Job Roles:
Advance Crisis Response Capabilities
- Design, plan, execute, and evaluate crisis simulation exercises to strengthen PIDM's resilience.
- Lead smaller-scale simulations and manage critical components of larger, complex exercises (scenario development, stakeholder coordination, logistics).
- Develop tools, templates, and methodologies for simulations; analyse outcomes and recommend improvements.
- Maintain simulation frameworks aligned with best practices and strategic objectives.
- Coordinate procurement, documentation, and reporting; participate in national/international exercises.
- Organise capacity-building activities (workshops, training, knowledge-sharing).
Support Crisis Secretariat
- Act as secretariat for internal/interagency crisis committees (meetings, materials, governance).
- Research and develop crisis management frameworks, processes, and binders.
- Review crisis management structure and infrastructure for effectiveness and readiness.
Stakeholder Engagement & PMO
- Coordinate with internal/external stakeholders for simulations and preparedness activities.
- Communicate outcomes and lessons learned clearly and effectively.
- Serve as PMO for strategic projects: monitor milestones, manage documentation, facilitate communication, and ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
General & Corporate Responsibilities
- Act as subject matter resource for crisis simulation and preparedness.
- Provide guidance during exercises or crisis events; stay updated on trends and best practices.
- Support corporate initiatives (budgeting, strategic planning, scorecard reporting) and lead/assist in departmental or cross-functional projects.
Job Requirements:
Education:
- A Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Risk Management, Law, Finance or Islamic Finance, or other relevant fields
Professional Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years relevant working experience, preferably within the financial industry (banking, insurance/ takaful industry). Experience in prudential supervisory of financial institutions and in other regulatory bodies would be an added advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to work with financial data and apply sound numerical analysis in decision-making.
- Experience or good understanding of the financial industry (banking and insurance), including in Islamic Finance, banking operations, compliance and risks management, insurance/ takaful operations.
- Good understanding of the relevant regulatory practices and requirements relating to banking, insurance or takaful operators.
- Experience in framework, methodology, or simulation development would be an added advantage.
- Experience working in projects across different departments, and ability to work effectively with multi-teams and different personalities.
- A mixture of experience in any of the following areas:
a) Crisis planning and simulations
b) Banking or insurance operations, including areas such as capital, liquidity, and asset/liability management
c) Risk assessment, recovery or resolution planning
d) Financial modelling, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
e) Restructuring or insolvency
f) Financial industry consultancy
g) Financial/management accounting and or/reporting in a financial institution
h) Financial crisis management or business continuity management
i) Internal/external audit
j) Risk management/ Compliance
This position is open to Malaysian citizens only.
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