Housing Finance Bank is a Commercial Bank and the leading provider of housing finance solutions with a vision to be the preferred consumer and business bank with a focus on housing finance. To attain its strategic objectives efficiently and effectively, Housing Finance Bank is seeking to hire qualified, versatile, and self-driven individuals to fill  vacant positions in its establishment below

Position: Graduate Trainee - IT Risk Officer

Department: Risk Management

Reports To: IT Risk Officer

Direct Reports:

Direct - None

Indirect - None

Interacts/Interfaces with:

Internal - Information Security and Business Technology teams, Operations & Business Teams,

 Manager IT Risk, Risk Management team and the Internal Audit team.

External - IT Vendors

Job Purpose :

• Support testing of IT general controls (ITGCs), application controls, and cybersecurity measures.

• Assist in periodic review of activity logs / audit trails of the various bank IT systems and privileged accounts.

• Assist in Organizing and conducting system user access reviews and recertification on a quarterly basis.

• Assist with system risk assessments as per the Risk Management workplan.

• Support the Manager IT Risk in checking and ensuring closure of technology related Audit issues.

• Support the manager in coordinating IT Risk awareness in the bank through forums, training sessions etc.

• Support in conducting Risk Assessments for ongoing projects.

• Stay updated on emerging technologies and cybersecurity trends.

Key Result Areas:

1. Perform any other duties as assigned by risk management from time to time.

Financial Responsibility: N/A

Person Specifications

Education & Training

1. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems/Technology, Cyber Security or related field having obtained at least a first class or second-class upper degree and graduated by January 2025.

2. Basic understanding of IT risk, cybersecurity, core information system domains such as Networks, Databases, Operating systems & Infrastructure, Active Directory and General Computer applications.

3. Any level at a Professional Certification for Information Systems Audit/Security/Risk such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CEH will be of added advantage.

Skills & Experience

• Good report writing skills.

• Good analytical skills

Business Behaviours

• Strong interpersonal skills and a good team player.

• Outstanding, analytical, quantitative, problem solving and organizational skills.

• Good negotiation skills.

• Good Communication skills both verbal and written.

• Personal commitment to meet or exceed all targets and objectives.

• Utmost professional integrity.

• Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver under challenging circumstances.

• Willingness to learn and develop new skills.

How to Apply: Graduates who meet the requirements for the program can submit their applications with a recent CV, copies of

academic transcripts and certificates in one pdf file not more than 10MBs to graduatetrainee@housingfinance.co.ug by Friday,

11th April, 2025 at 5:00pm.

Note

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Female graduates and persons living with disabilities are encouraged to apply