• Reference number: 1
• Job type: Permanent
• Kigali Rwanda
• Organisation Name: MTN
• MTN Level: 3M
• Posted: 09 Sep 2025

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Risk Management, Economics, Information Technology, or related field.
• Professional certifications like CRISC, CISA, or Digital Finance Practitioner are a plus.

Experience:

• 4+ years in financial risk management, risk analysis and credit risk analysis, ideally in mobile financial services or digital payments.
• Strong analytical skills (data modeling, anomaly detection, statistical risk scoring) and familiarity with machine?learning–based risk mitigation models.
• Four or more years’ experience within a non-traditional FinTech environment
• Relevant professional qualifications in risk management, compliance, finance, or information security are advantageous
• Good understanding of risk and regulation in the financial services and technology Industry and various international risk management and business continuity standards

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job:

This role will ensure the development, implementation, and stewardship of robust, forward-looking risk management frameworks, policies, and methodologies that are both resilient and adaptable to the evolving business landscape. These frameworks will be designed in close alignment with process owners and will support enterprise-wide consistency in risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring. Enterprise Risk Management will also maintain a dynamic and iterative approach by regularly reviewing, validating, and challenging risk frameworks across all domains to ensure ongoing alignment with the business strategic objectives, risk appetite, and regulatory expectations.

Key Performance Areas:

• Responsible for the execution of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) strategy and corresponding business plan, ensuring enterprise-wide risk mitigation plans are effectively implemented and monitored, including implementing the MTN Group fintech risk management framework and reported across all business units and functional areas.
• Developing a strong understanding of business products, services, and organizational units for the purpose of providing the required support as relates to risk and internal controls
• Responsible for the proactive identification, comprehensive assessment, and mitigation of key risks impacting the organization, including but not limited to credit, market, operational, and emerging risks and implementation of the internal control framework. This includes leading the development of methodologies for measuring and monitoring potential exposures, particularly in relation to credit, market risk and Data privacy and protection risks.
• Oversees and governs the organization’s core risk portfolios, including Operational Risk, Financial Risk, Technology and Cyber Risk, and Business Continuity Management, ensuring each domain operates within defined risk appetite thresholds. Successful execution of risk management processes and regulatory standards.
• As part of the leadership team, this role is responsible for contributing to the formulation and execution of strategic objectives that support long-term sustainable growth, strong risk-adjusted performance, and operational resilience.
• Leads the development and continuous enhancement of the Enterprise Risk Framework, ensuring it is tightly aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives, regulatory obligations, and evolving risk landscape.

• Drives the execution of the ERM strategy by providing enterprise-wide direction, structure, frameworks, governance models, implementation roadmaps, and performance metrics to ensure consistent application and accountability.
• Manages and oversees cross-functional risk leads responsible for Operational Risk, Financial Risk, Technology and Cyber Risk, and Business Continuity Management, ensuring an integrated and collaborative approach to enterprise risk oversight and inculcating a risk culture within the organization.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and governance of Business Continuity Management (BCM), Crisis Management, and Corporate Security policies and frameworks. Ensures alignment with global best practices and secures timely endorsement and approval from relevant executive committees and governance bodies.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with all business units and support functions to ensure comprehensive risk identification, assessment, and monitoring. Provides timely, accurate, and insightful risk dashboards and reporting to senior management and board committees, facilitating effective oversight, strategic decision-making, and alignment with the organization’s defined risk appetite and governance expectations.

How to apply

All interested candidates are requested to apply through the MTN website and submit their updated curriculum vitae with copies of notified academic credentials no later than 16^th September 2025. MTN Website portal: https://www.mtn.co.rw/careers/

We strongly encourage applications from women and/or individuals with disabilities.

Note: Should you not hear from us within 14 (fourteen) days from the closing date of this advertisement, you may consider your application unsuccessful. If you encounter any issues when completing the application, reach out to Alozius.Mutamba@mtn.com (+250788319965)

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