Vacancies 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

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Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Sell the Bank Digital products and on-board existing and new customers on Bank digital platforms.
• Deliver the set targets as per the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the channels in the respective Branch.
• Agent Recruitment, document collection & process approval at the branch level
• Ensure agent Activation and monitoring of Agents performance in the branch.
• Ensure activity rate of the Agents, Merchants POS and PWE Tills are at 90%.
• Driving IMT business growth at the branch
• Driving Intercountry business growth at the branch
• Driving the Merchant POS business growth at the branch
• Driving the Merchant PWE business growth at the branch
• Drive adoption of new digital products at the branch
• Formulate & execute innovative digital offerings, aligning with business goals & customer experience.
• Manage product roadmaps & business cases for digital channel growth.
• Driving IMT business growth at the branch
• Monitor and manage the cards stock.
• Manage key customer relationships through regular contacts and visits by ensuring the effective call program is maintained on all assigned and prospect customers.
•  Ensure compliance to Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) requirements in all dealings with existing and potential customers.
• Conduct market analysis & propose technology enhancements.
• Collaborate with head office team to achieve the payment business strategy.
• Monitor channels performance, & product impact
• Assess market competition within the payments & financial services industry.

Qualification, Experience, Skills, and Attributes

• Business related degree from a recognized institution
• At least 2 years’ experience within Bank
• Strong understanding of Digital Channels Business & Operations
• Experience in Relationship management
• A passion for technological innovation and awareness of global trends in digital media technology.
• Analytical skills to interpret and evaluate financial statements.
• Driving License – Category A (motorcycle) is an added advantage.
• Good understanding of the banking industry

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• To play a critical role in helping the organization leverage digital data to inform decision-making, optimize performance, and achieve strategic goals. The primary purpose is to collect, analyze, and interpret digital data and provide actionable insights. This role supports the organization in improving its digital presence, customer engagement, marketing strategies, and overall performance.

Key Responsibilities   

Digital Onboarding

• Offering technical support to address any issues or questions customers may have during the onboarding process, ensuring a smooth experience.
• Ensuring all onboarding activities comply with regulatory requirements and security protocols, including verifying customer identities and implementing necessary security measures.
• Gathering feedback from staff about their customers onboarding experience to identify areas for improvement and enhance the process.
• Providing step-by-step guidance through the onboarding process, to ensure customers understand how to use the services.
• Validating and approving prescored limits monthly basis.

Customer Experience Optimization;

• Assess customer journeys across digital platforms and recommend enhancements to improve user experience.
• Work closely with UX/UI teams to test and refine digital interfaces.
• Conduct A/B testing and multivariate testing to optimize content and design.

​​​​​​​Digital Marketing Support;

• Collaborate with marketing teams to evaluate the performance of digital marketing campaigns.
• Provide insights into customer segmentation, targeting, and personalization strategies.
• Analyze the return on investment (ROI) for marketing campaigns.

​​​​​​​Risk and Compliance Monitoring;

• Ensure that digital operations comply with regulatory requirements and the bank's security protocols.
• Monitor digital platforms for any compliance issues and mitigate risks.
• Data Analysis: Analyze digital data to identify trends, patterns, and insights that can inform business decisions.
• Performance Monitoring:  Track and monitor the performance of digital operations, including setting and reviewing KPIs.
• Reporting: Prepare detailed reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Strategic Planning: Assist in the development and implementation of digital strategies aligned with the bank's overall goals.
• Market Research: Study market dynamics and their impact on digital operations and make appropriate recommendations.
• Budget Management: Coordinate and compile digital operations budgets, ensuring they are realistic and aligned with performance targets.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to support performance-related projects and initiatives.    

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or a related field.
• At least 3 years’ work experience as a Business Client Advisor or similar role.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience in leveraging data analytics to drive lending product insights and performance management.
• Background in IT will be an added advantage.

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Job Responsibilities

• Have daily diary meetings with line manager to discuss upcoming engagements and invitations, booking of meetings appropriately as per Line Managers’ availability and schedule Meetings between the Line Manager and the direct reports.
• Timely and appropriate booking of travel and accommodation for Line Manager’s trips as well as coordinating and handle professional travel logistics for the team.
• Liaise with relevant individuals, external organizations: to arrange meetings, prepare agendas and draft minutes of all meetings. 
• Plan, organize and manage own workload and that of the Department to ensure that all the reports are processed and submitted in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure that all calls to the Line Manager are effectively and efficiently handled. 
• Preparing e-mails, letters, memos for the Line Manager’s validation, sorting and reviewing incoming mail for the department and distributing to the team.
• Maintain a comprehensive filing system -Ensure that all documents in the Line Manager’s office are well filed and confidentially maintained.
• Ensure that all the visitors to the Line Manager’s office are well handled and assisted.
• Collect and open mail addressed to the supervisor.
• Tabulate and retrieve official expenditures and claims.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations and reports as per the request.
• Liaise with managers in Head Office and opcos, and / or with partners / vendors to ensure timely production of documents and reports as requested by the supervisor. 
• Attend functional meetings and document key information and decisions as and when required. 
• Analyze basic information in response to queries from the department.
• Handle procurement for the department-stationery, office tools, ordering business cards. 

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field eg business administration.
• Diploma in Secretarial Studies, Management/Leadership/Communication will be an added advantage. 
• At least 3-year experience as an Executive Assistant or Secretary in an administrative role in a senior or executive management role.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent word processing and IT skills, including knowledge and proficiency to at least intermediate levels in a range of office software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.