Risk Manager

Vibrant Ventures Limited is a differentiated company driven by outstanding resolve to accomplish customer satisfaction through implementation of industry and in-house best practices towards meeting customer expectations. The company isestablished to provide Logistics, Inspections, Intervention & Certification services to clients who are concerned about accuracy of Quality and Quantity assessments in their transactions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Risk Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

• We are seeking an analytical, detail-oriented, and high-integrity Risk Manager to lead and strengthen our enterprise risk management framework.
• This role focuses heavily on collateral warehousing control, petroleum product inventory monitoring, and transactional risk mitigation for financing partner banks.
• The ideal candidate will implement rigorous risk assessment procedures, safeguard client assets, ensure regulatory compliance, and uphold our commitment to accuracy and transparency.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide risk advice to executive management regarding market volatility, counterparty exposure, and regulatory developments.
• Establish comprehensive risk registers, mitigation strategies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) aligned with ISO standards and industry best practices.
• Serve as the principal risk liaison for client banks, trade finance partners, and collateral control clients.
• Prepare and present high-level risk exposure reports to board-level executives and bank risk committees.
• Oversee collateral warehousing control services, ensuring physical stock accuracy, quality and quantity (Q&Q) verification, and safe custody of client commodities.
• Design and execute internal control protocols to prevent inventory loss, stock discrepancies, or fraudulent activities across all storage warehouses, depots and discharge facilities.
• Coordinate routine physical stock audits, sampling, and analytical reporting for financing partner banks to ensure real-time asset visibility.
• Identify, assess, and evaluate operational, financial, and credit risks associated with financed agricultural products, petroleum shipments and ship-to-ship (STS) transfers.
• Ensure full compliance with Nigerian maritime, oil and gas, environmental, and financial sector regulatory standards, alongside client-bank covenants.
• Conduct risk audits, vessel/terminal inspections, and health, safety, and environment (HSE) evaluations.
• Investigate operational incidents, cargo variances, or procedural breaches, providing root-cause analyses and corrective action plans.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Petroleum Engineering, or a related discipline. Professional certifications (IRM, PRM, FRM, PECB ISO 31000) are highly advantageous.
• 5–8+ years of progressive risk management experience, specifically with collateral management services and bank-financed commodity transactions within Nigeria.
• Proficiency in risk modeling, data analysis, inventory auditing, and executive report writing.
• Demonstrated commitment to honesty, accuracy, precision, and ethical execution.

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email] using the job title as the subject of the mail.