Job Vacancies at Equity Bank Kenya

Reporting to a Senior HR Business Partner, this role helps align the business unit’s people strategy with its business strategy. Together with line managers, the HRBP works on setting priorities, driving value, and delivering business results.

Reesponsibilities include:

• Talent Acquisition and Management - Recruitment (approvals, shortlisting, interviews, candidate engagement, onboarding)
• Performance management process management for high productivity (process completion follow-up, PIP process, quality assurance)
• Employee relations - HR policy awareness, procedure management (disciplinary and grievance hearings), wellbeing initiative support
• Internal mobility (Transfers, contracts extension, probation, and Exit co-ordination)
• Unit Training plan follow through
• Cost management oversight with business unit supported
• Act as a trusted HR Advisor and make every effort to empower managers to effectively manage their teams
• Continuously improving the employee experience through adherence to HR SLAs , and regular engagements with teams supported
• Participate in other HR initiatives as required

Qualifications

• Minimum degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Social Sciences or another relevant field.
• Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management.
• A current member of Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM K) or similar global , reputable HR professional body
• Ideally 2 -3 years’ work experience within the HR function directly in, or closely supporting, executive and/or line operations.
• An MBA degree would be an added advantage

Competencies

• Business acumen
• Ability to interpret business strategy to craft aligned people solutions
• Knowledge of the employee life cycle and interventions needed to enhance productivity at each stage
• Results orientation
• Data literacy, Analytical, decision making and problem-solving competencies are an added advantage
• Change management knowledge and capabilities
• High integrity and strength of character
• Knowledge and/or experience with national and regional labor law, and tax and social security regulations
• Excellent mentoring and relationship building skills, coupled with the ability to empathize with others

Closing: Mar 2, 2023

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The Relationship Officer Credit – Pamoja Banking sector will support the business to achieve its objectives at the branch level. He/she is responsible for all group lending activities at the branch level. The Relationship Officer Credit – Pamoja Banking sector will report to Branch Business Growth & Development Manager. He /She will manage and coordinate all the group’s activities / operations under him/her to ensure Sector goals (Growth and Quality) and objectives are achieved.

Job Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:

• Drive growth of high quality portfolio in specific branch/business unit.
• Sales & marketing of the Sector products
• Recruitment, intake and training of groups
• Setting of groups structures, records and training of group officials.
• Impactiful presence during weekly or monthly group meetings,
• Appraisal of loans recommended and guranteed by the groups members
• Participate in approval of group loans
• Initiate group loans in IGLS
• Posting of savings,loans, registration and passbook payments in IGLS
• Participate in data clean up of exited, dormant/idle customers from IGLS
• Participate in formulation of the Sector strategy and ensures its full implementation.
• Ensure implementation of Group Lending policies and procedures
• Participate in development of Sector Products and reviews based on market needs,
• Actualise Sector Partnerships objectives and align to the Sector objectives,
• Liaison with various Sector internal and external Stakeholders in the branch environment,
• Coaching, Mentoring and hand holding the New Relationship officers,,
• Doing any other duties as may be assigned by the Business Growth & Development Manager or Other line managers.

Essential Knowledge

• Excellent understanding of micro customers. Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness. Guides and transfers knowledge to his/ her team members.

Key Critical Competencies

• Mature personality
• Excellent interpersonal skills and  demonstrated conflicts resolution skills
• Strong training /coaching skills
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Team player
• Self-Driven, an eye for detail and capacity to meet strict deadlines while working under pressure with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills
• Culture sensitive
• Individual Leadership skills, Excellent Planning and organizing skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office suite
• Willingness to learn
• Flexibility and an ability to change focus areas when needed
• Self-motivated and a self-starter

Requirements:

• University degree or Advanced Diploma in business related course.
• Overall C+ in KCSE and C+ in mathematics
• 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.
• Able to operate in a performance driven organization
• Knowledge of and fluent spoken  Kiswahili , English  and at least 1 Kenyans native language

Closing: Mar 1, 2023