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Associate Analyst - Risk Governance & Risk Policy

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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:

  • Bachelor's 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.

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