Database Administrator – Data Warehouse
& Analytics
We are looking for a seasoned database administrator with a knack for end-to-end proactive database design and management, a gritty never-say-die doer who relishes challenges, is dynamic, resilient, creative and highly-motivated.
We are looking for a seasoned database administrator with a knack for end-to-end proactive database design and management, a gritty never-say-die doer who relishes challenges, is dynamic, resilient, creative and highly-motivated.
The role holder will ensure
performance monitoring and management of database, data warehouse components,
Infrastructure, and general ICT systems through setting up of optimal
performance bench marks and the use of modern best practice and appropriate
tools to meet business performance growth demands, ensure system security,
business continuity and competitiveness in product and service development.
The Role
The Role
Specifically, the successful
jobholder will be required to:
·
Monitor performance and manage
parameters to provide fast query responses to front-end users ensuring performance
of production data warehouse databases including systems logs, events and event
correlation and maintaining performance statistics and setting baseline
statistics.
·
Monitor and manage the high
availability components including RAC, Dataguard, RMAN, ASM for key databases
and related components as well as ensure best practice in the installation of
database management systems (RDBMS); ensure compliance with RDBMS license
agreements and maintain upgrades and critical patches.
·
Develop, manage and test back-up and
recovery plans and ensure that storage, archiving, back-up and recovery
procedures are functioning properly and ensure 24/7 available support for the
data warehouse and related systems.
·
Take lead role in the various I.T.
audits in providing necessary information and enforcing closure of audit,
change management and compliance issues in the data warehouse environment and
also manage key I.T. risks for data warehouse database systems and ensure
proper mitigation; Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and disaster recovery
preparedness through periodic testing as scheduled and update of disaster
recovery procedures and sharing the results with management.
·
Team up with analytics applications
support, development and infrastructure team in the development,
implementation, management applications, infrastructure, and monitor system
health in order to proactively identify weaknesses and address them.
·
Perform data modelling tasks such as
business models, logical models and dimensional models to effectively convert
business requirements to technical requirements in conjunction with data
warehouse developers.
·
Establish the needs of users and
monitoring user access and security, control data warehouse access permissions
and privileges, consider both back-end organization of data and front-end
accessibility for end-users and further refine the physical design to meet
system storage requirements.
·
Create and maintain data warehouse
documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the
data dictionary (metadata) as well as maintaining all technical documentation
relating to data warehouse maintenance, management and configuration.
·
Communicate regularly with technical,
applications and operational staff to ensure data integrity and security and
continually monitor security events in the network, take corrective actions and
generate reports for management.
·
Attend to system failure and
resolve/coordinate resolution of the problem and handle queries from analytics
application support, resolve problems in a timely manner and advice
accordingly.
·
Establish and maintain business
relationships with vendors, consultants and other outside entities providing
services to the bank. Monitor performance of the SLAs to ensure that the
database gets maximum value from the services.
Skills, Competencies and Experience
The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:
The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:
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Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering,
Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent.
·
3 -5 years in database technology
with experience deploying data warehousing technologies (e.g., High
Availability, Data Warehousing, Backup, Partitioning, Online Data replication)
in production environments
·
Oracle RDBMS 11g/12c OCP
certification as well as strong SQL and PLSQL skills including data warehouse
objects such as partitions and materialized views
·
Skills in Data Warehousing, Business
Intelligence, OLAP, and Data mining as well Familiarity with ICT standards such
as ITIL, COBIT, and Proficiency in various operating systems like Unix, Linux,
windows.
·
Thorough knowledge on data profiling,
data modeling and data validation and associated tools, Skills in Database
Sizing, Storage, Performance, and Security Considerations
·
Strong analytical skills; ability to
analyze and correlate complex data and excellent knowledge on the Oracle
Technology stack as well as excellent knowledge of ICT system architectures,
platforms and Infrastructure
·
Ability to effectively communicate
complex technical issues and exhibit a wide degree of creativity and latitude
coupled with the ability to lead and direct the work of others without the
benefit of a direct reporting relationship as well as the ability to utilize
independent judgment and to support senior managers on operational criticality
·
General awareness of the banking
industry ICT operations and security procedures.
How to Apply:
If you are confident that you fit the role and person profile and you are keen to add value to your career then please forward your application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke indicating the job reference number DBA/2/HRD/2015by 17th December, 2015
Relationship Manager, Corporate Banking
Are you looking to expand your knowledge of corporate & commercial markets with a passion for delivering an outstanding customer experience?
Are you looking to expand your knowledge of corporate & commercial markets with a passion for delivering an outstanding customer experience?
If yes, The Co-operative Bank of Kenya, “The
Kingdom Bank” is the ideal place to elevate you to the next career level.
We are looking for a self-driven and experienced professional who do things differently and who will go an extra mile to make sure our clients have the best chance to succeed, to come and be part of our team of talented professionals to drive the Corporate Banking business for the Bank.
