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Operational Risk Advisor
Absa Bank Kenya
Job at a glance
- Employer
- Absa Bank Kenya
- Position
- Operational Risk Advisor
- Location
- Absa Headquarters (KE), Kenya
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- Banking experience preferred (min 2 years)
- Education
- Higher Diploma in Business/Commerce/Management
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Application deadline
- 14 October 2026
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 6 October 2026
VacancyKE summary
Absa Bank Kenya is hiring an Operational Risk Advisor to provide specialist advice and support in implementing risk frameworks. The role involves embedding operational risk management culture across business areas and delivering expert consultancy services.
What stands out about this opportunity
- Deadline: 13th October 2026
- Specialist advisory role supporting Country Operations
- Focus on embedding risk culture and ORMS usage
Key responsibilities
- Provide operational risk advisory services to educate business line-management on risk tools.
- Embed operational risk ownership by sharing best practices and mitigation techniques.
- Manage and coordinate all operational risk-related activities within the country.
- Train business line managers on event reporting using the Operational Risk Management System (ORMS).
- Disseminate Group policies governing the Operational and Resilience Risk Management Framework (ORRMF).
- Advise on minimizing losses through fraud management, information security, and control improvements.
- Analyze trends and risk profiles to devise suitable risk mitigation action plans.
- Assess new procedures and strategic initiatives for potential operational risks.
Who should apply?
This role suits a risk professional with a Higher Diploma in business studies who has experience in operational risk, governance, and fraud prevention within the banking sector.
Key requirements
- Higher Diploma in Business/Commerce/Management
- Operational & Resilience Risk Management experience
- Knowledge of Control & Governance
- Fraud Prevention expertise
- Report writing and data analytics skills
Nice to have
- Minimum 2 years' experience in Banking
- Experience in Auditing and Compliance
- Project Management experience
- Data Analytics and Storytelling capabilities
What you should know
- Application deadline: 13th October 2026
- Role supports the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk
- Requires regular attendance at local Executive meetings
- Involves preparing monthly and quarterly risk reports for committees
How to apply
- Apply via the Absa Careers Portal link provided in the advert
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The employer’s advert
Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
My Career Development Portal : Wherever you are in your career, we are here for you. Design your future. Discover leading-edge guidance, tools and support to unlock your potential. You are Absa. You are possibility.
Job Summary
To provide specialist advice and support in area of specialisation enabling the effective implementation of risk frameworks.
Job Description
Job Purpose:
· In support of the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk, help deliver the Operational Risk strategy of excellence, responsible for delivering expert Operational Risk consultancy services to all business areas operating within the country.
· Assist the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk to embed an operational risk management culture in all business areas operating within the country.
· Delivering operational risk management tools, advice and reporting in line with the laid down policies and procedures.
· Participate in initiatives to manage risk and improve the country risk profile.
· Required to submit regular reports to the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk in line with the laid down reporting framework.
· Contribute to in-country Operational Risk Budgeting and cost management.
Key Accountabilities
Operational and Resilience Risk Management Processes -60%
· In support of the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk, provide operational risk advisory services within the country with the main objective of educating business line-management in the use of the various Operational Risk Management and Assessment tools available to business.
· Embed operational risk management ownership in all business units through providing expert advice, sharing best practice and risk mitigation techniques with business management to enable them to proactively manage the operational risks within the business area.
· Assist the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk to manage and coordinate all operational risk-related activities in the country and provide expert support to business line-management as necessary and provide regular feedback to Heads of business units and the Head Office.
· Provide guidance, education, and training business line managers in event reporting.
· Ensure that the various Group policies governing Operational and Resilience Risk Management Framework (ORRMF) and other policies are properly disseminated and embedded in the business units in a timely manner.
· Regularly attend local Executive meetings and represent the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk as delegated. Address any issues that require input from a non-financial risk management perspective, or new strategic initiatives that require risk management principles applied to them.
· Advise and assist the business to minimize Operational Losses through proactive.
o Fraud Management
o Information Security Management
o Operational Loss Control
· Contribute to the delivery of operational risk management services in a positive manner through value adding advice to reduce costs or by improved controls or by improving profitability where possible.
· Ensure that there is awareness and capability for all operational events to be reported using the Operational Risk Management System (ORMS).
· Ensure that using the ORMS tool, events are categorized and analyzed into the risk universe profile, trend analysis performed, and proactive action taken.
· Analyze trends and overall risk profile information supplied by the Centre and support the business to devise suitable risk mitigation action plans.
