Equity Bank is one of the region’s leading banks whose purpose is to transform the lives and livelihoods of the people of Africa socially and economically by availing them modern and inclusive financial services that maximize their opportunities. With a strong footprint in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan and DRC Congo, Equity Bank is now home to over 12 million customers – the largest customer base in Africa. Currently the Bank is seeking additional talent to serve in the role outlined below.
RELATIONSHIP OFFICERS – PERSONAL BANKING – ONE
YEAR CONTRACT RENEWABLE
In line with enhancing career
progression of staff and to support business growth, we seek to Internally
recruit a qualified, experienced, self-driven, highly motivated and passionate
candidate to fill the following position in Credit Department.
Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Branch Credit Manager,
Relationship Officer shall be based at the Branch. He/she will be responsible
for overseeing the growth of a High-Quality Asset Portfolio within the Sector.
He is responsible of customer acquisition, facilitation of loan application and
appraisal, presentation of the loan requests to the Branch Credit Committee and
forwarding the loan request to Head office Credit Risk for approval.
- The holder of the role will
on a weekly basis hold discussions with the Branch Credit Manager/Branch
Manager and share progress report on their performance.
- Overall review of the targets
vis-a-vis the actuals on a monthly on Growth and Quality.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Mobilizing deposits and growth of
the loan book to grow the Bank’s portfolio.
- Manage the portfolio quality of
the various customers under their portfolio.
- Growing customer numbers/base
- Ensure the Sector’s policies and
procedures are adhered to.
- Identifying customer potential
and credit worthiness and preparing credit proposals in compliance with
the Bank’s credit and lending policy
- Growth of the loan book by
marketing to new and existing customers.
- Relationship management of both
customers and institutions.
- Customer and Institutional
appraisal.
- Quality Customer Service.
- Financial Literacy.
- Supporting the various branch
operations
Qualifications
Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:
- Strong communication,
presentation, and negotiation skills
- Good analytical skills and
ability to think outside the box
- Team player with excellent
interpersonal skills
- Excellent planning skills
- High personal standards and goal
oriented
Requirements:
- University degree preferably in a
business field
- KCSE- C+ and above, C+ in English
and C+ Mathematics
- Age – 24- 32 years old
- Computer literacy especially in
office packages
How to Apply
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