Investment Advisors Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya (40K)

one of the leading insurance and financial services companies in East Africa, with their headquarters in Nairobi and a network of branches spread across Kenya, and East Africa.

Their customers are their inspiration and they seek to build lifelong relationships with them by offering relevant services that enhance the quality of life. 

They do so in a simple, friendly, efficient and inclusive way, giving them what they want, when and where they want it. 

In so doing, they are able to serve and empower customers, ensuring their peace of mind and financial freedom.

They recognize that to achieve leadership they have to be revolutionary, customer focused and inclusive. 

They continuously innovate and set the pace for the market. 

It is in this light that they are looking for the best sales staff in the market to fill in the position of Investment advisor
 

30 Positions
 

Re-Advertisement

Key Roles

• Planning and prioritizing personal sales activities geared towards achieving agreed business targets.
• Maintain and develop new customers through appropriate prospecting sales methods, and relevant internal liaison, to optimize quality of service, business growth and customer satisfaction.
• Manage and retain clients through a thorough and professional customer service
• Provide financial advice to clients according to their r requirements and risk profile, as well as the performance of the specific portfolios.
• Carry out a detailed fact find review of potential clients and recommend appropriate investments products.
• Respond to follow up sales enquiries
• Report on weekly sales according to organizations requirements.

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree and or /appropriate qualification/training in sales and marketing
• Self driven, result oriented with a positive outlook and clear outlook on high quality business with ability to work under strict deadlines and sakes targets
• A natural forward planner who critically assess own performance
• Mature, credible and comfortable in dealing with high net worth clients
• Excellent communicator, well presented and business like
• Able to demonstrate success and must have had experience in previous sales jobs
• Work experience in financial service sector would be an added advantage .i.e banks, insurance companies
• Highly confident, articulate and with excellent communication skills
• High levels of energy and enthusiasm with strong passion to exceed and excel.

If qualified kindly send your application letter and CV to jobs@jantakenya.com clearly indicating ‘Investment Advisor 40k’ on the subject line by 20th July 2014. 

Do not attach any certificates.

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.

BFS Lead Solutions Architect Job in Nairobi Kenya

Job Title: Lead Solutions Architect – BFS
 

Department: Business group, Product development team
 

Supervised by: Business Head – BFS 

Our client is a Pan-African I.T. Company and a leading partner for major I.T. companies with a presence covering 25 African countries  

Salary scale: $ 5,000 - 6,000 a month
 

Location: Nairobi
 

The post demands ‘9’ to ‘11’ years of experience 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Architect, Design, Development & Implementation of framework and application software components
• The role requires them to be an operational/process expert with extreme knowledge of the business processes within the Bank/ Insurance firm and should have been part of that team from a functional standpoint
• Interact / partner with the business development and pre-sales team for understanding the requirements and suggest solutions for addressing the same
• Should be an individual contributor with proven past experience of being  hands on in architecting, designing and conceptualizing the solution components
• Be the go to person for the development team and should Mentor/Train the team members on designing, coding and facilitate the enhancement of technical and domain depth of the team
• Should be proactive and enhance existing software architecture by analyzing and identifying areas for improvement, optimization or refactoring
• Constantly Investigate new and emerging technologies and techniques, and research ongoing industry developments/trends in the space and make appropriate recommendations to the management for enhancements.
• Help build collaterals on various domain related areas – across banking & financial services
• Be the Lead respondent on proposals/RFP responses. Create innovative, scalable, sustainable & profitable solutions for RFP response. This involves working with cross-functional teams such as Pricing, IT/IT applications, Legal, Operational teams, etc

Skills Set Needed

• Thorough/adequate knowledge of BFS domain, regulations, processes
• Proven ability of Platform play and architect solutions around existing BFS processes
• Some exposure to the geographies of India/Middle East /Africa.
• Exposure to contemporary (domain) products and technology
• Analytical skills, Risk assessment, Systems/Ins Admin/Elixir
• Ability to handle pressure situations

Desirable

• A professional with experience in Banks working on processes/operations, working in BPOs managing operations/processes with reasonably good level of IT functionality.
• The role would require folks from processes /operations background.
• Bachelors in Engineering/ MCA/ MBA or equivalent.
• 10 years’ experience in BFS domain, preferably in solution / operations / processes

Application
 

Only those who meet the minimum requirements stated need apply.
 

