Assistant Risk Manager

Job description / Role

1. Middle office trading, such as pre- approval, trade verification, product control, parameter setting;
2. Market risk management, such as identify, measure, monitoring, stress test of foreign exchange and interest rate risk;
3. Liquidity risk management, suck as calculation and monitoring of regulatory indicators, stress test;
4. Participation in other types of risk management, such as enterprise risk, country risk, operational risk, reputational risk;
5. Other relevant tasks assigned by the Head of Department.

Responsibilities:
1. Provide high - quality support and dealing by front office.
2. Ensure all the applicable risk under control and all indicators within limits;
3. Assess the risk profile, closely monitor the exposure, identify the deficiencies and fix or mitigate it
4. Prepare and submit relevant reports for risk management and monitoring purposes;
5. Complete, accurately, and timely perform other tasks assigned by the Head of Department.

Requirements

Job Title: Assistant Risk Manager
Type of role: Full Time
Position Level: Jr Executive
Required years of Experience: 1-3 years
Job specialization: Financial market and Risk Management

Work Location: Doha - Qatar
Desired Starting Date: ASAP
Probation Period: 6 months
Interactions: Reporting to Head of Department, partner with one team mate

Preferred University Subjects: Finance, Banking, Accounting or Statistics, Math
Nature of the role: Risk Specialist
University Qualifications: at least Bachelor's Degree
Other Certifications obtained: FRM, CFA, ACCA preferred
Soft Skills: Self driven, communication skills, analytical thinking, solution provider
Language Fluency Preferences: Fluent in English, reading and writing is a MUST. Mandarin is a great plus.

About the Company

In October 2008, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) formally entered into the Middle East region, establishing Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Middle East) Limited (regulated by the DFSA) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (QFC) Branch (authorized by the QFCRA) in quick succession and commencing businesses. This enables ICBC to become the pioneer of China-owned banks in the Middle East region, and will, on the basis of its advanced market position, excellent client base, multiple product structure, strong innovative ability and prominent brand value, allows ICBC to support various infrastructure financing demands in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the greater Middle East, and comprehensively provide various financial services including international trade, domestic guarantee and oversea credit, project financing, to become the economic bridge and channel between China and the Middle East region.

At the end of 2009, ICBC succeeded in acquiring a wholesale banking license from Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, which is seen as a big progress for ICBC in the Middle East region. Now a chain has been formed between the cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha to provide more comprehensive financial services to ICBC clients in the region.

ICBC will keep on improving its network within the Middle East region by relying on abundance of market resources, insistence on prioritizing commercial banking, striving to develop investment banking and asset management, so as to strengthen ICBC's influence and competitiveness, and become the most influential and respectable bank in the region.