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Monday, November 10, 2014

VACANCY IN A STATE MICROFINANCE BANK LOCATION-PORT-HARCOURT



A newly licensed State Microfinance Bank based in Port-Harcourt wish to recruit top management staff to drive the vision of the institution. The Microfinance Bank will provide financial services to low-income entrepreneurs, so they create jobs, build assets and improve their standard of living and reduce poverty in River State.

Position:

Job Title:                    Managing Director/CEO
Location:                    Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
Job Code:                   RGPMFB 001
No. of Openings:       1


The CEO will report to the Board of Directors. As a member of the Management and Board, you share responsibility for the overall performance and activities of the state MFB, and participate in making decisions on management issues.

Tasks:

·                     Collaborate with Board members and management team to successfully implement a five-year growth for savings, loans and other financial services
·                     Ensure the provision of effective systems, structures and resources to support the growth of the institution, including a team of well-trained, focused and motivated staff
·                     Continuously expand knowledge of the organisation’s market and improve the sales methodology, product offerings, delivery channels and banking procedures
·                     Ensure that all business and financial projections supports the state MFB in pursuing its mission with a minimum of risk and a maximum of efficiency

Qualifications:

·                     A minimum of first degree or its equivalent on any discipline (additional qualification or degree in any finance or business related discipline may be an advantage)
·                     Minimum of eight (8) year post-qualification experience out of which, at least, five (5) must be in the financial services industry and at least, three (3) at the senior management level
·                     Evidence that the candidates possess proven skills and competences in practical microfinance banking and has undergone the Microfinance certification programme and obtained a certificate in Microfinance Banking issued by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN)
·                     At least 2 years of international experience desirable, relevant exposure working in the region will be an asset
·                     Start-up or expansion experience in the financial sector (Microfinance or Banking) highly desirable demonstrated business acumen in a highly dynamic environment essential
·                     Proven experience preferably within banking or microfinance environment in at least four of the following areas; banking operations, lending and credit administration, savings mobilization, marketing/business development, development of financial products, internal controls, risk management, financial management & administration, financial analysis, planning and budgeting, corporate governance, development of organizational structures & systems, personnel management (preferably with 5 or more direct reports,) and staff development
·                     Strong computer literacy, particularly in MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, Vision PowerPoint); experienced with Core Banking Systems and good understanding of IS issues and the role of IS in financial and business management;
·                     Fluency in English is required

Candidate Profile:

·                     Willingness to relocate to or work in Port-Harcourt
·                     Strong, fit to the state MFB’s desired corporate culture & committed to furthering the MFB’s mission and vision
·                     Understands the needs of a start-up, with willingness and ability to perform duties beyond the scope of work
·                     Ability to manage multiple priorities, create effective systems and meet tangible business goals from an unstructured, dynamic and empowering environment
·                     High level of self-discipline and determination
·                     Proven integrity
·                     Result-oriented, with the proven ability to implement short-and long term goals
·                     Outstanding interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills
·                     Demonstrated leadership, networking and collaboration/negotiation skills
·                     Able to create sound business development plans in line with strategic objectives of the organization and to oversee execution of an institution strategy through concrete deliverables and timelines
·                     Proven ability to recruit, train, mentor effective and motivated staff members and teams
·                     Thorough understanding of operational risk of a financial institution
·                     Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships within diverse organizational structure in order to facilitate feedback and enhance implementation

Other Vacancies
i.                    Head of Operations (Job Code RGMFB 002)
ii.                  Head of Credit and Marketing (Job Code RGMFB 003)
iii.                Head of Internal Control (Job Code RGMFB 004)
iv.                Head of Risk Management (Job Code RGMFB 005)
v.                  Head of Finance and Admin (Job Code RGMFB 0036)

General Qualifications
Position RGPMFB 002- RGPMFB 06 must have:

i.                    A minimum of first degree or its equivalent in any discipline (additional qualification or degree in any finance or business related discipline may be an advantage)

ii.                  A minimum of five (5) years post-qualification experience out of which, at least four (4) must have been in the financial services industry and at least, two (2) at the senior management level.

iii.                Professional qualification in their difference field of specialization

iv.                Evidence that the candidates possess proven skills and competencies in practical microfinance banking and has undergone the Microfinance Certification Programme and obtained a Certificate in Microfinance Banking issued by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN)

Application Recruitments

All applications shall include a Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae quoting the job codes and vacancies applied for in the subject of the email and the application should be sent to any of following email addresses: recuitmentrgpmfb@gmail.com or recruitmentrgpmfb@yahoo.com on or before the expiration of 10 days from the date of this publication 

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