E-mail 

• Detailed and updated CV,
• State your current and expected salary
• Indicating your availability duration

To: philip@dafinaconsultants.com

PTA Bank Chief Risk Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, commonly known as the PTA Bank, is a development financial institution established as part of the COMESA economic arrangements. 

The Bank’s vision is to become a world class financial institution contributing to the economic growth and prosperity of the Eastern and Southern African region through provision of trade, projects and infrastructure finance.

PTA Bank aims to attract and retain exceptionally talented professionals by offering a conducive working environment and attractive salaries and benefits. 

In line with its growth strategy, the Bank is looking for self-motivated and results oriented professionals to join a team committed to building a world class financial institution.

Interested and qualified candidates from the Bank’s member states are therefore invited to apply for the following position:
 

Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
 

Job Summary: As a member of the senior management team, the Chief Risk Officer ( CRO ) is responsible for facilitating the execution of the Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM) framework in the Bank. 

The position holder is expected to lead and own the Bank’s risk strategy and is expected to drive various risk management initiatives covering numerous risk areas commensurate with the Bank’s risk appetite.
 

Under the direct supervision of the President & CEO of the Bank, The CRO is also expected to 

• define, implement and monitor the Bank’s ERM framework and internal controls as well as set guidelines for the development of supporting policies and procedures;
• establish an efficient and effective control environment to monitor risk; 
• oversee and enforce risk management policies to close gaps in risk capabilities; 
• monitor the Bank’s compliance with risk management regulatory provisions; 
• ensure prompt reporting of risk exposures and provide advice on resolution, in line with best practices.

Job Specifications:

• A Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Banking, Finance or Economics with a relevant professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CISA; certified risk and compliance accreditations shall have added advantage;
• A minimum of 10 years relevant professional experience in risk management and risk supervision in financial institutions; experience with accounting and risk management in banks and financial institutions such as pension funds and insurance companies will have added advantage;
• Comprehensive knowledge of ERM concepts, financial systems and process audit and thorough knowledge of regional and international financial service industry dynamics including regulations, legislations and operating environment;
• Ability to think strategically and appreciate the systemic impact of policies, issues and solutions on ERM;
• Demonstrated ability to conduct reviews and development of policies and procedures and align them with best practices including IFRS, Basel rules and other statutes;
• Robust analytical and interpreting skills on exposures data and problem solving skills;
• Strong communication, interpersonal, presentation and facilitation skills with ability to work in a multicultural setting;
• Language proficiency in English and or French, ideally bi-lingual (English / French).

Applications should include a resume, recent passport size photo, full contact address and the names and addresses of three referees. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. All inquiries can be sent to sheila.amule@ptabank.org.
 

Applications can be sent directly to the above e-mail address or to the following physical address, on or before 12th December 2013:
 

The Director, Human Resources and Administration
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development (PTA Bank)
197 Lenana Place, Lenana Road
P. O. Box 48596 00-100
Nairobi, Kenya

Bank Tellers and Customer Service Representatives Jobs

A leading bank in Kenya is seeking to recruit Tellers and Customer Service Representatives. 

The suitable candidate should:

• Have worked in a similar role or had a front office/call Centre role for at least 6 months
• Be a Graduate with ambition to advance
• Crisp clear accent
• Good command of English, Swahili, any other language will be an added advantage
• KCSE mean grade C+ (plus), with a C+ (plus) in both Mathematics and English
• Possess excellent interpersonal, communication skills and people skills
• Preferably below 28 years of age
• Computer proficient

Application Procedure:
 

Applicants should email their applications attaching detailed CV and high school certificates ONLY clearly indicating the grades and the names of three referees who can provide confidential assessment of their capabilities to a Search Committee.

All communications relating to applications for this position should be addressed to: therecexpert@gmail.com

Applications should be received by 25th October 2013. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

On the subject matter of the email please indicate the position you are applying for.

Bank Graduate Clerks Jobs in Kenya

We are a Bank seeking to enhance our leadership position in the country as well as consolidate our market presence. 

We pride ourselves in being the home of excellent customer service as well as provide a rich, diverse and exciting working environment. 

We are looking for young graduates to join our team. 

We wish to recruit dynamic, creative and result oriented professionals for the following position:
 

Graduate Clerks
 

Main duties:

• Telling duties
• Accounts opening
• Customer service
• Any other clerical duties assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree preferably in a business related field from a recognized university
• KCSE mean grade C+ (Plus), with a C+ (Plus) in both Mathematics and English
• Computer literacy a must
• Age - 28 years & below

All selected candidates will be provided with extensive training by the Bank on all the above mentioned areas.
 

