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Risk Manager
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5years
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Posted:
6 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
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Application Deadline:
3 September 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Our client is an Africa-focused private capital fund manager investing in small and growing businesses across Nigeria Côte dIvoire and Senegal.
Job Summary
The Risk Manager will lead credit risk assessment for every debt and RBF transaction the company originates and oversee the funds enterprise risk framework. You will bring the rigour of a banking risk function to an impact-focused SME fund independently challenging deals sizing exposures and ensuring the portfolio stays within risk appetite.
Key responsibilities
- Independently review every credit memo performing full credit analysis on each prospective debt and RBF transaction including cash-flow stress testing and scenario analysis.
- Own the internal risk rating methodology and maintain risk ratings across the portfolio on a rolling basis.
- Present independent risk opinions to the Investment Committee on each transaction with authority to escalate concerns.
- Develop and maintain the companys risk appetite framework concentration limits sector caps and country exposure limits.
- Lead enterprise risk management across credit operational compliance FX and liquidity risk; maintain the risk register and report to the Board.
- Design the provisioning and expected credit loss (ECL) model for the portfolio.
- Work with the Portfolio Monitoring Manager to run portfolio-level stress tests and early-warning analytics
Requirements
- 510 years of credit risk experience with a strong foundation in commercial corporate or SME banking risk.
- Proven micro-level credit analysis skills you can independently size and rate a debt transaction from raw financials.
- Experience with debt transactions is essential; exposure to non-traditional instruments (RBF mezzanine trade finance) is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with Basel II/III frameworks IFRS 9 ECL modelling and CBN prudential requirements.
- Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Accounting or related field; FRM CFA or professional accounting qualifications strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to hold an independent view and push back constructively on investment teams.
- Experience in a DFI impact fund or microfinance institution is a plus
