Job Opportunities at Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited

Credit Manager (REF: CM/01/22)

Our client a Deposit Taking Sacco based in Nairobi seeks to recruit a suitably qualified person to fill the position of Credit Manager

Reporting to the CEO, Credit Manager will be responsible for Society’s Loan Book growth while ensuring quality and health portfolio, including delinquency management. 

Main responsibilities

• Overseeing effective and efficient implementation of Credit policies touching on credit administration, monitoring, collection and recovery strategies.
• Preparation of accurate regular and periodical credit reports on timely basis.
• Effective team leader of the Credit department. 
• Close liaison with other stakeholders such as society Lawyers, Valuers and Auctioners on credit matters.
• In liaison with the Business development departments, develop and review the credit products periodically. 
• Setting and evaluating performance of Credit staff. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Banking, Economics, Business administration, Credit Management or any other related field.
• Professional qualifications in Credit Management (CCP) or equivalent. 
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role or equivalent in a financial institution. Experience from a Micro-finance organisation will be an added advantage. 
• Strong analytical skills, excellent communication, negotiation skills and interpersonal skills, focused, self-driven and attentive to detail.

Attributes

• A high level of Honesty and Integrity. 
• Self-driven person, works under no supervision.
• Good and effective report writing & presentation skills.
• Independent minded and objective.

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REF: PO/01/22

Our client a Housing Co-operative based in Nairobi seeks to recruit a suitably qualified person to fill the position of Project Officer

The Project Officer will be responsible for running all the day-to-day activities of the Housing Co-operative Society including but not limited to sourcing of property, subdivisions, marketing, sales, customer service, documentation, contracting, and reporting.

The responsibilities will include; 

• Serving as a primary point of contact with customers, Senior management, and other stakeholders in the real estate industry.
• Collaborating with partner agencies and/or independently identifying potential sites and conducting due diligence around the sites.
• Managing design process to ensure compliance/ approval by Counties and National Governments. 
• Preparing project feasibility analysis and making recommendations to the senior leadership team for advancing projects
• Preparing projects budgets, operating budgets, and capital budgets. 
• Liaising with stakeholders on the real estate industry such as valuers, surveyors, architects, Quantity surveyors, estate managers, and agents in the acquisition, valuation, costing, subdivision, selling, and of the development of the property where necessary.
• Reviewing legal documents for structuring, risk management, and tax issues
• Assisting in negotiating pricing and other terms for the acquisition and sale of property.
• Preparing and maintaining predevelopment budget, development budget, construction cost, operating budget, cash flows, project timeline, and other projects underwriting.
• Negotiating and drafting letters of intent sale agreements and applying significant knowledge of regulations and industry standards to proposals, applications, and closings, including legal and project document review, and day-to-day decisions.
• Organizing for site visits and accompanying potential buyers for viewing of the properties on sale. 
• Record keeping for all customer information and transactions of the organization.
• Preparing report and presenting them to senior management.
• Collection of payments from buyers on installment arrangements.
• Processing of title documents to property buyers on completion of payments. 

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Land Economics, Marketing, Project Management from a reputable university.
• Membership to a professional organization will be an added advantage.
• 3 years’ experience in the real estate field in both administration and fieldwork. 
• Knowledge on the real estate sector and the regulations will be an added advantage. 

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and multi-tasking abilities
• Customer Service excellence
• Analytical and project management skills
• Oral communication and technical skills
• Written communication and teamwork skills
• Motivation and adaptability skills
• Leadership and initiative skills
• Reasoning ability and computer skills

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Our client, Ukristo Na Ufanisi Sacco Limited, is a Deposit Taking Sacco regulated by the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) and based in Nairobi is seeking to recruit a qualified and professional Business Development Manager (BDM) as part of their growth strategy. 

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, BDM will have the overall responsibility of driving business development functions of the society. The BDM will provide support to credit and education committee with the aim of increasing Sacco growth in areas like loan growth, deposit growth, revenue and membership growth.

The marketing role is essential for overseeing the implementation of strategic pillar on membership.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop comprehensive Marketing plan for each financial year.
• Develop various marketing strategies as per customer segments and needs.
• Develop marketing communication materials for new member recruitment and Sacco product marketing.
• Direct, supervise, mentor, and motivate the marketing staff members as well as cultivate cordial working environment for the team. 
• Identify and implement various marketing activities that will lead to new members’ recruitment and SACCO product uptake
• Prepare marketing and advertisement budgets in liaison with the manager to ensure sufficient and sustainable funding for the marketing and advertisement functions.
• Develop appropriate marketing communication to address the intended purpose.
• Conduct market research on current trends in the industry, members’ desired needs and develop strategies for fulfilling those needs.
• Sourcing for partnerships and working with the CEO to prepare proposals for partnership opportunities and own the entire process.
• Produce valuable and engaging content for all social media sites, newsletter and the Sacco’s website.
• Measure and report performance of marketing campaigns gain insight and assess against goals.

Desired Qualifications 

Degree in marketing or a related field.

Experience 

• Must have at least 3 years marketing experience especially in the co-operative and banking sectors. Must demonstrate experience in business development together with the passion and attitude required for the job.
• Proven experience in identifying target audiences and capacity to creatively devise leading channels and marketing campaigns that engage, educate and motivate.
• Proven track record of achievements in the business development

Skills and Attributes 

• Good interpersonal skills whereby he/she must be a good listener and be able to understand the needs of each member.
• Have a good personal communication skill and be able to generate confidence and loyalty from the general membership.
• Numerically literate, comfortable working with numbers, making sense of metrics and processing figures with spreadsheets.
• Up to date with the latest trends and best practices in online marketing and measurement.