Career Opportunity
Are you looking for an employer who promotes individual
excellence and mutual respect in a team-driven culture with a key focus on
social empowerment? The Co-operative Bank of Kenya, “The Kingdom Bank” is the
place for those looking to new horizons.
HR Relationship Manager
Job Summary:
The role holder is responsible for enhancing Business
performance through appropriate advice, support and facilitation of robust,
integrated people management strategies and processes.
He/she supports and manages the human resource relationship with
a Division Head and/or a number of senior managers and the entire Bank as may
be directed by the Director - Human Resources.
The role also supports the HRD Managers and Staff in other Human
Resource Initiatives and it is the focal point of HR contact with the allocated
Divisions.
Main Duties:
1. Recruitment and placement
- Partner
with Manpower Planning to facilitate the implementation of challenging
business plans/strategies through effective recruitment and deployment of
staff in allocated Divisions with focus on staff optimization as well as
review Manpower plans for allocated Divisions and ensure that they are
refreshed as appropriate.
2. Performance management – building a high performance
culture
- Ensure
that targets for allocated Divisions are SMART through sampling at the
beginning of the year.
- Ensure
quarterly reports reflect Business performance as well as facilitate end
of year consistency checks.
- Work
with Managers to ensure equity and consistency in relation to employee
growth and reward decisions.
3. Learning and Development
- Co-ordinate
and at times administer the training and development projects and plans (
activities include training needs assessments and mitigations).
- In
liaison with the training school, ensure that Learning and Development is
an effective performance and culture intervention tool.
4. Staff engagement
- Agree
with Divisional Director annual engagement measures and intervention and
follow through action plans with respective SBU heads.
5. Champion capacity building programs for sustainable
business:
- To
play an integral role in business transformation/change programs within
HRD, allocated Divisions and the Bank at large.
6. Employee Relations
- Be
the primary contact for employee relations issues that may arise within
the allocated branches. Work closely with Employees and Managers to
resolve such issues.
- Advise
the Managers and Employees on the Disciplinary issues and procedures and coordinate
and facilitate the handling of employment litigation with the Employee
Relations Manager.
- Ensure
smooth termination process for employee, resignations and negotiated
terminations as per the instructions of the Director -HRD.
7. Administration
- Visit
Branches/Departments and agree interventional Human Resource Management
(half – yearly and as may be necessary).
- In
liaison with Divisional/departmental/Branch/Unit heads, ensure that
regular meetings for cascade of information are held.
- Review
SBU/Branch meeting minutes for any Human Resource Related issues and
resolve/cascade/escalate the same accordingly.
- In
liaison with Divisional/departmental/Branch/Unit heads, ensure that leave
plans are in place and are adhered to.
8. People and Culture
- Champion
the values of Co-op Bank culture in relationship encounters with staff and
in relationship visits to the assigned departments.
Job specification:
The incumbent will be required to possess the following
qualifications, attributes and skills:
- Must
have a Degree in Human resources or a social science
- Masters
degree in Human resources will be an added advantage
- Must
be a member of IHRM
- Must
have a minimum of five years working experience in a similar position.
- Must
be a computer literate
- 35
years or below
- Must
be willing to visit branches country wide.
- Excellent
presentation, training and negotiation skills.
- Good
knowledge of employment law as it pertains to Employment Act and CBA laws
and regulations.
- Good
presentation skills & excellent communications skills.
Investment Manager, Alternative Assets
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Head, Co-op Trust Investment Services Limited, the Investment Manager, Alternative Assets will be responsible for identifying, analyzing and if suitable recommending investment opportunities in the alternative assets space to clients.
Main Duties:
- Undertake
in-depth fundamental research on alternative assets i.e. Private Equity,
Unquoted stocks, properties and REITS.
- Prepare
regular reports on alternative assets for presentation at investment
committee meetings.
- Develop
and update models used in valuing unquoted investments, property
investments and REITS.
- Maintain
corporate action diary of unquoted companies and REITS.
- Ensure
client representation during company AGMs and vote either in self or
through proxy- custodians.
- Analyze
macroeconomic environment and impact to alternative assets under various
scenarios.
- Implement
investments in alternative assets as approved by the Investment committee
and / or the Client taking into account Clients. Investment policy and
regulatory restrictions.
- Monitor
investments in alternative assets and recommend timely interventions where
the investments do not perform as anticipated.
- Conduct
briefings to portfolio managers to update on market conditions and views.
- Maintain
copies of RBA approvals to investment in alternative assets as
appropriate.
- Participate
in preparing marketing proposals in particular investment and research
methodology sections of the proposal.
- Assist
in development of new products
Job specification:
The incumbent will be required to possess the following qualifications, attributes and skills:
The incumbent will be required to possess the following qualifications, attributes and skills:
- A
bachelor’s degree in any business related field
- CFA
Charter holder, or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- Minimum
of 5 years experience in analysis and management of alternative assets.
- Strong
communication skills.
- Strong
analytical skills.
- Proficiency
in MS Windows
- Working
knowledge of Investment Systems.
- Good
presentation and writing skills.
- High
integrity, innovative, self initiative, and passion to deliver excellent
results.
Interested
candidates meeting the above criteria should forward an application enclosing
detailed Curriculum Vitae accompanied by copies of certificates and indicating
the current remuneration to the address shown below by 22nd March 2013.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please quote this reference on your application and on the envelope: IM/HRD/1/2013.
The Director
Human Resources Division
Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited
P.O. Box 48231-00100
Nairobi
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please quote this reference on your application and on the envelope: IM/HRD/1/2013.
The Director
Human Resources Division
Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited
P.O. Box 48231-00100
Nairobi