Associate Executive/Executive, Financial Development and Surveillance

To be filled by

1. The Associate Executive/ Executive of Financial Development & Surveillance (FDS) unit in BNM Regional Office Kota Kinabalu is responsible to implement strategies for policy surveillance and policy implementation to provide front-line insights to line departments and the Bank's management.
2. The Associate Executive/ Executive is also responsible to assist the Manager to develop and implement effective strategies for advocacy, strategic communications & education at the region job owner/JMI.

1. Policy Surveillance and Thematic Research: Implement effective policy surveillance to gather onthe-ground financial development intel at the region.
   • Assist to formulate strategies and undertake policy surveillance to gather timely insights for effective policy implementation by the Bank.
   • Undertake thematic research projects at the region on areas related to policy surveillance or structural issues, which could culminate into potential policy proposals.
2. Targeted Advocacy: Maintain strategic collaboration with key regional stakeholders (e.g. economic agents, financial service providers, state government agencies, regulatory bodies, NGOs) to deliver JLPB's strategic initiatives and the Bank's strategic outcomes.
   • Build mechanism and track progress of advocacy programs at the region to ensure outcomes are aligned to the KPIs targeted in JLPB's and the Bank's annual business plan.
   • Influence, drive and guide key regional stakeholders to effectively implement the Bank's key financial development initiatives (e.g. e-payment, social finance, foreign exchange, etc.).
3. Strategic Communication and Education: Execute communication and education strategies effectively, including preparing relevant materials, as well as provide feedback on the effectiveness of the strategies.
   •  Implement customised communication and education strategies (i) to promote awareness on strategic agenda and priority topics of the Bank, and (ii) to address financial development issues.
   • Drive communication and education plans to enhance public awareness and literacy, guided by the Bank's Communication Working Group (CWG) focus areas.
4. Operational Efficiency: Implement and enhance administrative functions for BNM Regional Office which include budgeting and expense tracking, procurement process, learning & development and database maintenance.
   •  Provide support to Managers at BNM Regional Office on areas such as training, risk management and organisational safety & health (OSH).
   • Uphold the Bank's cultural improvements at the region by continuously improving on productivity, climate, capabilities and competencies.
5. Redress and Advisory: Provide redress and advisory to address financial concerns of key regional stakeholders e.g. financial consumers, consumer associations, etc.
   • Attend and address general enquiries, appeal, and complaints against FSPs regulated by the Bank.
   • Analyse the impact and ascertain market conduct issues at the region for policy analysis and review

Academic Qualifications: Degree in economics, finance, banking, accounting or other relevant disciplines. Relevant professional certification is an added advantage.

Experience: Preferably 2 years of experience related to financial development areas in the financial industry. Additional experience in economics and/or financial regulatory is an added advantage.

TECHNICAL SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE

• Central bank core business knowledge
• Communication and presentation skills
• Project management
• Risk management
• Information and communication technology
• Broad economic, financial & scams knowledge
• Best practices on financial consumer protection, education and market conduct
• Banking and insurance/takaful laws, AML/CFT, FEP guidelines & practices
• Critical and analytical thinking
• Negotiation and mediation skills
• Stakeholder management