Associate Analyst Risk Governance & Risk Policy

Role: Associate Analyst - Risk Governance & Risk Policy

Location: Abu Dhabi

This position is for fresh graduates UAE Nationals only.

Role purpose:

• Support Group Risk Management in coordinating risk governance policy administration regulatory and committee actions management reporting and change initiatives.

• The graduate role develops practical knowledge of enterprise risk governance while providing disciplined tracking analysis and stakeholder support.

• Under supervision maintain governance calendars policy and action trackers change logs committee materials and evidence repositories.

• The role requires strong organization professional communication attention to detail and the ability to work across risk disciplines.

• The role will also provide junior support to Risk Transformation & Risk Strategy workstreams including risk operating model enhancements risk appetite and strategy documentation transformation portfolio tracking benefits realization process simplification data-driven reporting and controlled adoption of digital tools across Group Risk.

Key accountabilities / responsibilities:

• Maintain governance policies procedures and related registers across Group risk.

• Support policy lifecycle activities including consultation version control approval tracking communication review and archival.

• Coordinate input and prepare materials for management and Board risk committees governance forums and regulatory interactions.

• Maintain action decision dependency and issue trackers and follow up with accountable owners.

• Support regulatory obligation mapping gap assessments evidence collation remediation plans and status reporting.

• Support Risk Transformation & Risk Strategy initiatives by maintaining transformation roadmaps milestone plans benefits trackers risk and dependency logs and status packs.

• Assist in documenting target operating model changes process improvements control enhancements and implementation readiness across Group Risk.

• Support risk strategy refresh activities including collation of strategic priorities balanced scorecard inputs initiative updates management actions and evidence of delivery.

• Contribute to risk appetite material risk identification and enterprise risk taxonomy updates by preparing working papers data packs and stakeholder feedback logs.

• Support change initiatives by documenting scope stakeholders milestones risks dependencies decisions benefits and implementation status.

• Assess governance impacts of organisational policy process system or regulatory changes under supervision.

• Validate input and prepare clear management information dashboards and executive summaries.

• Support governance assurance reviews for approvals records evidence and traceability.

• Promote consistent templates taxonomy and reporting standards across Group Risk.

• Automate trackers workflows reminders document management and reporting using approved tools.

• Escalate governance gaps missed approvals overdue actions and delivery risks promptly.

Specialist skills / technical knowledge required for this role:

• Bachelors degree in Risk Management Business Administration Finance Economics Law Governance Project Management MIS or related discipline.

• Fresh graduate or up to two years of relevant internship or work experience.

• Strong writing research organisation planning stakeholder coordination and document-control skills.

• Good knowledge of PowerPoint Excel and Word. Exposure to SharePoint Power BI Power Automate GRC or project tools is advantageous.

• Ability to identify gaps maintain accurate trackers and convert complex updates into concise management summaries.

• Foundation awareness of risk management corporate governance policy management compliance or change is advantageous.

• Basic understanding of transformation disciplines such as initiative planning benefits tracking process mapping operating model documentation and change governance is advantageous.

• Interested in risk strategy risk appetite enterprise risk taxonomy management reporting data visualisation and digital enablement within a regulated banking environment.

Early career development expectations:

• Complete required induction risk conduct data protection and role-specific learning within agreed timelines.

• Developed from supervised task execution to reliable preparation of analyses working papers trackers and management materials.

• Seek feedback demonstrate continuous learning and build practical knowledge of ADIB products processes and risk governance.

• Use approved data systems and AI tools responsibly maintaining confidentiality evidence and appropriate human review.

• Demonstrate integrity professional judgement collaboration and timely escalation of issues or uncertainty.

Indicative first-year success measures:

• Accurate and timely completion of assigned analysis documentation reporting and follow-up activities.

• Complete traceable and well-organised records with minimal rework required.

• Constructive engagement with stakeholders and consistent adherence to approved governance and control requirements.

• Visible development of technical knowledge analytical capability and professional communication.

• Practical contributions to at least one controlled efficiency automation or process-improvement opportunity.

• Demonstrated support to Risk Transformation & Risk Strategy deliverables including maintained initiative trackers clear status reporting documented process improvements and evidence of control implementation follow-up.

Required Experience:

IC