Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, 2016. The holding company oversees KCB Kenya – incorporated with effect from January 1, 2016 – and all KCB’s regional units in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and understand complex Early Alert and Recovery Corporate client’s relationships in conjunction with the Corporate Units Heads and Relationship Managers.
• Act as a reference point for Corporate Relationship and Credit teams for discussion on specific cases or where more general input from turnaround “specialist” is required.
• Support the Corporate and Credit Director in the early identification of problem accounts.
• Effectively communicate key Risks on deals both internally and externally in a professional manner, often communicating difficult messages.
• Actively manage customers through customer visits and ensuring that business and banking risk issues are addressed in a timely manner.
• Manage customer relationships ensuring Business and Banking risk issues are addressed in a timely manner.
• Lead detailed negotiations with customers, obtain commitment to implement appropriate strategies and actions to improve Business and Bank risk concerns. Monitor customers’ progress by appraising results revealed by their reporting.
• Sanction new lending propositions, strategies and actions demonstrating well thought out decisions and judgement for deals within discretion, undertake analysis and recommendations for decision above discretion.
• Proactively develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders including regulators, build and develop relationship across the bank to breakdown silos and maximize business growth. The role holder will also represent the Bank in lenders meetings for syndicated or problem accounts.
• Develop a network of Professional contacts in order to maximize benefits in the development of Turnaround/Exit strategies & solutions.
• Ensure compliance to the Bank’s policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Ensure sufficient IFRS9 and Regulatory impairment is recognized for portfolio under control.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelors degree    RQ

Professional Qualifications 

• Credit Certifications/Relationship Management     AA
• Master’s degree    Management studies    AA

Experience

Detail     Min No of Years    Proficiency required    Need Type

• 8 years Credit and Risk Management
• 6 years Special Assets Management
• 5 years Business relationship management
• 5 years Corporate portfolio management
• 5 years Stakeholder management
• 3 years People management
• 5 years Financial analysis & reporting