Operational Risk Officer - Technology Risk

Job details :

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), established in 1956, is a multilateral development bank with a unique social mandate from its 43 member states. The CEB finances investment in social sectors, including education, health and affordable housing, with a focus on the needs of vulnerable people. Borrowers include governments, local and regional authorities, public and private banks, non-profit organisations and others. As a multilateral bank with a triple-A credit rating, the CEB funds itself on the international capital markets. It approves projects according to strict social, environmental and governance criteria, and provides technical assistance. In addition, the CEB receives funds from donors to complement its activities.

The Risk and Control Directorate (R&C) promotes a strong risk and control culture across the CEB to protect the Bank's lending and financing activities. The Directorate identifies, evaluates, monitors and reports all risks by implementing risk mitigation and internal control measures thereby safeguarding the CEB’s financial stability and guaranteeing its business continuity. The Directorate preserves the CEB’s creditworthiness and excellent external rating assessment to strengthen stakeholders trust by efficiently monitoring budgets and ensuring accounting services aligned with best practices.  Finally, the Directorate ensures financial reporting transparency and supports effective control by the CEB’s control bodies such as the external auditors and the Auditing Board.

The Operational Risk Unit is looking for a skilled Operational Risk Officer specialised in technology risk to help develop operational risk management and governance, risk and control (GRC) tools, contribute to the mitigation of IT and technology risks and to CEB’s cyber-preparedness. S/he will report to the Head of the Operational Risk Unit and work in close collaboration with the Operational Risk Analyst/Project Manager and with colleagues in the Operational Risk Unit.


Academic background:
Diploma of general secondary education, preferably a higher education qualification in the field of information technology, finance, business, economics, risk management, engineering or related field.
Professional background:
Minimum 4, preferably 5 to 8 years of professional experience in information technology, risk or financial departments, ideally gained in of a financial institution, consulting or auditing firm or software provider.
Experience in the development or active use of risk tools, typically in the area of operational risk, IT audit, internal control, compliance or business continuity management.
Practical knowledge of industry standard IT control frameworks such as: COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, etc.
Prior experience in web development or in IT tools development and IT project management is expected. Experience in PHP technologies would be an advantage.
Familiarity with business process analysis and mapping concepts, techniques and methodologies.
Experience with BPMN modelling standards and BPM tools (e.g. Mega HOPEX, Aris or Signavio would be an advantage).
Proficiency in standard office software package (MS Office suite, Zoom, etc.). with an ability to understand and articulate how business operations are carried out within an organisation.
Good ability to propose proactive actions to achieve key objectives.
Language skills:
Excellent command of one of the two CEB official languages (English and French), both oral and written, and knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level.
Core competencies:
Adaptability
Client Orientation
Communication
Innovation
Result Orientation
Team Work
Nationality:
Citizen of one of the Bank’s Member States: Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine.

Location : 55, avenue Kléber 75116 Paris