Job Title: Senior Credit Officer -
Microfinance
Industry: Banking
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Shs
50,000k – 80,000k
An exciting opportunity has arisen with our client, a unique microfinance
institution offering micro credit solutions, to positively transform the lives
of their customers and other stakeholders.
They seek to hire a dynamic
individual to fill the role of an operations manager.
Job Purpose: The incumbent will lead and supervise all lending functions and banking services of the institution. In addition, they will oversee company functions including operations, business development, systems and processes.
Job Purpose: The incumbent will lead and supervise all lending functions and banking services of the institution. In addition, they will oversee company functions including operations, business development, systems and processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement operational systems in
place and monitor the institution’s operations manuals making appropriate
recommendations regarding the need for change
- Responsible for delivering budgeted results
for the institution.
- Co-ordinate the institution activities and
handle all operational issues including computerization, change management
and balancing of books.
- Prepare monthly and other periodic operational
reports for the Managing Director.
- To ensure the institution operations are
running smoothly.
- Liaise with the Financial Controller to ensure
timely preparations of annual budget, quarterly budget review, forecasts
and business plans.
- Develop business relationship with potential
customers as well as existing customers with the view to strengthening the
institution’s customer relationship base
- Analyze the business environment and make
recommendations on the development of new products and enhance existing
products to grow the institution’s customer base and outreach.
- Develop strategies to minimize customer
complaints and suggest ways of managing the public image of the
institution.
- Provide on-the-job training to all
departmental staff, including new recruits and existing staff
- Any other duties and responsibilities which
may be assigned from time to meet the objectives of the institution.
Skills and Requirements
- Degree in Banking, Business Administration,
Operations Management.
- 3 - 5 years' management experience in banking/
lending or microfinance industry
- Knowledge of the Microfinance and/or Banking
industry
- High level of numeracy to evaluate complex
statistical financial information.
- Strong managerial, business development,
analytical and research skills
- Strong leadership qualities with a proactive,
results- oriented and
- Excellent oral, written communication and
presentation skills
- Excellent computer skills and working
knowledge of banking software is a plus.
- Flexible, adaptive and versatile
- Good interpersonal and strong team building
skills
- Ability to manage, motivate and lead a team
If you are up to the challenge,
posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only
quoting the job title on the email subject (Operations Officer Microfinance 50
– 80k) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 22nd December,
2014.
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.