KCB is looking for qualified
individuals to fill the following key position:
Head of Securities and Documentation
Head of Securities and Documentation
Job Ref: CS 04/2015
Department: Legal
Location: Kenya
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and Direct Department Team
- Develop and execute the annual departmental
plan and budget within approved limits
- Develop and maintain Business Continuity,
Risk, Compliance Management & Regulatory Controls for Department
- Relationship Management of stakeholders of the
Securities and Documentation Department: International Businesses, Retail
Branch Network, Corporate Banking, Credit Division, Mortgage Division,
External Lawyers
- Drive development of or the implementation of
securities and documentation policies, standards, regulatory or industry
determined procedures, staff work measures and service level agreements.
- Responsible for data integrity, turnaround
time and accuracy efficiencies of the Department Operations.
- Oversight management of Letters of Offer,
perfection and custody of all the Bank’s securities
- Provide legal advice to Stakeholders in
respect of securities documentation
- Manage the approval of loan disbursements as
per approved lending conditions
The Person:
- Bachelors Degree in Law from a university
recognised by Commission for University Education
- Must be an Advocate of the High Court.
- LLM will be an added advantage
- 8 Years Experience in similar role covering
the following;
1.
4 Years Loan
Documentation/Conveyancing
2.
4 Years Legal
3.
Experience in Banking Operations and
Credit
- Familiarity with the financial industry and
knowledge of regulatory guidelines.
- Good Leadership Skills
The above position is demanding for
which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful
candidates.
Head of Assets and Liabilities Management
Job Ref: TREASURY
03/2015
Department: Treasury
Location: Kenya
The Position: Reporting
to Director Treasury the role holder will be required to drive the Group ALM
processes and generate Treasury revenue through strategic positioning of Assets
and liabilities, ensure optimal pricing, effectively manage Liquidity, interest
rate risks among other risks inherent to the Group balance sheet.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the ALM team performance, development and
motivation for the team and ensure strategies are executed and monitored
for optimal revenue
- Lead the execution of both strategic and
tactical management responsibilities
- Drive the use of cash flow forecasting process
for the group as part of liquidity management and carry out liquidity
scenario analysis.
- Advice on funding diversification to ensure an
optimal funding mix is achieved.
- Support subsidiaries’ ALM process and make
visits to optimize group performance.
- Actively participate during group ALCO and
make presentations on market trends, bank’s cash flow projections and
other ALM issues for decision making
- Engage regulators on emerging issues and
ensure the bank meets regulatory requirements.
- Actively engage businesses regarding lending
pipelines and give input on both pricing and funding solutions.
- Drive the FTP process to ensure the bank
adopts the best pricing for both assets and liabilities as per the overall
bank strategy.
- Relay macro-economic shifts or trend changes
to relevant parties promptly to drive the right decisions for both assets
and liabilities.
- Supervision of Treasury accounting related
activities including: Derivatives, Fx Swaps, Fcy Loans, Investments, Forex
settlements and other activities encompassing all treasury activity.
- Managing foreign currency exposure risks of
the bank.
The Person:
- A University degree from a recognized
university in a Business related field.
- ACI Dealing Certification is required.
- An MBA or Master’s degree or relevant
professional qualifications in a relevant field will be an added
advantage.
- A minimum of 6 Years’ Experience in Assets and
Liability Management including 4 Years covering Fixed Income
- Experience in Treasury Back Office will be an
added advantage.
- Experience in General Banking
- Good understanding of dynamics of Financial
Markets and local and regional regulatory environment.
The above position is demanding for
which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful
candidates.
Head of IT Architecture and Innovation
Job Ref: IT
10/2015
Department: IT
Location: Kenya
The Position: Reporting
to the Chief Information Officer the Head of Architecture the job holder will
act as a technology leader and subject matter expert.
He/She will design, develop and
implement IT Architecture projects and may lead either directly or by matrix a
team of Enterprise and/or Solution Architects.
The position is also responsible for
defining business processes and business models to support each business unit,
designing and assessing the maturity of the overarching enterprise infrastructure;
reviewing technical design and application design specifications to assure
integration with the enterprise model.
Identify gaps, overlaps and
inconsistencies and opportunities to develop data models that support SVB’s
business processes efficiently and effectively.
Leverage expertise across all KCB business and technology domains (including applications, information management/data, security, infrastructure, middleware, etc.) to define and document exemplary strategies and standards for IT and business technology strategies in combination with business owners and the IT Business Vertical Heads and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Technology Architecture:
Leverage expertise across all KCB business and technology domains (including applications, information management/data, security, infrastructure, middleware, etc.) to define and document exemplary strategies and standards for IT and business technology strategies in combination with business owners and the IT Business Vertical Heads and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Technology Architecture:
- Ensure alignment of Business Goals with an IT
Enterprise Architectural Blueprint
- Define the on-going architecture governance
process to ensure on-going alignment with the business strategy
- Work with platform architects and engineering
leads across the organization to ensure the appropriate technology
strategies for all platforms are defined fully and fit into the
overarching framework of the enterprise architecture
- Define and document technology standards and
the policies and the appropriate governance process to enforce them
- Analyze legacy IT systems and business
processes in the context of industry leading practices and recommend
initiatives to improve business capabilities through continuous
improvements to the enterprise architecture – assist in developing and
championing the necessary business cases to accomplish same
- Represent Enterprise Architecture in a formal
consulting capacity to key technical projects by acting as a sounding
board, advisor, and technical consultant to the appropriate Tech Leads.
- Review and approve interface designs
- Review and advise on solution alternative
reviews and designs for these same key projects
- Drive and serve as custodians of EA roadmaps
and the Governance process. Maintain IT Schematics.
- Work with Business Partners to review business
drivers, needs, and strategies and understand implications to the
application architecture
- Establish criteria and perform technology
evaluations, including analysis and proof of concept along with supporting
analysis and documentation
- Provide input to the development of project
initiation documents including objectives, scope, approach, and
deliverables, when needed
- Provide support and guidance to the
development teams during the analysis, development, and testing processes
Innovation:
- Lead New Digital Businesses product innovation
- Evaluating product and technologies of the
growing technology community
- Driving Bank-as-a-service platform as a key
customer and contributor of business requirements
- Contributing to KCB-Group wide IT platforms as
a key internal customer
The Person:
For the above position, the successful applicants should have the following minimum qualifications:
For the above position, the successful applicants should have the following minimum qualifications:
- A holder of a degree Computer
Science/Information Technology/Electronic Engineering or Computing
Mathematics from an institution recognized by Commission for University
Education.
- TOGAF Certification
- ITIL Foundations Certification
- 8+years of IT financial services work
experience in a combination of Enterprise Architecture related IT fields
including 5+ years of IT Delivery, technical project management or related
experience
- Ability to facilitate and lead
cross-functional teams to drive technical consensus and drive complex
project plans with technical interdependencies
- Comfortable facilitating work sessions with
technical engineers and senior managers.
- Able to lead discussions, capture results and
produce related technical design documents and related deliverables
- Familiarity with the financial industry and
knowledge of regulatory guidelines.
- Familiarity with COBIT framework
- Familiarity or certification with PRINCE2
process framework
The above position is demanding for
which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful
candidates.
If you believe you can clearly
demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your
application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration
level e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the
subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke
To be considered your application must be received by July 3, 2015.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
To be considered your application must be received by July 3, 2015.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.