KCB is renowned for its diversity and growth in the Region is currently strengthening its support for group operations and business with the aim of maintaining Best Practice whilst also responding to the growing Business needs to support internal and external Customer Service delivery objectives and increase shareholder value. To this end the following challenging positions have arisen and candidates with the requisite competencies and qualifications described below are hereby encouraged to apply.
HEAD OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT
JOB REF: TREASURY 03/2015
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:
· 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.
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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.
2.HEAD OF ARCHITECTURE AND INNOVATION
JOB REF: IT 10/2015
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:
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1.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.
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2. 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.
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The Person:
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 PRINCE process framework.
3.PLATINUM RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
JOB REF: RB 48/2015
Purpose:
Reporting to the Centre Manager Platinum, Platinum Relationship Manager will be responsible for servicing and managing high net worth (HNW) customer relationships by engaging them, uncovering their needs and providing them with the appropriate financial solutions. The relationship manager is responsible for driving profitable revenue and volume growth of the HNW customer base through targeted sales efforts and the delivery of impeccable service.
Key Responsibilities
· Drive portfolio growth through acquisition of new to bank high net worth customer relationships and through deepening of existing customer relationships by cross selling to increase product holding per customer.
· Achieve agreed sales targets for new accounts, assets and liabilities.
· Conduct a detailed needs analysis for all existing and potential customers to determine their financial planning needs in order to play a proactive role in increasing their wealth. Manage a call and customer visits program to build long term relationships, compile reports including names of customers called, meetings held and cross sell opportunities identified and followed through for closure to determine personal sales progress against agreed targets.
· Working with the Centre manager, manage and execute innovative micro marketing plans in the Centre.
· Work in liaison with the branch network, corporate and investment banking teams to, identify HNW clients and agree on ways to jointly approach the clients to create customer product awareness based on the proposition.
· Be the principle point of contact for the bank’s relationship with a designated portfolio of HNW customers and offer a consistent yet differentiated customer experience by taking ownership of all categories of customer service matters. In consultation and liaison with other support functions in the bank resolve client queries and complaints to closure and effectively convert service recovery to sales opportunities and sustained loyalty.
· Manage the HNW customer requests and transactions in compliance to KCB operational guidelines and procedures with zero tolerance to operational risk and frauds.
· Manage the customer portfolio at risk and, monitor account migration and provisions to ensure they are within the set business acceptable levels.
· Keep current on business trends and competitor offerings by gathering market intelligence on loans and accounts to maintain a competitive edge.
· Create a lead base of external target market through networking, customer referrals and attending social events, seminars, trade shows and Industry events.
· Prepare management reports.
Qualifications and requirements
· For this position, the successful applicant will be an experienced high net worth relationship manager. The applicant will be a customer centric, business-driven, and highly innovative, revenue generator, with a keen eye for quality.
For the position, the successful applicant should have the following:
· A university degree in a business related field from an accredited university. Possession of a postgraduate degree or professional qualification in a business related field will be an added advantage.
· At least 4 years’ experience in general banking with 2 years’ experience in the following areas; high net worth client relationship management, customer service, product development, sales and people management.
· Additional experience is required in more specific areas like credit skills, risk management, banking operations and report writing.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with stakeholders at different levels with a high level of professionalism.
4. IT SECURITY SPECIALIST
JOB REF: IT 09/2015
The Position:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, IT Security, the Security specialist will be responsible for safeguarding information system assets by identifying and solving potential and actual information systems security threats thought the KCB network.
Key Responsibilities
· Perform vulnerability assessment and penetration testing on the banks infrastructure and applications to ensure that they are secure from external or internal hacking attempts.
· Research on and provide technical security expertise on continuous persistent threats affecting the bank to the Head and Senior Manager, IT Risk and Security.
· Develop and implement IT Security Policies, procedure, standards and guidelines based on best practice benchmarking COBIT, ISO/IEC 270001, NIST, ITIL and other relevant standards.
· Provide technical security related solutions to projects from inception through to successful implementation to ensure that security is inbuilt into the applications as opposed to the more expensive process of adding security features post a breach or on a system that is already in production.
· Recognizes and provides solutions for IT security related problems by identifying abnormalities and reporting violations.
· Implementing and provide long term security improvements by assessing current situation; evaluating trends and anticipating requirements.
· Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs, customer privacy and comply with relevant regulations.
· Appropriately review System Security Configurations for effectiveness and recommend appropriate settings.
· Continuously update the IT security monitoring and assessment as required. Stays current on malware trends, especially in the financial industry and adjusts the assessment accordingly to reflect the latest trends. Continually reviews latest hacking techniques and adjusts the assessment accordingly to reflect the latest trends.
· Communicate to KCB Users on matters concerning IT Security, train and promote security awareness among users to reduce incidents and make users part of banks security solution.
The Person:
For the above position, the successful applicants should have: –
· Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field from a university recognized by Commission for University Education.
· A post graduate qualification in a related field will be an added advantage.
· Certification on any of CISM,CISSP, CCNA , CISA ,CASP, GIAC
· A minimum of 4 years’ experience in Information Technology with hands on experience in the following areas:
o Active Directory management, IT Security on operating systems and databases (Oracle, SQL, Unix).
o Experience in Threat and Vulnerability testing.
o Database and Web Application Security,
· Working knowledge on network security and relevant network devices.
· Demonstrate in-depth understanding of broad range of MS Windows servers and desktops operating systems.
· Wide knowledge of web application security.
· Exceptional planning and organizing skills.
· Demonstrate an In-Depth Analysis of Vulnerability assessment and management.
· Excellent problem analysis and detail.
· Good knowledge of various Banking operations.
· Superb customer service and willingness to travel
· Knowledge of web programming languages (ASP, .NET, JavaScript, etc.) is an added advantage
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
· Planning, organizing, and problem solving skills
· Ability to work effectively under pressure and tight deadlines
· Initiative, self-drive and open minded
· Attention to detail
· Team Player
5.HEAD OF SECURITIES AND DOCUMENTATION
JOB REF: CS 04/2015
The Position:
· Reporting to the Company Secretary the job holder will be responsible for the management and custody of documentation and securities post-loan approval for KCB Group Facilities through provision of legal advice, management of external lawyers, perfection of securities, approval of disbursements and safe custody of securities.
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;
· 4 Years Loan Documentation/Conveyancing.
· 4 Years Legal.
· Experience in Banking Operations and Credit.
· Familiarity with the financial industry and knowledge of regulatory guidelines.
Good Leadership Skills
The above positions are 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 [email protected]
To be considered your application must be received by July 3, 2015.