I&M Bank, a regional Bank with a
fast growing branch network around the country, is seeking to fill in the
following position in the Bancassurance Department.
Bancassurance Business Development Officer
The role will also drive business
growth through working closely with bank branch staff by assisting in
identifying business opportunities on existing bank customers, new to bank
customers and existing bank insurance customers through cross sell initiative.
Bancassurance Business Development Officer
Ref: BBDO7/9/2018-
Job Summary: The Job holder will be part of the bank’s management team,
responsible for facilitating the acquisition of profitable new business and
retaining existing accounts in order to increase Bancassurance market share and
to achieve profitable growth of business in accordance with targets set and
criteria formulated by the Agency.
Key responsibilities:
The Incumbent will report to the
Business Development Manager – Bancassurance and will be responsible for:
·
Coordinating marketing efforts to
ensure that branch business targets are met.
·
Handling new business enquiries;
coordinating new business quotation process; and following up quotations to
ensure closure.
·
Implementing and monitoring results
from cross sell strategy in place.
·
Monitoring competition and propose
measures to enhance Bancassurance’s competitiveness.
·
Ensuring that the covers recommended
meet customer expectations.
·
Liaising closely with the IPF
department of the bank for premium financing.
·
Liaising with the Banc assurance
department to ensure that policy documents endorsements and renewal notices are
despatched to customers promptly.
·
Proposing risk surveys and making
recommendations for premium discounts for good risks covered through the
agency.
·
Closely monitoring customer service
satisfaction to ensure renewals are not threatened.
·
Liaising with Business Development
Manager, negotiating renewal terms of all businesses well in advance and send
formal renewal confirmations to operations team before the renewal dates.
·
Preparation of Monthly business
performance assessments reports i.e. new business acquired, Renewal retention
percentage, business lost, business sources etc.
·
Maintaining and regularly updating
business progress reports.
·
Familiarizing with the BA procedures
manual.
·
Conducting regular training for bank
branch staff on BA products.
·
Updating branch staff on new products
on offer
·
Updating staff on the changes in the
rating structure.
Qualifications and Competencies:
·
Bachelor’s degree in insurance or a
related field from a recognized institution.
·
Insurance professional
qualifications- COP,AIIK or ACII
·
Good knowledge of the Insurance Act
and CBK Guidelines on incidental business activity.
·
At least 3 years relevant experience
in insurance business development.
·
Ability to make prudent underwriting
judgment.
·
Good sales and marketing track record
Information Security Engineer
Ref: ISE/7/9/2018
Job Summary: The
Job holder will be part of the bank’s management team and will be responsible
for safeguarding the Bank’s computer networks and systems.
The
role will plan and carry out security measures to monitor and protect sensitive
data and systems from infiltration and cyber-attacks.
Key responsibilities:
The
Incumbent will report to the Senior Manager – Information Security and will be
responsible for:
·
Implementing the Information Security
Plans and Policies
·
Implementing security standards and
best practices for the organization, and recommending security enhancements to
management as needed.
·
Developing strategies to respond to
and recover from security breaches.
·
Reviewing firewalls and data
encryption programs, to protect organizations’ sensitive information.
·
Assisting computer users with
installation or processing of new security products and procedures.
·
Conducting periodic scans of networks
to determine existence of any vulnerabilities.
·
Conducting penetration testing, to
simulate cyber-attacks on systems to highlight any weaknesses that might be
exploited by a malicious party.
·
Forming part of the incident response
team that investigates security breaches
·
Designing secure networks, systems
and application architectures
Qualifications and competencies
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Technology or an Equivalent from a recognized institution.
·
A security certification including
but not limited to CEH, CISA, CISM, CCNA Security, etc.
·
At least 4 years relevant experience.
·
Significant practical knowledge in
the following areas:
·
Unix, Linux, Windows, operating
systems
·
Well-known networking protocols and
services (FTP, HTTP, SSH, SMB, LDAP, etc.)
·
Exploits, vulnerabilities, networks
and network attacks
·
Packet analysis and Regular
expressions
·
Database structures and queries
·
Direct experience with anti-virus
software, intrusion detection, firewalls and content filtering
·
Knowledge of risk assessment tools,
technologies and methods
·
Knowledge of disaster recovery,
computer forensic tools, technologies and methods
·
Experience in planning, researching
and developing security policies, standards and procedures
·
Professional experience in a system
security administration role supporting multiple platforms and applications
·
Ability to communicate network
security issues to peers and management
·
Ability to read and use the results
of mobile code, malicious code, and anti-virus software
·
Strong understanding of endpoint
security solutions to include File Integrity Monitoring and Data Loss
Prevention.
