- Company: Equity Bank Kenya
- Location: Kenya
- State: Nairobi
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: - Banking Jobs in KenyaEquity Bank Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
Equity Bank Limited (The “Bank”) is incorporated, registered under the Kenyan Companies Act Cap 486 and domiciled in Kenya. The address of the Bank’s registered office is 9th Floor, Equity Centre, P.O. Box 75104 – 00200 Nairobi. The Bank is licensed under the Kenya Banking Act (Chapter 488), and continues to offer retail banking, microfinance and related services. The Bank has subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania. Its shares are listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange. Equity Bank was founded as Equity Building Society (EBS) in October 1984 and was originally a provider of mortgage financing for the majority of customers who fell into the low income
Summary
The Relationship Officer Credit – Pamoja Banking sector will support the business to achieve its objectives at the branch level. He/she is responsible for all group lending activities at the branch level. The Relationship Officer Credit – Pamoja Banking sector will report to Branch Business Growth & Development Manager. He /She will manage and coordinate all the group’s activities / operations under him/her to ensure Sector goals (Growth and Quality) and objectives are achieved.
Job Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:
- Drive growth of high quality portfolio in specific branch/business unit.
- Sales & marketing of the Sector products
- Recruitment, intake and training of groups
- Setting of groups structures, records and training of group officials.
- Impactiful presence during weekly or monthly group meetings,
- Appraisal of loans recommended and guranteed by the groups members
- Participate in approval of group loans
- Initiate group loans in IGLS
- Posting of savings,loans, registration and passbook payments in IGLS
- Participate in data clean up of exited, dormant/idle customers from IGLS
- Participate in formulation of the Sector strategy and ensures its full implementation.
- Ensure implementation of Group Lending policies and procedures
- Participate in development of Sector Products and reviews based on market needs,
- Actualise Sector Partnerships objectives and align to the Sector objectives,
- Liaison with various Sector internal and external Stakeholders in the branch environment,
- Coaching, Mentoring and hand holding the New Relationship officers,,
- Doing any other duties as may be assigned by the Business Growth & Development Manager or Other line managers.
Requirements
Essential Knowledge
- Excellent understanding of micro customers. Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness. Guides and transfers knowledge to his/ her team members.
Key Critical Competencies
- Mature personality
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated conflicts resolution skills
- Strong training /coaching skills
- Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills
- Team player
- Self-Driven, an eye for detail and capacity to meet strict deadlines while working under pressure with minimal supervision
- Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills
- Culture sensitive
- Individual Leadership skills, Excellent Planning and organizing skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft office suite
- Willingness to learn
- Flexibility and an ability to change focus areas when needed
- Self-motivated and a self-starter
Requirements:
- University degree or Advanced Diploma in business related course.
- Overall C+ in KCSE and C+ in mathematics
- Experience in micro finance industry is an added advantage.
- Experienced in project management; Monitoring and evaluation is an added advantage.
- Computer literacy with high command in Microsoft suite.
- Able to operate in a performance driven organization
- Knowledge of and fluent spoken Kiswahili , English and at least 1 Kenyans native language
