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  • Posted: Apr 2, 2019
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Barclays has operated in Kenya for over 100 years. Financial strength coupled with extensive local and international resources have positioned Barclays Bank of Kenya as a top provider of financial services in the market. With an extensive footprint of over 100 outlets and over 210 ATMs spread across the country the banks boasts of years of superb financia...
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    Head Governance & Control-WIMI

    Overall Job Purpose

    To implement and embed all applicable Risk and Control frameworks and to clearly articulate, manage and mitigate Business and Function risk.

    Key Accountabilities

    Accountability: Governance & Control

    • Management are responsible for managing all risks. Governance & Control (G & C)
      manager is responsible for assisting management to manage risk.
    • Embedment of controls, indicators, RCA, governance and testing and frameworks;
      including ORM, Compliance, Fraud, AML, Legal, Group policies etc.
    • Working with G & C and business units within WIM, especially around 1st and 2nd line defence methodologies
    • Collaboration with Key Risk Owners (KRO) (e.g. Compliance, Fraud etc.) to ensure that all key risks are managed.
    • Understand the Barclays Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF) and implementing of all principal and key risks and the risk process of “evaluate, respondand monitor” as per the ERMF. Understanding the Three lines of defence model and

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    Legal Manager-BLAK

    Accountability: Operational Process Support

    • To see the monthly recoveries report and engage the third party with a copy to  their insurers.
    • Supervise the departments staff and ensure procedures are followed
    • Train, develop and appraise staff as per HR guideline
    • Ensure  that Human Resource policy is adhered to
    • Formulate departmental policies and ensure set service standards are met.
    • Ensure external lawyers are instructed as appropriate
    • Assist in preparing quarterly board papers
    • Participate and contribute in the monthly management meetings
    • Support management in strategy and budget implementation
    • Ensure  compliance of industry and statutory requirements
    • To trace the third party and get their physical location and financial capacity.
    • To pursue such third party through advocates if the third party is not responsive.
    • To respond timeously to third party demand notices  to our insured   and  where applicable settle matters under the Knock for Knock agreement
    • Monitoring the progress made by the advocates where we have instructed them to handle on our behalf.
    • To contact witness to attend court and to attend court as the company witness when called upon.
    • Ensure compliance with all regulatory and internal procedures.
    • Ensure the company does not take legal liabilities where it should not
    • Offer legal opinion on cases filed against the company third parties

    Education and Experience Required:

    • University  Degree in Law  from  a recognized University
    • Diploma in Insurance
    • Diploma from Kenya school of law
    • Membership of LSK
    • Experience in the  insurance  industry  will be an added advantage ..

    Knowledge & Skills:

    • Negotiation Skills
    • Excellent communicator with ability to work effectively in a diversified set up and in a highly collaborative team environment.
    • Proven ability to respond quickly, independently and appropriately .
    • Personal organization and thoroughness coupled with the ability to work under minimum supervision with good Judgment and decision making skills.
    • Knowledgeable in compiling data and preparing a variety of reports as well as ability to verify the accuracy of documents.
    • Organizational skills

    Competencies: (Maximum of 8 competencies)

    • Personal and Interpersonal skills
    •  Reporting writing
    • Decision making skills
    • Relationship and  networking skills
    • Persuading and Influencing skills
    • Ability to work under pressure
    • Change management skills

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    Deputy Company Secretary

    Job Purpose

    • To provide legal support to Barclays Bank of Kenya and other associate companies in Kenya.
    • To identify and managing legal risk in the SBU, liaising directly with the businesses as appropriate.
    • To provide Company Secretarial services to select associate companies of Barclays Bank of Kenya.
    • To act as liaison and provide organisational and administrative services to the East African Governance & Control Committee

    Knowledge, Expertise and Experience

    • Experience of a significant number of those areas of business law relevant to Barclays Kenya namely Company Law, lending, products litigation, employment law, commercial contracts
    • Understanding of Barclays Kenya’s strategy, business and markets
    • Strong technical legal ability
    • Knowledge of Financial Services sector
    • Understanding of Barclays Group strategy, business & markets
    • Wide experience and full understanding of legal risk management
    • Company secretarial, compliance and investor relations
    • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya/Solicitor/Barrister (or equivalent)
    • Certified Public Secretary
    • At least 6 years PQE of legal risk management in banking law / financial services law within the banking sector or the equivalent in a busy corporate body or law firm of good repute.
    • Masters or advanced degree in law or business would be an added advantage

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    IT Manager-BLAK

    Accountability: Operational Process Support

    • Ensure the core company system is working as per Service Level Agreement (SLA)
    • Ensure quality software and hardware maintenance
    • Responsible for company data backup and security
    • Responsible for generating ICT strategies/proposals and their implementation
    • Formulate clear ICT polices and ensure adherence
    • Responsible for project management of all ICT programs being implemented. These include additional system modules, system upgrades or new enhanced technology to improve efficiency and productivity.
    • Responsible for the preparation of ICT budgets and costs estimates
    • Responsible for ICT disaster recovery and business continuity
    • Ensure IT training is implemented
    • Implement in house solution for business needs in line with best ICT practices
    • Effectively enhanced utilization of ICT to improve operation efficiency
    • Responsible for system enhancement and customization to cater for new requirements
    • Manage relationship with external system vendors and IT service providers
    • Ensure month end procedures/Batches are properly and successfully executed
    • Ensure year end processes and procedures are correctly executed.
    • Approve ICT staff leave
    • Decide on ICT fixes as required
    • Supervise ICT administrators
    • Recommend all ICT expenses and capital expenditures

    Operational support:

    • Ensure company network infrastructure is proper and secure.
    • Responsible for the preparation and generation of ad hoc reports as requested by other business units.
    • Ensure change management policies are adhered to and implemented throughout a project life cycle.
    • Ensure HR policies are adhered to.
    • Assist in preparation of quarterly board papers.
    • Represent the company in external forums and lias with industry associations
    • Assist in recruitment process of departmental staff.
    • Participate and contribute in the monthly management meetings.
    • Safeguarding and keeping confidential company documents and information.
    • Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs and verifying completion of schedule jobs and backups.
    • Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions. Perform daily backup operations, regular file archival and purge as necessary and create, change delete user accounts as per request and authorised.
    • Repair and recover from hardware and software failures.
    • Provide tier III and other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
    • Maintenance:
    • Apply OS patches and upgrades regularly and upgrade administrative tools and utility.
    • Upgrade and configure systems software that supports IAS infrastructure or any other application per project or operational needs.
    • Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
    • Maintain data centre environmental and monitoring equipment.
    • Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades and resource optimization as required.
    • Configure CPU memory and disk partitions as required.

    Education and Experience Required:

    • Minimum University  Degree in Information technology  from  a recognized University
    • Minimum 3 years’ experience system and database administration in a busy corporate environment.
    • Oracle database administration/ PLSQL certification
    • Additional certifications in various ICT professions will be an added advantage ( Microsoft, Linux, networking e.t.c)
    • Experience in the insurance industry will be an added advantage.

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