Commercial Bank Head of Credit Job in Kenya

A well-established commercial bank with a robust growth strategy, is looking for a dynamic and proactive Kenyan professional with strong credentials and relevant work experience to fill the position below to be stationed at its Head Office.

Head of Credit
 

Reporting to the Managing Director, the incumbents will lead Credit analysts and the credit administration team to assess, monitor and control all credit related activities in the Bank and ensure compliance with the Bank’s internal policies, industry and other regulations.

Main Duties:

• Oversight and management of credit analysis/appraisal, credit review and credit administration functions
• Responsibility for evaluation of credit processes including governance, loan origination, approvals, collections, collateral management, provisioning and management of bad debt.
• Accountable for credit compliance and credit policy and procedures.
• Continuous improvement of turnaround times of credit proposals.
• Interaction with internal business teams to establish benchmarks for service levels and quality standards.
• Evaluation of the quality of credit operations to cope efficiently with business growth in line with the Bank’s strategy and goals.
• Develop competences and skills in the departmental staff and creating conducive environment that enables the bank retain quality staff
• Performance Management in credit department by ensuring that targets are met at set standards.

Qualification and experience requirement:

• A Bachelors degree in a business related field from a recognized university.
• A minimum 8 years experience in a commercial bank with at least 4 years at a senior level in credit control and/or credit risk related functions.
• In depth experience in credit management including responsibility for both qualitative and quantitative elements.

How to Apply

If you believe that you have the required qualifications and experience to fill in the above position, kindly send your detailed resume together with a cover letter clearly indicating your current remuneration and availability to reach the undernamed by 15 November 2014:

Head of Human Resources
bankops7@gmail.com 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.