National Bank of Kenya is one of the leading banks with a vision to becoming the Bank of choice in the provision of financial services within the region.
We have exciting opportunities for dynamic, experienced, self-driven, result oriented individuals to fill the following positions:
Head of Credit Risk
Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for management of credit risk to facilitate growth of a quality loan book in line with the Bank’s strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Credit Risk Team in providing the necessary support to Business teams.
- Facilitate processing of credit applications to support business targets aimed at growing business volume and increasing the Bank’s market share.
- Research and obtain sufficient and appropriate information for evaluating business risk.
- Review / recommend /approve credit applications in compliance with the Bank’s Credit Policy & CBK Prudential Guidelines
- Review credit policy, guidelines and procedures to ensure they are consistent with prudent credit policy procedures
- Increase efficiency in internal business processes, operational controls & risk management and ensure compliance to service level agreements with the various business units.
- Actively participate in monitoring and controlling the credit portfolio.
- Facilitate implementation and review of credit scoring and internal rating models.
- Continuously develop staff by providing feedback and relevant training to improve productivity & efficiency.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business related field.
- 8 or more years of experience in the credit function of a Bank.
- Good understanding of credit policies & procedures.
- In-depth understanding of business environment and financial markets.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, team management & communication skills.
- Strong organization and leadership skills.
- Excellent analytical and reporting skills.
- Ability to handle pressure, conflicting priorities and manage constant changes.
The positions attract competitive salary compensation, eligibility to the banks bonus schemes, staff loans and other staff benefits.
Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications to the e-mail address below, detailing how they meet the requirements and enclosing detailed CV, day time telephone contacts and addresses of three professionally referees to reach the undersigned by 18th November 2015.
Only short listed candidates to be contacted.
National Bank is an equal opportunity employer
The Director Human Resources
National Bank of Kenya Ltd
P.O Box 72866 – 00200
Nairobi
E-mail: recruitment@nationalbank.co.ke
www.nationalbank.co.ke