Career Opportunities at Absa Bank Limited

Job Summary

• To develop tactical strategy and delivery plans, formulate associated practice/s and to ensure operational implementation and adaption i.t.o. banking management methodology, governance and delivery objectives.

Job Description

• Commercial/Business Management:: Manages a business unit within a Banking product or function; Accountability for directing and controlling all organisational activities for the area of accountability including setting objectives and plans and implementing policies
• Possesses deep business knowledge of the business area. 
• Strategy Design and Execution:  Accountable for the setting of a commercial strategy of the area of accountability (Product/sub-Product, Sector/sub-sector or Functional/sub-Functional level)
• Designs and staffs a fit for purpose organisational structure for the area of accountability to enable effective operations and achievement of business unit objectives
•  Designs and oversees the implementation of strategic delivery roadmaps to enable the realisation of the desired commercial outcomes
• Accountable for influencing investment/ Book of Work funding requests to enable execution of the commercial strategy 
• Finance/P&L: Accountable for the financial performance of the area of accountability including shaping and driving the income statement, balance sheet and P&L 
• Control: Control: Accountable for ensuring an optimal and compliant control environment that appropriately balances risk appetites and customer demand with the need to grow to achieve the financial ambitions and balance sheet aspirations of the Bank. 

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• Provide business support in process evaluation, documentation, procedure writing and process mapping
• Provide expertise for process improvement and implementation of strategic Business solution at streamlining 
• productivity and increased customer satisfaction
• Carry out reviews across the Business to ensure there is adherence to documented process i.e. there is match  between actual and the documented processes

Job Description

Main accountabilities and approximate time split %

Process Mapping, time split; 75%

• Design Process Maps that cover end-to-end customer journeys as per the Procedure Manuals and ensure that they:
• Have the required information captured and to the right level of details
• Adhere to Absa Group requirements and standards
• Are safely kept and guarded against any unauthorized alterations
• Translate all business requirements contained in the BRD i.e. the Business Requirements Document into process flows that will aid the Technical & Project teams to deliver business needs.
• Engage stakeholders at the project level as determined by the Business & provide constant feedback in regard to the Business Optimization project support role.
• Partner with Process Owners to drive Procedure Manuals management requirements e.g. periodic and post-implementation reviews etc.
• Design and document process solutions to satisfy new / amended business requirements in liaison with Process Owner.

Solutions Development/Stakeholder Management, time split; 15% 

• Cultivate a process improvement “mindset” and culture aimed at streamlining productivity, and increasing customer satisfaction, in order to drive Process Transformation.
• Work closely with Customer Service Teams to set and monitor performance measures/indicators that will improve value to customers.
• Conduct process reviews with Process Owners to evaluate its efficiency, and effectiveness and give recommendations -Process rationalization.
• Ensure standardization of the implemented process solutions at the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) level.
• Act as a business resource in proactive process solutions, research and analysis, productivity improvement, and process enhancement. Ensure process clarity in regard to Business goals, deliverables and timelines as agreed with the Process Owners
• Perform comprehensive Post Implementation Reviews for processes on new projects to identify and eliminate waste/pain points.
• Constantly seek feedback from Business Owners and key stakeholders on the relevance and value of process deliverables.

Controls, time split; 10% 

• Work with Process Owners to embed group controls/ compliance/regulatory requirements
• Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework, and internal Absa Policies and Standards.
• Understand and manage risks and risk events (incidents) relevant to procedures and document lessons learned.
• Support Process Owners to document procedures that are aligned to: Absa Internal Audit, Management Control Assurance, and Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)/Critical Process Assessment (CPA) Testing reports, complaints, and queries MI recommendations

Technical skills / Competencies 

• Process mapping, procedure writing, process analysis, and process modeling skills. Ability to use Microsoft Visio, and to implement modeling and “what if” process scenarios within these platforms
• Intermediate skills in the supply of process methodology solutions to businesses within the Customer Process Improvement, Risk Process Improvement, Cost/Revenue Improvement, and Functionality/Productivity Improvement frameworks – including Process Facilitation
• Intermediate systems/process/procedure development methodology skills as well as basic reporting competencies and intermediate systems analysis skills
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational management skills.
• Sound time management, organizational development, team building, and performance management skills with innovative thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Generic productivity enhancement and/or productivity management skills

Knowledge, Expertise, and Experience 

Knowledge and Expertise 

• Advanced knowledge of Absa Bank Kenya Policies, Products, Services, and Procedures
• Basic knowledge of the Bank’s lending criteria in the Business and Personal sectors
• Basic knowledge of Absa Information systems
• Basic knowledge of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework with regard to risk identification and proactive risk solution provision

Added advantage 

• Process management certification
• Lean Six Sigma Certification

Experience 

• Business process management and solution provision
• Business process re-engineering, analysis, modeling, and procedure writing skills
• Interpersonal Communication and Facilitation Management skills
• Systems analysis, development, and solution implementation
• Risk Management
• Controls Management

Education

• Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)

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Job Summary

• Growing Medical business volumes against set targets both on retention and new business.

Job Description

• Growing Medical business volumes against set targets both on retention and new business.
•  Growing intermediary portfolio, introducing new intermediaries, and directing clients and maintaining relations with existing clients and brokers.
• Maintaining and providing business reports that capture new business, premium amounts and overall performance growth against target.
• Preparation of quotations for SME, Corporate and Individual clients.
•  Coordinating staff presentations, health talks and medical camps.
•  Working with the medical team and continuously developing/ structuring products that will ensure product competitiveness against evolving market trends.
•  Striving to keep loss ratios at acceptable levels and suggesting measures that will allow the company to run medical schemes profitably.
• Ensuring broker/ client complaints are addressed and resolved on an ongoing basis.
• Holding regular meetings with intermediaries/ clients to establish concerns which he/she then resolves with various teams in the department.
•  Coordinating exhibition projects where medical is required to exhibit its products

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial science, Commerce, Marketing or Business Administration
• Completed or Pursuing college of Insurance Diploma /CII
• 4 years’ experience in similar role

Education

• Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Office Administration (Required)