We are looking for a self-driven and experienced professional who do things differently and who will go an extra mile to make sure our clients have the best chance to succeed, to come and be part of our team of talented professionals to drive the Corporate Banking business for the Bank.
The role: Reporting to the Head - Corporate Banking, the role
holder will own and drive the Corporate Banking Proposition by developing and
overseeing the execution of strategic account plans aimed at growing
profitability through cross-selling the full range of Bank’s products and
services.
The successful jobholder will be expected to:
The successful jobholder will be expected to:
·
Oversee the development and
implementation of strategic initiatives for marketing and selling Corporate
banking products with a focus on growing business volumes, customer base and
income.
·
Develop and implement initiatives for
maintaining strong relationships with existing customers as well as develop new
relationships that guarantee a portfolio of corporate customers.
·
Effectively and proactively manage
the cost of funds by mobilizing deposits from corporate banking clients as well
as developing and implementing initiatives that bring down the cost of doing
business within institutional banking department.
·
Spearhead the formulation and
implementation of strategies, systems, policies and processes that guide and
ensure delivery of corporate banking business.
·
Spearhead the development of
products, solutions and services that are tailored to meet Corporate banking
client needs and requirements.
·
Demonstrate executive presence and
authority over Corporate banking matters in order to instill confidence in
clients and influence outcomes.
Qualifications, Skills &
Attributes
The successful jobholder will be
required to possess the following qualifications:-
·
A Bachelor’s degree in a business
related field with at least 5 years’ banking experience in a relationship
management role.
·
Must have worked in a team oriented
environment and with good relationship management skills.
·
Excellent planning and organization
skills as well as excellent communication with the ability to set and meet
stretch targets and deadlines
·
Result driven with a track record of
demonstrable networking, selling and influencing skills as well as ability to
identify new opportunities.
·
Demonstrate solid awareness in
operational risk and quality while driving service excellence.
·
Excellent interpersonal skills with
the ability to build long term, high quality and trusted relationships.
How to apply:
If you are confident that you fit the role and person profile and you are keen to add value to your career then please forward your application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.keindicating the job reference number RM/1/CB/2015 by 17th December, 2015.
If you are confident that you fit the role and person profile and you are keen to add value to your career then please forward your application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.keindicating the job reference number RM/1/CB/2015 by 17th December, 2015.
Research Analyst – Kingdom Securities Limited
Are you a self-driven, highly motivated professional looking for an opportunity to jumpstart your career in the world of economics and Financial markets?
Are you a self-driven, highly motivated professional looking for an opportunity to jumpstart your career in the world of economics and Financial markets?
This position presents you with the
opportunity to grow and develop an exciting career that will allow you to
utilize your knowledge of the financial sector, investment services, capital
markets and all key relevant stake-holder and carry out in-depth analysis of
economic and industry dynamics.
If you are looking for an employer
who promotes individual excellence and mutual respect in a team-driven culture
with a key focus on social empowerment, then look no further, Kingdom
Securities Ltd, a subsidiary of the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, is the place
for those looking to new horizon.
We are looking for a dynamic, creative and self-driven professional with strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in the financial markets.
We are looking for a dynamic, creative and self-driven professional with strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in the financial markets.
The role holder will be responsible
for initiating and conducting research on companies, monitoring performance of
stocks and offering recommendations to investors on whether to buy or sell
particular financial instruments.
The role
Specifically, the successful jobholder will be expected to:
The role
Specifically, the successful jobholder will be expected to:
·
Maintain a library of financial
reports of all listed companies as well as a database of financial market
trading statistics.
·
Maintain information of key local and
global economies and markets and a library of key GOK publications.
·
Carry out in-depth analysis of
economic and industry dynamics and participate in company research visits and
attend investor briefings.
·
Undertake fundamental analysis of all
listed companies and provide investment recommendations to clients and also
undertake unquoted equity reviews and other investment reviews on client’s
request.
·
Prepare investment recommendations on
financial instruments.
·
Engage other market players in
primary data generation.
·
Prepare regular analyst reports and
ensure timely circulation of research findings and reports to the relevant
units.
·
Maintain the Research Department
filing system.
Qualifications, Skills &
Attributes
The successful jobholder will be
required to possess the following qualifications:-
·
Bachelor’s degree in a business,
economics, finance or related field.
·
Has CFA qualification or other
relevant professional course, those who are candidates in the CFA program will
also be considered.
·
A minimum of one year experience in
an investment firm or financial institution.
·
Advanced Word, PowerPoint and Excel
knowledge with sound understanding of database architecture.
·
Advanced accounting and financial
modelling.
·
Strong communication skills with
ability to exercise objective and independent thought.
·
Innovative problem solving skills
with excellent analytical capability.
·
Self-supervising – personally
accountable for the quality and accuracy of work.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates meeting the above criteria should forward an application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke by 17th December, 2015
Interested candidates meeting the above criteria should forward an application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke by 17th December, 2015
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Only the shortlisted candidates will
be contacted.
Please quote this reference on your
application: RA/02/HRD/2015