Assistant Manager - Risk

Summary of the Business

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) provides asset and liability management services to the Irish Government. It has evolved from a single function agency managing the National Debt to a manager of a complex portfolio of public assets and liabilities.

Businesses managed by the NTMA include borrowing for the Exchequer and the management of the National Debt, the State Claims Agency, the New Economy and Recovery Authority (“NewERA”), the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, National Development Finance Agency and the NTMA Future Ireland Funds business unit with responsibility for the management of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund.

The NTMA also assigns staff to the National Asset Management Agency, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI).

Working at the NTMA offers excellent benefits including :

• Flexible work options including hybrid working and variable work hours
• An extensive wellbeing programme
• Excellent learning and development opportunities that allow for full career development within the organisation
• A diverse range of initiatives : LGBT+, Gender Matters, Disability Awareness, Sports & Social, Volunteering and lots more
• Reimbursement of annual professional membership fees
• Career average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

The SBCI , an affiliate of the NTMA, is the Irish national promotional institution created by the SBCI Act 2014 with the objective of delivering effective financial supports to Irish enterprises, in particular SMEs, addressing failures in the Irish credit market and driving competition and innovation. It is the role of the SBCI as a national promotional institution to provide effective financial supports to the market to promote the economic development of the Irish State.

The SBCI provides liquidity funding and guarantees to a range of on-lending finance providers to support the provision of long-term, low-cost credit to SMEs in Ireland. Since its launch in 2014, SBCI liquidity and guarantees have supported lending of over €4 billion to more than 60,000 SMEs through our wide range of on-lending partners including banks, alternative lenders, asset and invoice finance funders and credit unions.

In addition, the SBCI continues to develop its range of financial supports to address gaps for investment funding in the Irish market.

Role Summary

The Assistant Manager Risk will play a key role in the Risk team in providing independent oversight in respect of all aspects of risk management in the SBCI. The Assistant Manager Risk will support the Senior Risk Manager to implement a strategic vision for risk management and governance that aligns with the SBCI’s overall objectives and priorities.

Principal Accountabilities

Experience / Qualification

Skills

Knowledge

Pension Abatement

If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil / Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee’s re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.

Please note : In applying for this position, you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department / Office / Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position.

Applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment declaration to confirm whether they have previously availed of a Public sector pension scheme.

The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance. We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.

Necessary arrangements can be made at interview stage to accommodate the needs of candidates with disabilities.