Branch Manager

Job Summary

Embedding principles of the Operational Risk Management and Assurance frame work. This would involve the Responsible person ( RP )

Key Responsibilities

Embedding principles of the Operational Risk Management and Assurance framework. This would involve the Responsible person (RP):

Busines
• To undertake periodic self- assessment on key controls to assess the proper functioning and adequacy of existing controls and ensure maintenance of robust controls and monitoring actions.
• Assist in coordinating, Facilitating and promoting understanding of operational risk & in implementation and management of OR within the unit, Act as OR coordinator for the section,

Processes
• To report unit's OR issue and losses to UORM
• To assist UORM in developing & updating of procedures, controls & monitoring plans for operational Risk Management,
• To adhere to the agreed KCSA plans and approach and insure no overdue KCSA
• To identify & report all exceptions on non-compliance with standard controls
• To identify & report all weaknesses in herent in the Standard controls
• To maintain proper records keeping on all KCSA related activities
• To maintain independence in the conduct of KCSA, i.e. not selecting & reviewing sample of self-performed transactions.
• To ensure satisfactory compliance reviews & audits on the conduct of KCSA & record keeping
• To act as a backup RP for another RP if required
• To act as a backup for the UORM if required

Regulatory & Business Conduct
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Qualifications

• Graduate/ PostGraduate
• At least 7-8 years of overall experience with sound banking knowledge- all aspects of general banking, retail operations and credit operations / deposit and lending products / inspection and audit requirements, as applicable.
• Leadership skills, communication skills, relationship building skills, competitive awareness & benchmarking
• Customer Orientation and Business.

Skills and Experience

• Leadership Skills
• Strong Communication Skills
• Relationship Building skills
• Competitive awareness & Benchmarking
• Team Management

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.