CBA has a proud heritage as one of East Africa's leading
financial institutions and has for the past 50 years set the standard for
personalised service and customer relation excellence.
We attribute our success to the way in which we grow and nurture
our talent.
Manager, Financial Risk Management
Repotting to the Group Head of Risk Management and Compliance,
the purpose of this role is to support the Risk Management Function in
safeguarding and improving the Bank and Croup risk bearing capacity and the
efficient use of this capacity through formulating Asset and Liability
Management (ALM) policy and guidelines.
The job includes propagating, monitoring and reporting on
compliance with the ALM policy and guidelines.
Key responsibilities
- Formulate
and periodically review the Asset and Liability Management (ALM) Policy
and Guidelines for the Group.
- Develop
and maintain financial risk management tools and systems in accordance
with best practice standards.
- Continuously
analyze maturity structure of the Group's existing Assets and Liabilities
in order to evaluate and manage the risk exposures.
- Prepare
the Group's Monthly Liquidity and Market Risk Reports and the accompanying
presentations to various Committees.
- Periodically
review functionalities of Front and Back Office systems to ensure
integrity and straight through processing of transactions.
- Propose,
execute and manage balance sheet management strategies while assisting in
the budget and balance sheet forecasting process.
- Ensure
appropriate identification, measurement, monitoring and reporting of
liquidity, market credit and other treasury operations related risks.
- Maintain
appropriate relationships with Regulators and Rating Agencies and liaise
with internal/external auditor.
- Assist
with the development of the bank's funding plan, including modelling
alternative funding strategies.
- Prepare
and present monthly ALCO reports, including comprehensive commentary to
the ALCD on ALM issues.
- Review
and update all assumptions pertaining to liquidity stress testing and
associated contingency plans on at least a quarterly basis.
Qualifications and experience requirements
- Undergraduate
degree or its equivalent in Mathematics, Finance, Banking, Economics,
Business Administration (with a major in Finance) or similar quantitative
disciplines - Minimum Upper Second/GPA 3.0. A Masters degree will be an
added advantage.
- Minimum
of 6 years of relevant professional experience in banking and/or finance,
including at least 3 years in Financial Risk Management or related area.
- ACI
Certification or Risk Management certification is desirable.
- Exposure
to Treasury Front Office/Back Office and Reuter's system.
- Experience
with MS office and Treasury trading systems.
Business Risk Manager
The bank has established a new business division to develop and
operate an innovative banking service that will offer products and services
over electronic channels to a significant new market, whilst retaining the
integrity of the CBA brand.
This role shall provide assurance to the integrity of the
management processes within this division and protect the erosion of value
generated from these processes.
The function covers all risk categories; business, financial and
operational risk.
Key responsibilities
The effective execution of the role's responsibilities should
enhance the CBA brand by delivering on the below key responsibilities;
- Perform
enterprise-wide risk assessments to determine the overall value at risk
from the various management processes.
- Provides
guidance on the development of risk management frameworks for each risk
category along best practice to optimise the risk-reward payoff.
- Monitor
and report compliance exceptions to internal policies and key business
performance indicators.
- Apply
significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve
service to clients.
- Support
the planning and execution of internal/external audit reviews and
compliance assessments.
- Quality
leadership experienced throughout the department, which translates into a
conducive work environment and employee satisfaction.
Qualifications and experience requirements
- University
Degree in Business, Quantitative or Technology related discipline -Minimum
Upper Second/GPA 3.0.
- At
least 5 years experience in risk management in highly automated
environments with at least 3 years in credit risk management.
- Advanced
skills with analytical tools and MS Office automation products.
ICT Manager
The bank has established a new business division to develop and
operate an innovative banking service that will offer products and services
over electronic channels to a significant new market, whilst retaining the
integrity of the CBA brand.
This is a leadership role that is accountable for the design,
deployment and management of technology resources; software, hardware and
networks, as a service to internal and external customers.
The role holder shall be responsible for the technology
strategy, as a key enabler to the overall business strategy.
Key responsibilities
Key responsibilities
The effective execution of the role's responsibilities should
enhance the CBA brand by delivering on the below key responsibilities;
- Applies
significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to contribute to
the development and execution of business strategy.
- Strategic
and tactical planning of technical architecture and supporting ecosystem to-deliver
business strategy.
- Provides
technical direction for the design, development and systems integration
for client engagement from definition stage through implementation.
- Definition
of best in class operating standards in agreement with third party business
partners.
- Define
and enforce internal policies and procedures for the management of IT
resources along ITIL and other best practice standards.
- Effective
management of relationships and protocols with third party business
partners involved in service delivery.
- Quality
leadership experienced throughout the department, which translates into a
conducive work environment and employee satisfaction.
Qualifications and experience requirements
- University
Degree in Technology related discipline - Minimum Upper Second/GPA 3.0.
- Masters
Level qualification in relevant business or technical field.
- At
least 5 years experience in technology management in highly automated
environments.
- Proficiency
in project management.
If you believe that excellence is not an act. but a habit, then
send your application letter and CV to jobs@cba.co.ke.
Kindly submit your application by 20th July 2012.