Head of Credit Risk

The Head - Credit Risk (HCR) is an international staff member responsible for supervising and overseeing the Credit Risk Group (CRG) of the Risk Management Department (RMD) at CGIF. The CRG’s main duties include reviewing credit guarantee proposals and managing CGIF’s existing credit guarantee portfolio. Additionally, the CRG manages the capital adequacy risk, market risk, liquidity risk, and operational risk exposures of CGIF.

HCR reports directly to the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) who heads the RMD.

The selected candidate will be offered an internationally competitive salary and benefits that include certain privileges and immunities.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

The HCR reports directly to the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and is responsible for the conduct, oversight, and supervision of the following, among others.

• Management of the staff, tasks, responsibilities, and activities of the CRG and the secretariat of the Guarantee and Investment Committee (GIC)
• Review and assessment of proposed credit guarantee to investors of corporate, project finance, and securitization bonds
• Production of credit review notes and other guidance material for the GIC and the Board.
• Management of the outstanding credit guarantee portfolio
• Monitoring of compliance by guaranteed bond issuers to covenants and terms of guarantee-related legal documents
• Monitoring and review of classified accounts
• Monitoring of the recovery process following an event of default and guarantee payment
• Review, enhancement, and promotion of risk control policies and guidelines
• Production of periodic risk reports to the Executive Committee and to the Board
• Credit scoring and rating of proposed and outstanding guaranteed bond issuers
• Custody of credit scorecards and their manuals
• Review and improvement of CGIF’s system for credit scoring and rating
• Measurement and reporting of risk metrics
• Custody and maintenance of credit documents repository and filing system
• Custody, maintenance, and continuing enhancement of data warehouse
• Measurement and monitoring of capital adequacy ratio (CAR) and leverage ratio (LR) vis‑à‑vis policy limits
• Measurement of expected credit losses (ECLs)
• Maintenance and enhancement of risk measurement models, particularly the CAR, LR, ECL models

C. Market and liquidity risk management

E. Relationship with rating agencies

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Requirements

HCR is a position that requires experience in, or understanding of, among others, credit risk review and assessment, credit risk mitigation, debt capital markets, commercial banking, investment banking, finance, macroeconomics, industry economics, accounting, statistics, probability theory. Competencies should be indicated in a candidate’s work experience, and academic or training record. HCR must have a relevant undergraduate degree and graduate degree. Professional accreditation such as CFA, FRM, PRM, would be an advantage.

Relevant Experience and Skills

CORE COMPETENCIES

Achieving Results and Problem Solving

Personal Effectiveness

Collaboration and Teamwork

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES

Managing Staff

Leadership and Strategic Thinking

Inspiring Trust and Integrity

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications with a detailed curriculum vitae including nationality, present and expected salary, a recent photograph, a contact telephone number and an email address to Head of BPPMS at with the subject of the email listed as “Application for Head of Credit Risk” no later than 27 November 2025.

Only shortlisted candidates will receive notification on the next stage of evaluation.

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