The candidates must be willing to work at any of the Bank’s branches countrywide.
 

Applications accompanied by copies of certificates, detailed curriculum vitae, testimonials,copy of National ID and a daytime telephone contact should be received through the voucher number shown here below by 31st August 2013.
 

DNA/1548
P.O. Box 49010-00100
Nairobi.
 

We are an equal opportunity employer.
 

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Cellulant Manager Banks Job in Kenya

Cellulant is a mobile commerce company. It operates Africa’s number one mobile commerce network and aims to connect 100 million customers to its mobile commerce ecosystem. 

Cellulant was founded in 2003 and has currently operations in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and every year moving into new countries.
 

We are the mobile commerce partner of choice and our goal is to connect all of our corporate customers, including e.g. the top Pan African banks, various merchants, to the richest mobile commerce ecosystem in Africa, helping them provide better communication, and more services, and more value to their end consumers. 

We do that by providing services like mobile banking, mobile payments, music, information services and other mobile related services.

To be able to meet these aggressive growth expectations we need to grow our dynamic team. We invite you to be part of that growth. 

We seek to recruit pro-active and self - driven individuals to fill the position below;
 

Manager Banks
 

The successful candidate will be responsible to oversee and manage a cluster of banks (6+) to increasing revenue by:

• Establishing strong and long lasting partnerships with key banks
• Increasing usage of services (consumer activation)
• Increase quality, productivity and efficiency of teams

Key result areas
 

Customer relationship management & Business development

• Build and maintain strong and trustworthy relationships with bank customer at management level (e.g. Channel manager; Product manager) to establish Cellulant as the partner of choice for mobile commerce.
• Bring in market insights and key customers long term needs regarding mcommerce
• Ensure a continuous roadmap of off the self and new products per customer
• Increase usage of services, e.g. by activating consumers, adding new services, direct marketing, improving processes and technology

Increase bottom line

• Scrutinize customer data together with team to ensure fact based management of customers
• Drive revenue growth per customer by e.g. increasing active consumers, amount of transactions, new services, revised commercials etc.
• Drive profitability of bank team, customers and products/services

Capacity building

• Build and manage capacity to sell, roll out and support mobile banking and mobile payment services to banks.
• Improve quality and capacity of bank team through knowledge management: e.g. provide insights, train on e.g. relationship management skills, conduct regular meetings to be able to handle their responsibilities and the meet business goals.
• Improve quality, productivity and efficiency to ensure the P&L is as planned.
• Manage and coach the M-banking team towards better individual and team performance.

Governance: Operating Structures and Controls

• Ensure that the appropriate policies, processes and tools to govern and operate customer engagement are established, reviewed and adhered to, e.g. service management reports and meetings; pricing process

Service Management

• Ensure service management standards are met and service management processes are followed by technology team members.

Project Delivery

• Manage delivery process to ensure timely and high quality delivery of new products and services to the customers
• Manage required internal relationships to ensure prioritization and sufficient resources

Required competencies
 

The candidate must:

• A minimum of 6 years in consulting/business development/entrepreneur
• Strong at building partnerships with key stakeholder in multinational organizations, especially banks
• Must have managed a team for a minimum of 2 years
• Knows how to manage teams to get things done: planning, follow through, think in solutions and alternatives
• Hungry for and proven track record of increasing revenue
• Strong analytical and solutioning /consulting skills
• Understands and acts based on dynamics in mobile commerce, banking and payments/merchants sectors
• Must have experience or interest in mobile technology and products.

Required skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Customer service skills 
• Strong organizational, time management and prioritization skills.
• Able to take a creative approach to situations and problem solving.
• A skilled team player.

Interested candidates are requested to submit their CVs and a convincing cover letter to pdc.recruitment@gmail.com indicating the job title applied for by 6th August 2013.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Gulf African Bank Legal Officer, Information Security Officer and Takaful Principal Officer Jobs in Nairobi Kenya

Gulf African Bank is Kenya’s premier Islamic banking institution with 13 branches in Nairobi, Coast and Garissa. 

