Credit Risk Officer (M/F/X)

Our client, an international financial institution, is looking for an Interim Credit Risk Officer to support its Credit Risk & Governance team for a 6-month replacement.



Your missions:

Credit Risk Identification & Control

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  Assess the creditworthiness of financial institutions, sovereigns, government-related entities, sub-sovereigns, supranationals, and other eligible issuers.

  
  


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  Analyse financial instruments such as covered bonds and government-guaranteed debt.

  
  


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  Provide recommendations on credit limit amounts.

  
  


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  Assign and monitor EAD/settlement limits for derivative counterparties and secured money market transactions.

  
  


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  Identify concentration trends and emerging risks within portfolios.

  
  


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  Contribute to ad-hoc risk management analyses and projects.

  
  

Credit Risk Monitoring & Reporting

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  Monitor external indicators and market developments.

  
  


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  Support the development and maintenance of the internal credit rating surveillance system.

  
  


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  Provide second-line oversight of Middle Office limit monitoring and reporting.

  
  


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  Track credit limits and exposures per issuer.

  
  


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  Prepare regular reporting for internal risk committees and senior management.

  
  


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  Monitor portfolio credit quality (average rating, expected loss, CVaR, Expected Shortfall, etc.).

  
  


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  Produce clear, concise reports, presentations, and statistics for internal and external stakeholders.

  
  

Credit Risk Framework & Policies

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  Support the development of high-level risk policies and procedures.

  
  


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  Contribute to credit risk guidelines and documentation.

  
  


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  Assist in preparing materials for internal and board-level risk committees.

  
  


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  Collaborate with internal departments such as Funding, Treasury, ALM, and Middle/Back Office on credit risk topics.

  
  

Candidate Profile:

Your profile:

 

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  Advanced degree in economics, finance, risk management, or quantitative studies.

  
  


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  Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in credit risk or a related area, ideally within an international or public-sector environment.

  
  


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  Strong knowledge of financial analysis and modelling.

  
  


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  Familiarity with rating methodologies from Fitch, S&P, and Moody’s.

  
  


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  Certifications such as FRM, PRM, or CFA are an advantage.

  
  


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  Advanced Excel skills; knowledge of PowerBI or Python is a plus.

  
  


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  Fluency in English (spoken and written) is essential.
  
   

  
  

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