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Junior Risk Analyst (Fixed Term)
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Job Summary
Letshego Holdings Namibia is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented Junior Risk Analyst to join our Risk Management Department. This structured, entry-level development role offers hands-on experience in second-line risk oversight across Letshego Holdings Namibia, Letshego Bank Namibia and Letshego Micro Financial Services Namibia. We are looking for an analytical individual with integrity and a passion for risk management and governance.
Job Details
Key Responsibilities
As a Junior Risk Analyst, you will execute defined, supervised tasks across the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, with a primary focus on internal control testing and assurance support:
- Execute second-line control testing per the approved testing plan: evidence collection, sampling, testing and working papers.
- Draft factual control findings (test performed, exception noted, potential impact) for supervisor review and rating.
- Assess branch procedures against BoN Branch Control Standards and follow-up test remediated issues.
- Capture agreed management actions on the issue tracker and maintain the control testing register.
- Maintain operational risk registers for LHN, LBN and LMFSN and support RCSA workshops and quality checks.
- Collect and validate quarterly KRI and Risk Appetite submissions, escalate breaches and track actions to closure.
- Follow up late or incomplete submissions and maintain a submission compliance log by business unit.
- Capture incidents and loss events, reconcile losses to finance records and prepare trend summaries.
- Monitor ageing of open audit, second line and regulatory findings, flagging items approaching or past due date.
- Maintain the policy and framework library, including version control, review due dates and attestation registers.
- Maintain business continuity documentation (BIAs and BCPs) and coordinate continuity and test logistics.
- Support BCM awareness activities and track remediation of gaps identified during BCM testing to closure.
- Maintain regulatory deadline and insurance administration trackers and support risk projects.
Requirements
Skills & Qualifications required
- Grade 12 (Matric) certificate 25 points and above
- Completed Diploma or bachelor's degree in risk management, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, Internal Auditing or Information Systems.
- A recognised certification in Risk Management, Audit or Compliance is advantageous but not required.
- 1–2 years' internship or temporary experience in banking, microlending, insurance or audit is an advantage.
- Exposure to control testing, reconciliations, registers or committee administration will be favourably considered.
- Competent in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
- Strong numerical and analytical ability, with the discipline to interrogate data before reporting it.
- Clear, concise written English, accurate record-keeping and strong attention to detail.
- Integrity, objectivity, confidentiality and reliability in meeting fixed reporting deadlines.
About Company
Letshego Financial Services Namibia
Letshego is a Setswana term meaning ‘support’. At Letshego we provide financial support to our customers. Our new brand mark is a stronger, bolder and more modern depiction of the Letshego tripod.