· Assess new procedures and procedural changes to identify operational risks and proactively mitigate them.
· High level insight into contracts, project plans, definition documents, strategic initiatives, executive minutes, or any other documentation that would require operational risk management involvement therein and provide feedback to the relevant teams.
Relationship / Stakeholder Management -20%
· Create and maintain fit for purpose multi-layer relationship network with all relevant functions and participate actively in all Basle 2 and Operational and Resilience Risk initiatives within the country.
· Assist the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk to respond to Regulatory Consultations on Operational and Resilience Risk.
· Ensure that business functions deal with events, audit findings and new risks in a measured and controlled manner, track actions and challenge assertions as to completion, adequacy, and effectiveness
· Work as part of a larger team of Non-Financial Risk professionals on larger or broader projects as required
· Ensure that ongoing adherence to ORRMF policies is monitored, tracked and reported on
· Contribute to the ongoing improvement of existing policies as required
· Assist in the preparation of monthly reports on the state of Operational and Resilience Risk for the monthly Risk Control Forum, CMC and Centre Operational & Resilience Risk function.
· Assist in the preparation of quarterly reports on the state of operational risk for the Executive Risk Committee (ERC), Board Risk & Audit Committee and Board.
· Monitor and review the documentation emanating from ORMS and other reporting in each business unit, ensuring a consistency of high standards in terms of delivery within timeframes and information content.
· Communicate with the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk and discuss strategy, contribute to discussions relating to the ORRMF, tools and processes, help build the collective strength of the Operational Risk team and improve the profile of the team in the business.
Communication -20%
· Ensure that Group/ Africa Regions (AR) Risk frameworks, policies and standards are cascaded appropriately to all levels of the business, and that appropriate actions are taken by the business to comply.
· Communicate and maintain a raised level of operational risk awareness in all staff in the business through direct contacts, operational risk awareness circulars, training and engagement of all stakeholders within the country as assigned by the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk.
· Provide expert advice, share best-practice and risk mitigation techniques with business management to enable them to proactively manage the operational and resilience risks within the business area.
· Communicate with the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk and discuss strategy, contribute to discussions relating to the Operational and Resilience Risk framework, tools and processes, help build the collective strength of the Operational Risk team and improve the profile of the team in the business
· Review compliance with Group and AR non-financial risk policies and report discrepancies to Head of Operational Risk accordingly.
Preferred Qualification
· Graduate Level
· Certification in risk management
Essential Experience
· Operational & Resilience Risk Management
· Control & Governance
· Fraud Prevention
· Performance Management
· Time management and personal organization
Preferred Experience
· Operational & Resilience Risk Management
· Control and Governance
· Auditing
· Compliance
· Project Management
· Experience in Banking – minimum 2 years
Knowledge and Skills
· Good Understanding of Absa Operational and Resilience Risk Policies
· Knowledge of bank products, processes and systems that support them
· Detailed understanding of the African Region (AR)Operational Risk Strategy, operating structure and interface with other functions
· Good understanding of legislation relating to the banking industry
· Knowledge of constructing reports, executive summaries, and briefs
· Data Analytics and Storytelling
· Review and challenge mindset
· Communication and Influencing skills
· Stakeholders’ management
· Teamwork
· Report writing
Absa Bank Kenya is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards the achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
***Application Deadline – 13 th October 2026***
Education
Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
My Career Development Portal : Wherever you are in your career, we are here for you. Design your future. Discover leading-edge guidance, tools and support to unlock your potential. You are Absa. You are possibility.
Job Summary
To provide specialist advice and support in area of specialisation enabling the effective implementation of risk frameworks.
Job Description
Job Purpose:
· In support of the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk, help deliver the Operational Risk strategy of excellence, responsible for delivering expert Operational Risk consultancy services to all business areas operating within the country.
· Assist the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk to embed an operational risk management culture in all business areas operating within the country.
· Delivering operational risk management tools, advice and reporting in line with the laid down policies and procedures.
· Participate in initiatives to manage risk and improve the country risk profile.
· Required to submit regular reports to the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk in line with the laid down reporting framework.
· Contribute to in-country Operational Risk Budgeting and cost management.
Key Accountabilities
Operational and Resilience Risk Management Processes -60%
· In support of the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk, provide operational risk advisory services within the country with the main objective of educating business line-management in the use of the various Operational Risk Management and Assessment tools available to business.
· Embed operational risk management ownership in all business units through providing expert advice, sharing best practice and risk mitigation techniques with business management to enable them to proactively manage the operational risks within the business area.