The Bank seeks to recruit dynamic, self driven and results oriented professionals to fill the following positions:-

1. Legal Officer

Job Ref: HR-LO-07-13

Reporting to the Head of Legal, the holder will be responsible for:

• Reviewing and vetting demand letters, statutory notices, pleadings, affidavits and other relevant litigation documents
• Drafting and reviewing templates, standard forms, service level agreements, contracts, security documents and other relevant documents;
• Providing guidance on the Bank’s Litigation matters;
• Liaising with the Bank's Legal service providers and ensuring external legal activities in regard to litigation and recoveries are coordinated and effectively;
• Undertaking legal research and writing legal opinions on case law affecting the operations of the Bank;
• Reviewing legislation;
• Managing litigation records and regular review of litigation matters;
• Collating evidence and documentation in regard to litigation; as well as preparation of witness statements; and
• Assisting the Head of Legal with other assigned duties.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Have a law degree from a recognized University and current practicing certificate;
• Be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience preferably in a reputable law firm acting for banks/financial institutions;
• Have litigation experience and particularly in debt collection and recoveries, employment matters, and general commercial and civil litigation
• Have some basic experience in conveyancing and commercial practice;
• Have knowledge of the workings of the Court Registries; and
• Should have excellent organizational skills and analytical & computer skills.

2. Information Security Officer

Ref: HR-ISO-07-13

Reporting to the Head of Risk and Compliance, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing continuous independent assurance on the bank’s information security as regards confidentiality, integrity and availability of the IT infrastructure, processing systems and related resources in line with the Information Security Policy as well as assisting in ensuring that IT systems, infrastructure and processes are in compliance with the set standards and policies. 

The key result areas of this position will include:

•  Develop and maintain the Bank’s Information Security Policy framework and Governance structure in line with best market practice and CBK Regulations.
• Carry out Information Security reviews along the various phases of projects lifecycles as detailed in the bank’s Project Management framework.
• Manage the implementation of IS into the day-to-day operations and culture of the Business.
• Provide interpretation of the Information Security policies to the Business.
• Ensure information security solutions are consistent with the Information Security Policies &Standards and corporate architectural directions/directives and oversee deployment.
• Lead business in development of corrective action plans as a result of gap assessment findings, and/or technical security assessment results.
• Carry out risk assessment of the information assets of the organization. Recommend controls in light of the value vs. threat vs. vulnerability vs. cost.
• Assist with ongoing investigations into the abuse of systems and infrastructure as and when mandated by the Head of Risk.
• Participate in the design, set up, implementation and testing business continuity and disaster recovery installations within the bank

Knowledge and skills:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology or a Business related field.
• Certified Information Security Manager Certification (Required)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor Certification (Preferred).
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (Preferred)
• 3 years banking experience in information technology control or related field within a large and highly computerized environment.
• Good understanding of Information Security and control objectives.

3. Principal Officer - GAB Takaful

Ref: HR-PO-07-13

The Bank, is in the process of opening a Takaful (Insurance) Agency and requires services of the Principal Officer. 

Reporting to the Head of Risk the successful candidate will be responsible for :-

• The day to day management of the agency:
• Development and Implementation of GAB Takaful Agency policies and procedures
• Development of business plans and budget for the agency
• Source and secure new business for the agency.
• Build and manage the customer portfolio for the agency
• Submit quotations to new clients and follow them up.
• Respond to customer enquiries.
• Handle all customer insurance claims processes
• Handle all Insurance administrative and documentation duties.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor of Commerce degree from recognized university (Insurance option) or a Diploma in Insurance [AIIK OR ACII] .
• At least 5 years experience in a busy Insurance in a busy Insurance organization.
• Good understanding of the financial services sector
• A Marketing background will be an added advantage

If you believe you are the right candidate for any of the roles, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, current remuneration, e-mail and telephone contacts, quoting the reference number to reach us on or before July 12th 2013. 

All applicants should be in soft and through the following link indicated below.

Or to recruitment@gulfafricanbank.com

Faulu Kenya Banking Operations Supervisor Job in Nairobi

Faulu Kenya Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited is a dynamic Christian organization within the micro-finance sector. 

Faulu was the first Micro Finance Institution in Kenya to be licensed by the Central Bank as a deposit taking institution. 

In line with the growing business needs we are seeking highly competent, focused and results oriented professional to fill the following position.

Position: Job Ref: HR 009/05/2013 

Banking Operations Supervisor.

