Regional Business Manager - KCB Jobs in Kenya

Job Ref No: RB01/2010

Job Purpose

The Regional Business Manager will be responsible for the overall leadership, management, growth and profitability of KCB business within the geographical region.

This will entail fostering an efficient, risk adjusted and effective operational environment with high performing teams that deliver world class customer service to all KCB Group customers and stakeholders.

Principal Accountabilities

• Develop and execute regional strategic plans aligned to the Group strategy in order to dominate the financial services sector in the geographical region.
• Ignite and lead a customer service culture to achieve a customer centric business model where customer needs are placed at the forefront of all our team’s strategies and action plans.
• Develop, grow and monitor retail liability and asset portfolios with the ultimate aim of ensuring that the region remains profitable, competitive and promptly reacts to changes in both the internal and external environment.
• Develop and execute a research driven and informed regional sales plan that seeks to dominate market share for key economic and market segments in the region.
• Provide sound partnership capability with all the Group’s strategic business lines including Corporate, Institutional and Treasury business to ensure all client needs in all segments targeted by the Group are comprehensively addressed and business growth objectives in those sectors are achieved.
• Implement a strong risk management culture paying particular attention to credit, operational, reputational, compliance and ethical risks in order to reduce losses by prevention and detection.
• Drive a cost efficient business culture that maximizes return on resources utilized and fosters a strict adherence to budgets with minimal variances between the budget and actual performance.
• Organize and manage the available regional human and physical resources. Coach, mentor and develop a high performing team. A key ingredient being inculcation of the corporate values and an aggressive results driven performance culture.

Qualifications/Experience

• Be a holder of a University Degree in a Business Related field from a recognized institution. Those with professional qualifications will have an added advantage.
• The person should have 8 years proven experience in Sales, Credit and Bank operations at a senior management level and should be able to demonstrate strong leadership competencies.

Skills and Attributes

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish new client relationships and generate new business.
• Excellent planning, organization, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Possess strong leadership skills.
• Have the passion and commitment to deliver quality service.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Works well in a competitive and challenging environment.
• Able to relate technical skills to a sound business process.

These positions are very demanding which a very attractive and competitive package for the right candidate will be offered.

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 respective job title in the subject field to recruitment @ kcb.co.ke.

To be considered your application must be received by 1st April 2010. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.