Recruitment Activa Cameroon October 2026 - Risk Manager (M/F)

Internal RECRUITMENT - External — ACTIVA GROUP

- 01 RISK MANAGER (M/F)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Permanent Contract (CDI)

Location

WORKPLACE Douala (Cameroon) ACTIVITY SECTOR: Insurance

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 27/10/2026 AT 17:00

Candidate profile

Among the leaders in sub-Saharan Africa in the insurance market, with 12 subsidiaries in 9 countries and Globus Network, of which it is one of the pillars, having members in 49 African countries, Activa Group has distinguished itself by offering its customers innovative and responsible offers for 25 years.

• 2. Profile of the position Reporting to the Group’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Director, the Risk Manager is responsible for supporting the Group in achieving its strategic objectives through the definition, deployment and management of an integrated risk management system, aimed at strengthening organizational resilience and supporting sustainable business development.
• 3. Main duty Identify and assess risks that may prevent the achievement of the Group's objectives, while coordinating risk control actions and ensuring continuous improvement of the risk management system.

Responsibilities

• 4. Key responsibilities Define and implement risk management policies and methodologies (operational risk, business continuity, project risk, financial risk...) of the Group. Define and implement the Group’s business continuity policy and methodology.

Other information

Develop tools for identifying, analyzing and assessing risks (operational risk, project risk, regulatory risk, fraud risk, financial risk, IT risk, etc.) Monitor risk-related work in subsidiaries. Establish risk dashboards for the General Management. Prepare reports and documents for Audit and Risk Committees. Implement relevant risk measurement indicators by business and process. Assist subsidiaries in the development of their risk mapping and follow-up action plans. Assist subsidiaries in strengthening the internal control system.

Education / Qualifications

Accompany subsidiaries in the definition and animation of the business continuity management system (Update of Business Impact Analysis, Update of risk mapping, follow-up of action plans, Tests, training and awareness). Monitor compliance with internal and external rules as well as the risk limits set by the Group. Provide expertise for structuring projects, mergers and acquisitions, new markets, new products, and network expansion. Develop risk mapping and follow-up of the risk registers and action plans of subsidiaries within its scope. Define and animate the business continuity management system and crisis management of subsidiaries placed on its perimeter of intervention. Educate and train staff on risk management. Ensure economic, regulatory and political monitoring to anticipate changes in risks.

• 5. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Rate of use of risk management tools. Risk Management integration rate in strategic projects (number of projects that included a risk analysis). Quality of reports issued for the Audit and Risk Committees as well as the General Management (completeness, relevance, respect of deadlines). Number of operational or financial risk incidents detected and addressed. Reactivity of the crisis unit in exceptional situations (response time, relevance of measures). Relevance and reliability of risk indicators. Timeliness of detection and treatment of critical risks. Quality of the monitoring of risk limits set by the Group.
• 6. Technical skills Mastery of risk identification techniques: (Top-down, Bottom-up, Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), process analysis, scenario analysis). Mastery of risk analysis and evaluation methodologies: (probability and impact analysis, scoring, modeling, stress tests, ...). Conducting risk identification and assessment workshops. Good knowledge of business continuity management systems deployment. Mastery of financial and solvency risk assessment: (ORSA (Own Risk and Solvency Assessment), stress tests, ..). In-depth knowledge of the insurance industry. Fluency in French and English.
• 7. Special qualities
• 8. Education and experience Education: Engineering degree, Bac+5 in audit, risk management, finance, or equivalent degrees.

Experience

Experience: At least 7 years of professional experience in the field of risk management in a banking, insurance or audit environment. Asset: The risk management certification (ISO31000, ISO22301, CRISC...) is an asset.

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