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Job Title:  Head
of Credit
Organisation: Ecobank
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports
to: Managing Director
Job
Ref: EB/HC/2013-4
About
Ecobank:
Ecobank is the leading
Pan-African bank with operations in 35 countries across the continent, more
than any other bank in the world. Ecobank operates as “One Bank” with
common branding, standards, policies, processes to provide a consistent and reliable
service across its unique network of 1,251 branches, 1,981 ATMs, and 5249 POS
machines servicing over 10 million customers.
Job
Summary: The Head of
Credit will guide and mentor the Credit Risk Management Unit and oversee
management of risks inherent in the credit process, loan documentation and
portfolio management.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • The
    job holder will be responsible for the management of Credit appraisal
    system
  • Implementation
    of new & effective dimensions on portfolio risk management.
  • Ensuring
    continued maintenance of a quality portfolio in line with bank standards.
  • Optimise
    effectiveness and utilization of KASTLE in credit application processing.
  • Periodically
    review Sectoral ceilings, discretionary authorities, portfolio measures
    including industry limits, tenor limits, risk rating, NPLs, risk
    acceptance criteria etc.
  • Responsible
    for the formulation and constant review of the bank’s Credit policy.
  • Provide
    on-going relevant training to all bank staff involved in lending business.
  • Identification
    and management of substandard and non-performing assets portfolio.
Key
Performance Indicators:
  • Employee
    satisfaction, retention and development.
  • Credit
    Risk analysis and approval standards or benchmarks.
  • Productivity
    or resource utilisation standards
  • Expense
    management goals & Non-performing loans
  • Audit
    Ratings
  • Nonperforming
    loan targets
  • Remedial
    management standards
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
  • The
    applicant should possess professional qualifications i.e. CPA, AC IB,
    AKIB, ACCA
  • He/
    She should also hold a relevant University Degree in business related
    field
  • At
    least 5-7 Years in Credit Risk Management and general management.
  • Leadership
    skills and ability to nurture and sustain employee satisfaction
  • Performance
    management to optimise employee productivity
  • Organisation
    development to effectively structure the unit
  • Knowledge
    and experience in modern credit Risk Management
  • Inter
    personal skills to effectively communicate and manage customers
  • Technical
    skills to effectively perform or guide performance
  • Good
    working knowledge of lending products
How
to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates with a desire to work with
Africa’s leading pan-african bank should submit their application letters, and
updated CVS which should include three professional referees and E-mail them
to:  recruitmentug@ecobank.com.  
Deadline:
3rd January 2014

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