professional Qualities
Leadership:
- Challenges others to develop as leaders while clarifying roles and responsibilities.
- Pursues excellence in all aspects of business.
- Possesses the expert knowledge to identify opportunities for change and the ability to convey the need for change.
- Builds expert knowledge in our industry and conveys knowledge to others.
Teamwork:
- Evokes creative and innovative thinking from team members while helping them to bring their ideas and career plans to fruition.
- Works across practice to share lessons learned and best practices.
Client Management:
- Anticipates internal client needs and proposes appropriate business solutions.
- Continually seeks and capitalises upon opportunities to increase internal client satisfaction and deepen client relationships
How to Apply:
All interested candidates are invited to send their applications enclosing curriculum vitae, copies of academic and professional certificates along with the names and contacts of three referees. Applications should be sent by post, courier, hand delivery or e-mail to the address given below; The Director, Executive Recruitment, Future Options Consulting Ltd, 4th Floor, DTB Centre, Kampala Road, P.O. Box: 34934, Kampala, Uganda. Phone: +256-414-231204/206, Email: hr@futureoptionsug.com
Deadline: 6th May 2019
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