Group Head of Loan and Debt (L&D) Syndication and Distribution at Equity Bank Kenya

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES AND DELIVERABLES 

• Deliver a strong multi‑country pipeline of syndicated loans, leverage finance, structured credit, and bond transactions across sovereign, FIG and corporate segments.
• Lead end‑to‑end execution of complex financing transactions, including origination, structuring, documentation, syndication, distribution, and settlement.
• Produce transaction term sheets, pricing frameworks, financial models, IMs, investor presentations, and distribution strategies.
• Ensure flawless execution of CP/CS processes, agency setup, security perfection, legal due diligence, and documentation adherence to LMA/LSTA standards.
• Build and maintain deep institutional investor networks (DFIs, ECAs, banks, asset managers, private credit).
• Provide comprehensive market intelligence, sector insights, and risk recommendations to senior leadership.
• Drive RAROC aligned structuring, capital optimization, and balance sheet allocation for large transactions.
• Maintain governance compliance, ensuring all mandates align with Group policies, risk appetite, regulatory requirements, and treasury strategy (ARRP – Africa Recovery and Resilience Plan).
• Build capability within the structuring, origination, and distribution teams while ensuring a high‑performance culture.
• Deliver quarterly execution reviews, revenue reports, pipeline updates, and distribution performance dashboards.

Qualifications

Behavioral Framework:

• Strong understanding of Treasury policies, controls, ethics, and regulatory expectations.
• Clear, persuasive communicator with excellent presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Highly effective working across diverse teams, multiple countries, and varied regulatory environments.
• Provides clear direction, exercises sound judgement, and makes timely, well‑informed decisions.
• Ethical leader who inspires, mentors, and builds a high‑performance, client‑centric culture.
• Consistently focused on delivering value to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Action‑oriented, resilient under pressure, and dependable in high‑stakes environments.

Technical Competencies:

• Advanced structuring expertise across senior, mezzanine, unitranche, bridge‑to‑bond, credit‑enhanced, and complex financing solutions.
• Strong command of LMA/LSTA documentation, intercreditor agreements, security structures, sovereign considerations, and pari passu frameworks.
• Deep understanding of rating‑agency methodologies and investor disclosure standards (S&P, Moody’s, Fitch).
• Strong ESG financing capability across green, social, sustainability, and KPI‑linked structures.
• Proven end‑to‑end leadership across origination, structuring, syndication, and distribution.
• Deep expertise in credit, market, liquidity, legal, and operational risk drivers.
• Extensive networks across African and emerging‑market investors (DFIs, ECAs, banks, private credit, asset managers).
• Strong capability in covenants, security waterfalls, investor requirements, and distribution strategies.
• Mastery of financial markets, pricing, modelling, valuation, and macro‑economic fundamentals.
• Strong leadership, people development, regulatory navigation, entrepreneurial mindset, and disciplined execution under pressure.

Experience requirements  

• Minimum of 12–18 years of experience in capital markets, syndication lending, or leveraged finance, including at least 7 years in senior leadership, with a strong, demonstrable pan‑African execution track record.

Academic qualifications and certifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business, or Engineering.
• Master’s degree in Law is an added advantage.
• MBA preferred for strategic and managerial depth.
• Professional certifications such as CFA or ACCA are an added advantage