Counterparty Credit Risk

Hey guys, 

I just came across the following job related to counterparty credit risk (apologize for copying the whole text - I am not allowed to insert any hyperlinks) 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a global team of In-business risk professionals on various aspects of counterparty risk monitoring and controls
• Monitor client portfolios to ensure that risks are controlled - primarily credit risk arising from market sensitive exposure and liquidity risk
• Work with Sales trading and clients to analyze client portfolios, propose counterparty risk limits and work with Credit risk management on getting limits approved
• Perform daily and weekly risk analysis and reporting on existing client portfolios as well as customized risk analysis on new client portfolios
• Communicate key findings to senior management and act as the chair for in-business risk forums as appropriate.
• Work with business managers and In-Business Risk teams on margin model development,  new product approvals and realtime monitoring and controls
• Put together presentations and documents for internal and external use on various topics including describing the functions of the Risk Group, stress methodologies, and summarizing risk issues.
• Analyzing control environment including periodic review of the control environment, vetting of new systems, processes, policies and procedures associated and related to market and/or credit risk and ensuring they are in sync with market practices.
• Develop and utilize risk management tools for the measurement, monitoring and management of exposure and participate in project management of strategic risk infrastructure development.
• Represent the department to various independent risk teams, auditors and regulatory agencies on issues related to counterparty risk and controls.

Developmental Value:

• The team is new giving opportunity to expand the role as the function grows.
• Learn about risk management and Financing products more broadly.
• Influence the strategic direction of the Bank from a risk management perspective.
• Build solid market/credit Risk experience as we use cutting-edge risk models and techniques.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience with managing market or credit risk OR training in finance, mathematics or quantitative fields
• Relevant market risk experience across multiples asset classes including rates, equities, credit and commodities
• Experience in working on large scale risk technology projects
• Experience leading a team within market or credit risk

Skills:

• Large scale project management skills spanning risk and technology
• Development and lead the effort in implementation of class leading risk methodologies, margin models and technology.
• Strong analytical skills with good attention to detail and a demonstrated aptitude for tackling analytical issues through quantitative modelling and assimilation of data into a working product
• Ability to work well with cross-functional teams from Business, Credit, Operations and Compliance
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Sound risk and business judgment
• Stress testing skills essential, instrument modelling skills desirable.
• Strong Excel skills ideally incorporating VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
• Programming skills in Python, R or other statistical languages is a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree in mathematics, science, finance/economics or a related field required

I am not intending to apply to this job right now but just wanted to understand the level of expertise required in programming to do a reasonable job in such a position. In the job post, it says the following: 

• Strong Excel skills ideally incorporating VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
• Programming skills in Python, R or other statistical languages is a plus
• Bachelor’s/University degree in mathematics, science, finance/economics or a related field required

Currently, I don't have any programming skills but am inclined to learn the ones mentioned above (VBA, Python, R). Of note, I don't have a computer science or quant academic background. It seems to me that they are not requiring super hardcore programming skills, based on some of the phrases they used  (i.e., "ideally" and "is a plus") and the fact that they don't require an advanced degree in engineering or computer science  

I guess the question is, 1) what is the level of programming skills required to perform at an acceptable level to perform well in such a job and 2) how long would it take to develop such skills assuming that I can commit around 30 minutes to an hour a day to learn. Just trying to understand whether it's worth giving a try and putting in the efforts to learn programming in the first place. My current job only requires intermediate (?) excel skills (e.g., using pivot tables). 

Thanks and would really appreciate any inputs.