Join the EDC Team!
At EDC, we support Canadian businesses to succeed globally. We provide the financial tools and expertise they need to explore new markets, reduce risks, all towards the goal of making Canada and the world better through trade. #LI-Hybrid
Position: Senior Risk Advisor
Employment Type: Permanent
Compensation Details:
- Enterprise Risk Management 18 : Salaries typically range from $94,664 to $126,219 annually, based on qualifications and experiences, plus a performance-based incentive.
Location:
- Export Development Canada operates in a hybrid work environment, currently requiring employees to work in the office 2 days per week. (subject to change)
- This role can be performed from EDC’s headquarters in Ottawa.
- Relocation assistance is available for candidates who meet the eligibility criteria.
About EDC:
At Export Development Canada (EDC), we empower Canadian businesses to succeed globally. As a financial Crown corporation, we offer innovative financial solutions and expert insights to help businesses explore new markets, mitigate risks, and achieve growth.
Why Join EDC?
- Collaborate with a diverse, experienced team – Work alongside talented professionals who bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to drive success.
- Thrive in a supportive, teamwork-driven environment – Flourish in a workplace where collaboration and mutual support are paramount.
- Impact global communities through sustainable growth in emerging markets – Make a meaningful difference by fostering sustainable development in key regions around the world.
- Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Best Diversity Employers, and a Top 100 Family-Friendly Employers – Join a company that is celebrated for its commitment to excellence, diversity, and work-life balance.
- Enjoy a comprehensive Total Rewards package:
- Flexible benefits – Our program lets you choose coverage that suits your unique needs, including Medical, Dental, Life, and more. Plus, we offer additional Flex credits to tailor your plan even further.
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan – Secure your future with our generous matching program that helps you save for retirement.
- Competitive vacation program – Enjoy a work-life balance with our competitive vacation program, starting with 4 weeks of vacation and 2 floater days each year for permanent employees.
- Comprehensive wellness programs – Stay healthy and happy with access to wellness initiatives, mental health support, and fitness programs.
- Professional Development – Advance your career with our support for growth and development through conferences, language training, and educational opportunities.
Team Overview:
The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team fosters risk-informed decision-making to enable EDC to achieve its strategy. It accomplishes this by providing tools and expertise to uncover, understand, assess and help resolve operational and enterprise-level risks. ERM's functional areas of responsibility include (among other areas) setting requirements and overseeing governance for policy management, risk appetite, Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and new initiatives (i.e., NIRAs) as well as overseeing EDC's operational risk management program.
The ERM team is seeking a Senior Advisor to contribute to its enterprise risk management function. The role will involve uncovering, understanding, assessing and reporting on operational and strategic risks across the corporation. To accomplish this, the successful candidate will build relationships with subject matter experts across EDC and engage in transparent timely discussions aimed at uncovering and managing risk events as they arise. The Senior Advisor will employ risk assessment and interview techniques that create safe spaces while probing and challenging the risk assessments and action plans put forth by risk managers. The Senior Advisor will supplement perspectives from risk managers with information from other sources such as operational loss reporting, management committees, independent research and industry peers.
The Senior Advisor will have a key role in producing the quarterly Integrated Risk Report (“IRR”), a comprehensive overview of how well EDC is managing its enterprise-level risks. The audience for the IRR is the Board and the Executive. The successful candidate will contribute to the Executive and Board’s understanding of risks and opportunities to achieve EDC’s objectives and will have opportunities for visibility at the senior leadership level. To produce this report, the Senior Advisor must develop a sound understanding of the risks and risk metrics for all facets of EDC's business.
The position may also involve other responsibilities as needed.
The successful candidate will report to the Manager, ERM.
What you will be doing:
The Senior Advisor’s chief responsibilities will be to:
- Build and nurture a network of risk SMEs and risk management partners across EDC as well as externally to EDC.
- Quantify risks by developing metrics where appropriate, in collaboration with internal partners.
- Critically review and challenge (where warranted) enterprise risk assessments provided by functional leaders across EDC to develop a reliable and substantiated corporate risk profile. Identify dependencies and impacts between risks and also factor in macroeconomic considerations. Play a lead role in producing EDC's quarterly Integrated Risk Report (“IRR”).
- Raise risks and control weaknesses as identified throughout the year.
- Assist the team of ERM professionals from time to time in a range of risk functions, including oversight for RCSAs and NIRAs and monitoring risk appetite.
Key Competencies
- Relationship- and network-building with risk managers and partners across the corporation and externally to help detect, understand and assess risks and emerging risks.
- Effective collaboration and organizational skills to produce deliverables within a small team.
- Effective communication, particularly the distillation of complex information into clear and concise messaging suitable for an executive audience.
- Awareness of the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment in which EDC operates and an ability to identify how this impacts EDC's risk profile.
- Ability to instill trust by consistently demonstrating highly credible risk management and business expertise.
- A curious nature.
- Adaptable to shifting requirements and tight timelines.
- An innovative and continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to drive quality production of Management and Board deliverables.
What we are looking for:
- University Degree in Business Administration or Risk Management or related
- Advanced knowledge of risk management principles, tools, techniques and practices
- Excellent written communication skills; ability to write clearly and concisely for maximum impact. Experience in data visualization.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Minimum 7 years of experience in risk assessment, risk management or related experience
What will make you stand out:
- Graduate degree in Business Administration or Risk Management or related
- Knowledge of EDC’s business products and services
- Experience preparing reports for a senior audience
- Bilingual in both official languages (English and French)
Eligibility:
External
- Eligibility: EDC is committed to Fair Employment Practices and preference will be given to a candidate who is able to work legally in Canada at the time of application (Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents). Candidates must meet the requisite government security screening requirements. The position is open to those who meet all of the essential requirements stated above and whose applications are received by the closing date.
This position is open to individuals who meet all the essential criteria outlined above and submit their applications by the closing date. Ready to make a difference? This is your chance to join a dynamic, growing team and leave your mark on our organization, development finance, and the world.
Apply today!
Want to learn more about EDC? Check our website here https://www.edc.ca
EDC's Commitment to Employment Equity
Export Development Canada (EDC) is dedicated to fostering employment equity and building a diverse workforce. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment that respects people from all cultures, backgrounds, and abilities. At EDC, we nurture a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone has equal opportunity to grow, develop, succeed, and be their truest selves.
We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.
Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know
Your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet all the requirements. We thank all applicants' interest in a career at EDC; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that qualified candidates may be considered for similar roles at this level within EDC.