·
Understanding of common network
services (web, mail, FTP, etc.), network vulnerabilities, and network attack
patterns
·
Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills; ability to communicate: write clearly and speak
authoritatively to both business and tech audiences
·
Demonstrated critical thinking,
analytical and problem solving skills to diagnose and troubleshoot technical
issues
·
Strong planning and organization
skills;
·
Keeping abreast with latest
technology and ability to learn new technologies and concepts quickly
·
Ability to operate within 24 Hour
shifts as and when required
Information Security Analyst
Ref: ISA/7/9/2018
Job Summary: The
Job holder will be part of the bank’s management team and will be will be
responsible for assessing and monitoring the Bank’s application and digital
products, including their network setup and document any security issues or
breaches identified for resolution.
Key responsibilities:
The
Incumbent will report to the Senior Manager – Information Security and will be
responsible for:
·
Performing an oversight role on the
security of web/mobile applications and software development activities for
digital applications.
·
Maintaining and administering tools
necessary to secure end points and provide recommendations for improvements
specifically web/mobile application firewalls.
·
Event remediation and incident
response activities for web/mobile applications.
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Recommending security measures and
operating the software to protect systems and information infrastructure,
including firewalls and data encryption programs.
·
Working with the Cyber Security team
to perform tests & uncover network vulnerabilities.
·
Fixing detected vulnerabilities to
maintain a high-security standard.
·
Researching on security enhancements
on applications and make recommendations to management.
·
Developing and executing formal
web/mobile application security test plans to ensure the delivery of quality
software applications.
·
Test planning, preparation and
communication with relevant departments.
·
Performing web/mobile application
attack & penetration (A&P) testing to find security issue such as
risks, defects and logical errors on developed applications.
·
Collecting and analyzing security
data from manual, automatic and static source code review of web/mobile
applications
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Documenting all web/mobile
application related issues and assisting in their resolution prior to
application go live.
·
Delivery of security training and
education to technical staff with findings and acts as an internal security
consultant to advise or influence business or technical partners.
·
Maintaining suitable knowledge of
threats, risk assignment, remediation strategies, security tools, testing
techniques, and security research
·
Understanding of Web/mobile Services
technologies such as XML, SOAP, and SAML
Qualifications and Competencies:
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Technology or Equivalent from a recognized institution.
·
A security certification including
but not limited to CEH, CISA, CISM, OWASP, etc.
·
At least 5 years relevant work
experience in conducting web/mobile application security testing of mission
critical applications.
·
Knowledge of web/mobile application
and application development security testing Processes and Strategies
·
Experience with commercial and open
source web/mobile application assessment and auditing packages
·
Secure code review experience using
automated toolsets
·
Demonstrated proficiency with CSA controls
matrix, OWASP Top 10 and industry standard of web/mobile security and
application development security standards
·
Ability to demonstrate understanding
of vulnerability remediation
·
Familiarity with malicious code
identification and common hacker attack techniques
·
Significant practical knowledge in
the following areas:
·
Exploits, vulnerabilities, networks
and network attacks
·
Unix, Linux, Windows, operating
systems
·
Well-known networking protocols and
services (FTP, HTTP, SSH, SMB, LDAP, etc.)
·
Packet analysis and Regular
expressions
·
Database structures and queries
·
Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills; ability to communicate: write clearly and speak
authoritatively to both business and tech audiences
·
Demonstrated critical thinking,
analytical and problem solving skills to diagnose and troubleshoot technical
issues
·
Strong planning and organization
skills;
·
Keeping abreast with latest
technology and ability to learn new technologies and concepts quickly
·
Ability to operate within 24 Hour
shifts as and when required
Senior Manager – Debt Recovery
Ref: SMDR/8/2018
Job Summary: The
Job holder will be part of the banks senior management team, responsible for
reviewing the Bank’s non-performing and distressed assets, and developing
appropriate strategies to ensure timely remediation and recovery of amounts due
hence minimizing losses to the bank.
The
individual will lead a sizeable team, engage with management and Board in
delivering key results with minimal supervision.
Key Responsibilities:
The
Incumbent will report to the General Manager – Credit and will be responsible
for:
·
Recruiting, developing and guiding
Debt Recovery and Remedial unit in reviewing all non-performing facilities and
developing appropriate strategies to ensure efficient and cost effective
recoveries.
·
Recommending and implementing debt
restructures/renegotiations where appropriate to return bad debts to performing
book.
·
Working with Business units and
Credit Managers to promptly remediate any weaknesses identified on the
portfolio to reduce events of default.
·
Providing appropriate inputs to Board
and Management Committees to ensure identified gaps in the lending process are
addressed.
·
Working with legal team to drive
appropriate legal recoveries options and ensuring the due procedures are adhered
inorder to avoid potential litigation risk or adverse publicity.