Working closely with the Branch Manager, the job holder will be responsible for day-to-day operations and administration of branch operations and service delivery, ensuring strict compliance with internal policies and procedures and also ensuring high levels of customer service within the banking hall in line with the customer service standards and guidelines as communicated from time to time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as primary custodian of internal controls with responsibility for compliance to the internal controls at the branch
• Responsible to ensure that customer service standards and guidelines as communicated from Head Office are embedded in the branch - Plan, organize, monitor and control the day-to-day services offered by tellers and the customer service staff to ensure that timely delivery of the services to enhance customer satisfaction
• Supervise the performance of tellers and branch customer service staff to ensure optimum productivity and high quality customer service in order to provide a range of general banking services to customers so as to achieve the goals of the branch
• Review and authorize internal entries and customer transactions requiring Supervisor over-ride per delegated authority and in line with laid down policy and procedures.
• Prompt resolution of issues raised through internal audit team or quality assurance teams
• Work with the Branch Manager and ensure that overdrawn accounts (where any) are regularized within shortest possible time
• As a member of Branch credit committee (BCC), ensure that the credit policies and procedures are adhered to when discharging BCC responsibilities
• Ensure that the Anti-Money Laundering/KYC requirements are strictly adhered to by all branch staff at all times
• Contribute to branch cost management (to ensure acceptable cost to income ratio)
• Ensure dormant accounts are reviewed daily and, work with the Branch Manager and other branch staff to ensure appropriate follow ups
• Responsible for cash and security documents as a joint custodian of the vault ensuring that the optimum cash balance is maintained at all times and Cash-In-Transit costs are minimized.
• Responsibility to ensure that branch risk management reports are reviewed per stipulated frequencies/timelines
• Work with the Branch Manager to develop, train branch staff on internal controls and customer service and also motivate all direct reports

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum Bachelor degree in a business related field
• A thorough understanding branch operations procedures especially transaction processing procedures
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience as a Teller and Customer Advisor.
• Good performance track record
• Attention to detail and ability to identify unusual activities
• Ability to prioritize
• Speed and accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Computer Literate and especially familiarity with relevant T 24 modules.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• A team player
• Willing to learn, a fast learner preferred
• Good judgment skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Strong Christian values, commitment and passion for the transformation of the low income population are key requirements for this positions.

If you meet the specified criteria, send your application letter and updated CV (including 3 referees, one of whom must be a spiritual leader) to the undersigned through the e-mail address below:

Head of Human Resources
Faulu Kenya Limited
P.O Box 60240 – 00200
Nairobi
Email: excitingcareers@faulukenya.com

Applications to reach us on or before 17th July, 2013. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

KCB County Relationship Managers (Government & Institutional Banking) Jobs in Nyeri and Mombasa Kenya

County Relationship Managers - Government & Institutional Banking

Mombasa and Nyeri Counties
 

Job Ref: CORP 02/2013

The Position
 

Reporting to the Senior Manager, County Government, Government & Institutional Banking Unit, will be the liaison between county government (as corporate liability customers) and the Bank, to market for county liability business for the Bank, identify value chain opportunities at the county, retention of existing business and growth of Corporate Liabilities for the bank to maximize the Bank’s revenue.
 

Key responsibilities

• Grow the existing liabilities business portfolio in the bank.
• To maintain close relationship between the bank and its corporate liability customers at the county.
• Identify new business opportunity for devolved funds.
• To introduce new banking products to address customer’s ever changing banking needs.
• Improve customer service delivery.
• Be involved in product development of Institutional Banking, Cash management products etc
• Determine target market clients that KCB wants to market and make customer visits to ensure that they are happy with our products and solve complaints that may arise.
• Maintain an equitable balance between risk and return/revenue and work to establish broad based relationships at the county.
• Develop and maintain business value chains critical to funds flow retention
• Cross sell the entire KCB product offering
• Ensure quality service delivery to customers.

The Person

• A university degree preferably in a business related discipline.
• Possession of professional qualifications/post graduate degree will be an added advantage.
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in General banking, and 2 of which must be in Relationship management and marketing of banks’ products with emphasis on service delivery.
• Working knowledge of Trade Finance and Asset Finance.
• Proficient in MS-Office Suite with excellent presentation skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Planning, organizing, and problem solving skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and tight deadlines
• Ability to build strong working relationships, internal and external to the organization
• Strong Analytical skills with a high level of accuracy
• Initiative, self-drive and open minded
• Attention to detail
• Effective Team Player

The above position is a demanding role which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidate.

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 address 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 8th March 2013. 

Please note to clearly indicate your preferred county
 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.