Bahrain Full Time Experienced Bank ABC seeks to recruit a Credit Support Officer in the Head Office Credit Department based in our Head Office, in Bahrain. The Credit Support Officer will be a second line of defense. The role will mainly comprise the following categories: * Credit Support * Credit Reporting \& MI * Portfolio Activity * Risk\-related project management * Developmental **Responsibilities of the role:** Reporting to the Head of Policy, Procedures, Portfolio Review \& Credit Support, the job holder will: **Effective support for GCC CAF processing \& pre\-GCC / GCC meetings:*** Timely circulation of Credit Application Forms (CAFs), tracking, follow\-up and completion of GCC/HOCC voting process. This includes CMS, printed or email CAFs; * Manage GCC committee diaries and agendas. Collating material for voting members and other logistic support; * Maintain GCC meeting minutes and support for the same; * Maintain GCC Action Points and periodic updates including follow through with action owners; and * Periodic reporting to GCC on action items and escalation as appropriate. **Timely, accurate and complete Credit Reporting \& MI:*** Monitoring and Reporting of Large Exposures; * KRIs/KPIs and ARC Objectives reporting; * Annual Reviews Tracking and follow\-up; * GCC Action Point reporting, follow\-up and update; * Support CBB Quarterly Submissions; * Concentration thresholds monitoring report; * Different portfolio cuts – such as: Top Names, Private Corporates, SMEs and Names of Concern. * Risk Ratings \& IFRS staging trends and migration; * Support any ad\-hoc portfolio review or MI reporting, as and when required; * Assist in the update of data (e.g. CMS), as and when required; and * As and when required, act as the key liaison between the Credit Risk Management, Group Finance, Group Ops, and Wholesale Banking reporting teams and Group Credit; **Effective Portfolio Review \& Credit Support:*** Manage Group Credit Monitoring \& Portfolio Forums, and any other ad\-hoc meetings, forums and committees (including key activities such as: agenda, action points \& minutes); * Assist with country limits adjustments and updates; * Timely and accurate generation of portfolio dashboards and relevant reporting; * Assist with the design of Power\-BI portfolio dashboards and risk reporting; * Assist with implementation \& update of credit \& risk PSPs and communication to the units; * Escalation and follow\-up of past due payments and any other account irregularities; * Assist with management of service subscriptions, such as Rating Agencies contract; * Assist with Audit, GAQR, RCSA, OP Risk, IFRS 9, Group Credit, IFRS 9 requirements, reports \& issues, ensuring timely submission \& closure; and * Administrative support for the sourcing and consolidation of Accounts Requiring Close Monitoring (ARCM) returns, Stage 3 and Stage 2 names, extracting trends and top names; **Employee engagement, Projects \& Development:*** Ensure completion of all mandatory courses and at least participated in one project; * Support the wider CRG team to deliver the overall department objectives; * Ensure regular, open and transparent discussion regarding achievements and development areas for both deliverables (What) and behaviours (How) throughout the year; * Ensure the code of conduct, regulatory conduct rules and the Bank’s values are role\-modelled and reinforced within the team at all times; * Ensure appropriate team coverage, handover \& back\-ups in case of absence; * As and when required, support credit and risk projects from the reporting, procedures, UAT testing and governance scheduling point of view; * Seeking out feedback and acting upon it; * Ensure own skills are current and that courses are completed on areas requiring development; and * Ensure that the reporting and governance structures are maintained at all times **Areas of Knowledge, Qualification and Experience*** 8 years in banking of which at least the last 4 years should be in a retail portfolio management role involving developing credit MIS reports * 3\-5 years’ experience, preferably with an international bank. * A minimum of Bachelors Degree with an element of MIS, Finance or equivalent. * Professional Certificate in Risk is preferrable. * Good organization skills to efficiently handle committee logistics, manage requests from Credit \& Business, and ensure timely reporting, escalation, and follow\-up Good knowledge of credit systems and Risk Reporting; * Understanding of Credit and Business functions and relevant processes; * Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, such as use of Excel and PowerPoint, and preferably Power BI; * Good understanding of key risks and relevant data points; * Good data analytical skills, including data manipulation and visualization; * Understanding of the content, origination, preparation and publication of reports produced in the bank impacting on credit risk