Monday, December 01, 2014

Senior Liquidity Risk Officer (SLRO)

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) which is the leading provider of social security services in Tanzania is hereby inviting applications from suitably qualified, dynamic and motivated Tanzanians to immediately fill vacant positions currently existing in the Fund.

Position: Senior Liquidity Risk Officer (SLRO) 

Report to: Principal Financial Risk Officer
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Assist the Principal Financial Risk Officer in the overall process of Liquidity Risk Management within the organization;
2. Establish, implement, and maintain an appropriate liquidity risk management framework;
3. Conduct liquidity risk assessment and communicate the results as appropriate;
4. Perform cash flow modelling based on specified assumptions to determine the amount and timing of future payments and receipts;
5. Ensures the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of both short term and long term liquidity plans;
6. Monitors developments of financial markets to identify predicted changes in interest rates and recommend appropriate action to mitigate its effect;
7. Ensure that key risk indicators for assessment of Fund’s exposure to liquidity, and liability risks are established and maintained; and
8. Any other duties as may be directed by the supervisor.

Competence Requirement 
· A minimum of bachelor degree in Financial Economics, Financial Mathematics, Quantitative Finance or related field;
· A postgraduate degree in any relevant field is a plus;
· At least two years of work experience in financial risk management, financial modelling, and liquidity risk management or related field;
· Demonstrate a better understanding of basic financial indicators including risk adjusted rate of returns;
· Demonstrate a good knowledge in accounting and financial statement analysis, fixed income securities analysis and valuation, credit risk measurement and management, liquidity risk measurement and management, market risk measurement and management, time series analysis, corporate financial risk management; and portfolio performance evaluation;
· Ability to process, organize, analyze and present multi-functions/processes data;
· Demonstrate the right attitude in terms of the ability to work under minimum supervision, being self motivated, working towards common goal, and confidence;
· Excellent presentation skills-written, verbal and graphic communication;
· Keen attention to detail, highly organized, and ability to effectively perform multi-task and prioritize deliverables;
· Strong analytic and problem solving skills;
· Ability to learn quickly and solve poorly defined problems;
· Fluency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint);

advanced skills in computing packages such as VBA, and ability to perform computer programming is an added advantage.
· Knowledge on application of aCCelerate Governance Risk and Compliance(GRC) application or any other renown GRC application is an added advantage; and
· Fluency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Knowledge with data analysis packages is an added advantage.