·
For cases in court, ensuring the
relevant evidence in support of the Bank’s case is properly documented and
representing the Bank as a witness as and when required.
·
Planning and closely coordinating the
Debt Recovery process with various stakeholders, including Lawyers, evaluators
and auctioneers amongst others.
·
Providing periodic reports to
Management and Board Committee’s on the Recovery Status of non-performing
portfolio, with clear recommendations on the way forward or closure.
·
Liaising with the Head of Credit and
Finance to ensure provisions held against bad & doubtful debts are adequate
and in compliance with the Prudential Guidelines and IFRS9 requirements.
·
Providing input in loan product
development and portfolio quality through regular feedback on learning points
to avoid underwriting bad credits.
·
Periodic training of staff on matters
relating to non-performing assets.
·
Keeping abreast with and proactively
acting on market developments that may adversely impact on the banks success to
recover loans.
Qualifications and Competencies:
·
Bachelor’s degree in any business
related field.
·
Professional
qualifications/certifications in CPA/AKIB/Loan Management etc will be an added
advantage.
·
Masters in a business related field
such as Strategic Management, Economics, Finance, and Operations etc.
·
At least 4 years’ experience at
managerial level, with board reporting responsibilities.
·
Thorough understanding and practice
of CBK guidelines and IFRS9 requirements.
·
Experience in handling complex
corporate recovery cases including receiverships, arbitrations and re-
negotiations.
·
Legal background will be added
advantage.
Manager – Strategy & Transformation
Ref: MST/8/2018
Job Summary: The
role holder will be responsible for supporting the Senior Manager – Strategy
& Transformation in developing, implementing, monitoring and updating
performance management tools in order to track progress of all strategy and
transformation initiatives across the Bank.
Key Accountabilities / Functions
The
Incumbent will report to the Senior Manager-Strategy & Transformation and
will be responsible for the following:
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In liaison with the Line Manager,
developing, maintaining, monitoring and updating a tracker showing progress on
execution of deliverables in line with the 5-year strategic implementation
activities and escalating notable deviations.
·
Assisting the Line Manager in
translating initiatives, work streams and milestones into project plans which
ensures successful project completion.
·
In liaison with the Line Manager
assisting in setting target metrics / KPIs for work streams and tracking
targets set.
·
Monitoring and tracking of
initiatives, facilitating initiative approvals at various stages, reporting
deviations and suggesting remedial actions.
·
In liaison with the Line Manager
supporting review of Business plans for initiatives prior to senior management
sign off.
·
Conducting assessment of performance
of strategic initiatives to support performance reviews.
·
Preparation of periodic reports on
progress of transformation for review by the Line Manager.
·
Deputizing for the Senior Manager and
attending work stream meetings to support initiative owners in transformation.
·
Enforcing the weekly cadence and
leading change management activities– ensuring pre-TOs, post-TOs and stand-ups
meetings are held within work stream and attending to support sponsors where
required
·
Identifying, analyzing and preparing
mitigation tactics for risk (Signaling blocking points and flagging these timely
to CTO/TO manager)
·
Identifying and managing anticipated
resistance including keeping track of any changes
to cadence and correcting if need be to keep discipline
to cadence and correcting if need be to keep discipline
·
Management of the Wave solution
including administration, Wave training, assisting users with Wave queries and
linking with Wave support team.
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Supporting the periodic reviews of
the 3 – 5 year strategic plan and continuous reporting of the progress to the
various identified governance forums
Competency Requirements:
·
Ability to understand and translate
strategy into action
·
Ability to project and manage complex
multifaceted strategic projects
·
Advance proficiency and experience in
use of excel including modelling
·
Knowledge and experience in project
management
·
Effective communicator & good
relationship management skills
·
Excellent negotiation and influencing
skills
·
Good interpretation and decision
making ability
·
Good people management skills
·
Strong analytical and numerical
skills
·
Ability to work
independently/self-driven
·
Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and
other project management applications
·
Strong planning, coordination and
time management skills
·
7 years overall banking experience 3
of which should have been at managerial level
If
you believe you meet the above requirements, send your application together
with a comprehensive curriculum indicating your qualifications, present
position, contact and names of three referees.
Your
application should reach the below address on or before 14th September 2018.
Please
quote the reference number followed by the position applied for in the
application
The
General Manager-Human Resources
I&M Bank Limited
I & M Tower, Kenyatta Avenue
P.O Box 30238 – 00100, Nairobi
Or email: recruit@imbank.co.ke (preferred)
I&M Bank Limited
I & M Tower, Kenyatta Avenue
P.O Box 30238 – 00100, Nairobi
Or email: recruit@imbank.co.ke (preferred)
Only
short listed candidates will be contacted.