Career Stream: Leadership Pipeline

FAIS Affected: No

Job Purpose

To manage and oversee a team responsible for the development and maintenance of best practice models and assessment strategies in line with regulations (where applicable) in order to facilitate world class risk management. Provide input into strategic objectives and ensure delivery thereof.

Job Responsibilities

• Improved processes and culture
• Managed Financial and Business Results
• Managed people
• Managed Self and Others
• Managed Stakeholder Relationships

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Professional Qualifications

• Honour’s Degree  
• Preferred Qualification PhD or Masters Degree in:
  • Statistics
  • Mathematics and/or
  • Economics
  • Preferred Certifications CFA, FRM, PRM

Type of Exposure

• Analysing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
• Analysing situations or data that requires an in depth evaluation of
  multiple factors
• Answering internal stakeholder questions
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and
  external stakeholders
• Communicating complex information orally
• Communicating complex written information
• Comparing two or more sets of information
• Conducting root cause analysis
• Developing ways to minimize risks (scorecards; strategy; etc.)
• Drafting; reviewing and finalizing reports
• Identifying risk trends (fraud; operational; etc.)
• Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas
• Interacting with diverse people
• Interacting with various levels of management
• Managing conflict situations
• Managing multiple projects

Minimum Experience Level

• 10 years relevant business experience and knowledge of risk is
  preferred
• 6 years’ experience in credit modelling with proven, successful
  leadership of a team is preferred
• Detailed knowledge of Basel II, Bank’s Act and regulations
• Knowledge and understanding of economic and regulatory capital will be
  an advantage

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Budgeting
• Business administration and management
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Change management
• Client service management
• Client service principles
• Communication Strategies
• Consumer behaviour
• Diversity management
• Employee training/development
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Operations planning
• Organisational systems
• Relevant Nedbank product knowledge
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Service level agreements
• Staff resource planning
• Strategic planning
• Business writing skills
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
• Model development and maintenance- Quantitative analytical techniques
• Problem solving skills
• Relevant Nedbank systems

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Trust
• Coaching Communication
• Decision Making
• Business Acumen
• Building Strategic Working Relationships
• Driving for Results Planning and Organizing

We are an authorised financial services provider. We are a registered credit provider in terms of the National Credit Act (NCR Reg No NCRCP16).