Independent Director for Banking Risk Oversight

Ireland·Banking & Financial Services·Banks and specialist lending institutions· Dublin·Posted 24 August 2026

Applications close 29 December 2026

Banks and specialist lending institutions

The problem this seat exists to solve

A lender is expanding selected business lines and needs stronger board challenge of risk appetite and portfolio concentration. The director will help assess whether growth, underwriting standards and funding capacity remain consistent with the institution’s strategy.

Portfolio scrutiny

Challenge risk appetite proposals and whether management reporting makes emerging breaches visible.
Review credit portfolio quality, concentration and the treatment of deteriorating exposures.
Scrutinise stress scenarios and management actions under adverse credit, liquidity or market conditions.

Risk function and new business decisions

You will assess the independence, resources and influence of the risk function. You will connect new product and market decisions with the institution’s capacity to identify and control risk.

The initial review

First quarter: review the risk reporting framework and identify material gaps in portfolio visibility.

Follow through

1. Within six months: lead a committee discussion on a priority concentration or downside scenario.

2. Within twelve months: assess whether management’s responses to emerging risks are timely, evidenced and consistent with board decisions.

Requirements and appointment

The role requires banking board or senior banking risk experience, sound understanding of credit and liquidity risk, and effective independent judgement.

Additional useful experience includes prior risk committee membership and experience with specialist lending or development-oriented banking.

This is a nonexecutive appointment. The director contributes through the chair to collective board decisions and oversight; management retains responsibility for execution.

An initial three-year appointment is envisaged, with approximately eighteen to twenty-four days annually for meetings, preparation and committee work. Start date, remuneration, travel and on-site attendance will be agreed for the appointment.

Terms

Where the board sits: Dublin, Ireland
Applications close: 29 December 2026
Appointment: Board appointment
Engagement: An initial three-year appointment is envisaged, with approximately eighteen to twenty-four days annually for meetings, preparation and committee work.
Cross-border: International candidatures are accepted.
Time commitment in this market: Fund boards typically meet quarterly; a regulated bank or insurance board meets far more often and the Central Bank tests whether the director has the time.

Before you apply — Ireland

No nationality test applies. An EEA residency test applies to the company, which can be satisfied by a bond — but for a regulated firm the real gate is Central Bank pre-approval of you personally.

Residency test: At least one EEA-resident director, or a €25,000 s.137 bond, or a s.140 certificate. It binds the company, not the appointee.
Nationality test: None.
Work authorisation: A non-executive director attending board meetings does not require an employment permit. Executive roles for non-EEA nationals require one.
Tenure limit once appointed: Nine years is the Central Bank's expectation for independent non-executive directors of credit institutions and insurers; beyond it, independence must be justified.

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