· Assist the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk to manage and coordinate all operational risk-related activities in the country and provide expert support to business line-management as necessary and provide regular feedback to Heads of business units and the Head Office.
· Provide guidance, education, and training business line managers in event reporting.
· Ensure that the various Group policies governing Operational and Resilience Risk Management Framework (ORRMF) and other policies are properly disseminated and embedded in the business units in a timely manner.
· Regularly attend local Executive meetings and represent the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk as delegated. Address any issues that require input from a non-financial risk management perspective, or new strategic initiatives that require risk management principles applied to them.
· Advise and assist the business to minimize Operational Losses through proactive.
o Fraud Management
o Information Security Management
o Operational Loss Control
· Contribute to the delivery of operational risk management services in a positive manner through value adding advice to reduce costs or by improved controls or by improving profitability where possible.
· Ensure that there is awareness and capability for all operational events to be reported using the Operational Risk Management System (ORMS).
· Ensure that using the ORMS tool, events are categorized and analyzed into the risk universe profile, trend analysis performed, and proactive action taken.
· Analyze trends and overall risk profile information supplied by the Centre and support the business to devise suitable risk mitigation action plans.
· Assess new procedures and procedural changes to identify operational risks and proactively mitigate them.
· High level insight into contracts, project plans, definition documents, strategic initiatives, executive minutes, or any other documentation that would require operational risk management involvement therein and provide feedback to the relevant teams.
Relationship / Stakeholder Management -20%
· Create and maintain fit for purpose multi-layer relationship network with all relevant functions and participate actively in all Basle 2 and Operational and Resilience Risk initiatives within the country.
· Assist the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk to respond to Regulatory Consultations on Operational and Resilience Risk.
· Ensure that business functions deal with events, audit findings and new risks in a measured and controlled manner, track actions and challenge assertions as to completion, adequacy, and effectiveness
· Work as part of a larger team of Non-Financial Risk professionals on larger or broader projects as required
· Ensure that ongoing adherence to ORRMF policies is monitored, tracked and reported on
· Contribute to the ongoing improvement of existing policies as required
· Assist in the preparation of monthly reports on the state of Operational and Resilience Risk for the monthly Risk Control Forum, CMC and Centre Operational & Resilience Risk function.
· Assist in the preparation of quarterly reports on the state of operational risk for the Executive Risk Committee (ERC), Board Risk & Audit Committee and Board.
· Monitor and review the documentation emanating from ORMS and other reporting in each business unit, ensuring a consistency of high standards in terms of delivery within timeframes and information content.
· Communicate with the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk and discuss strategy, contribute to discussions relating to the ORRMF, tools and processes, help build the collective strength of the Operational Risk team and improve the profile of the team in the business.
Communication -20%
· Ensure that Group/ Africa Regions (AR) Risk frameworks, policies and standards are cascaded appropriately to all levels of the business, and that appropriate actions are taken by the business to comply.
· Communicate and maintain a raised level of operational risk awareness in all staff in the business through direct contacts, operational risk awareness circulars, training and engagement of all stakeholders within the country as assigned by the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk.
· Provide expert advice, share best-practice and risk mitigation techniques with business management to enable them to proactively manage the operational and resilience risks within the business area.
· Communicate with the Head of Operational and Resilience Risk and discuss strategy, contribute to discussions relating to the Operational and Resilience Risk framework, tools and processes, help build the collective strength of the Operational Risk team and improve the profile of the team in the business
· Review compliance with Group and AR non-financial risk policies and report discrepancies to Head of Operational Risk accordingly.
Preferred Qualification
· Graduate Level
· Certification in risk management
Essential Experience
· Operational & Resilience Risk Management
· Control & Governance
· Fraud Prevention
· Performance Management
· Time management and personal organization
Preferred Experience
· Operational & Resilience Risk Management
· Control and Governance
· Auditing
· Compliance
· Project Management
· Experience in Banking – minimum 2 years
Knowledge and Skills
· Good Understanding of Absa Operational and Resilience Risk Policies
· Knowledge of bank products, processes and systems that support them
· Detailed understanding of the African Region (AR)Operational Risk Strategy, operating structure and interface with other functions
· Good understanding of legislation relating to the banking industry
· Knowledge of constructing reports, executive summaries, and briefs
· Data Analytics and Storytelling
· Review and challenge mindset
· Communication and Influencing skills
· Stakeholders’ management
· Teamwork
· Report writing
Absa Bank Kenya is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards the achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
***Application Deadline – 13 th October 2026***
Education
Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)