Vacancies at Equity Bank Kenya

Purpose of the Role:

The role of the Senior Manager Forensic Investigations is to provide strategic leadership, oversight, and coordination of forensic investigations within the Bank. The role is responsible for assigning investigations to staff, ensuringadherence to established investigation procedures, and directing and supervising investigative activities to ensure timely, thorough, and professional outcomes. The position entails administrative and managerial responsibility for planning, directing, coordinating, and monitoring investigations, while supporting the team in achieving effective day-to-day performance management. The role also supports the development and delivery of fraud awareness

Key Responsibilities / Deliverables:

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of investigations relating to branch operations, customer accounts, banking fraud, operational losses, staff misconduct, and regulatory breaches within the Bank’s banking operations.
• Direct and supervise investigations into unauthorized transactions, account takeovers, forged instruments, dormant account fraud, cash losses, collusion, and breaches of operational controls.
• Ensure timely assignment, coordination, monitoring, and closure of banking investigations in line with approved service level agreements and investigation procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in criminology, Commerce, Banking and Finance, Law, Accounting, or a related field.b) Professional qualifications such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), ACAMS, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of forensic investigation methodologies and regulatory requirements.

Experience:

• Extensive experience in forensic investigations, fraud risk management, banking operations, or law enforcement.
• Experience managing complex investigations and multidisciplinary teams within a financial institution.

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 Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Relationship Manager Business, the Relationship Officer- Pamoja Banking has the responsibility to manage and coordinate all the groups under him/her to ensure the bank’s goals and objectives are achieved.

Job Responsibilities:

Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach:

• Hold consultative meetings with stakeholders (e.g., Chiefs, market opinion leaders) to arrange meetings with potential clients (groups).
• Prepare keynote messages for forums to promote the Pamoja banking value proposition.
• Manage inquiries on Pamoja banking at the branch and in the marketplace.

Group Onboarding and Training:

• Identify and select qualifying groups from the market. 
• Support groups in registering with relevant government offices and obtaining KYC documents for account opening.
• Set up group structures, maintain records, and train group officials. o Conduct pre-registration and post-registration training for groups.
• Deliver training to group members at their convenience.

Deposit Mobilization and Documentation:

• Enforce weekly savings contributions and ensure proper documentation at the group level (e.g., treasurer’s ledger, group minutes, passbooks).
• Mobilize deposits through weekly savings collections.

Loan Processing and Compliance:

• Conduct business and home visits to verify borrowers' ability to pay, collect financial information, and confirm securities pledged.
• Compile credit proposals for discussion at the Branch Credit Committee (BCC) and present group client requests for approval
• Onboard groups and group members in the IGLS system and generate relevant reports. 
• Initiate group loan requests and manage end-of-day postings in the IGLS system.
• Perform data cleanup of exited and dormant customers from the IGLS system.
• Ensure compliance with credit policies and train branch staff on any amendments in the Pamoja banking product offering.

Portfolio and Relationship Management: 

• Manage and maintain the quality of the loan book through post-disbursement visits, weekly collection of savings and loan payments, and enforcing co-guarantee mechanisms in groups.
• Establish working group structures and enforce the five pillars of stable groups.
• Ensure timely loan approval and disbursement within SLAs. 

Customer Recruitment and Segment Growth:

• Recruit new-to-bank customers and actualize segment partnership objectives to align with sector growth objectives.

Qualifications and Experience: 

• University degree in a Business-Related Course, Education, Social Sciences or Diploma in business related course.
• Overall C+ in KCSE and C+ in mathematics 
• 2-3 Years’ experience
• Sales experience is an added advantage.
• Experience in micro finance industry is an added advantage.
• Experienced in project management; Monitoring and evaluation is an added advantage.
• Computer literacy with high command in Microsoft suite.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness.
• Excellent business relationship management skills and business closure techniques.
• Ability to develop, plan, execute and implement according to laid business strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated conflicts resolution skills.
• Strong training /coaching skills
• Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills