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The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) Recruitment: Regional Chief Operating Officer (Southern Africa) – Harare

Recruitment Details:

Job Overview:

• Regional Chief Operating Officer manages a portfolio of clients with deliberate cultivation based on proactive individualized plans. These plans would be developed in coordination with the product teams and should be designed to increase client engagement;
• Furthermore, he/she provides client service to each client or government organization. This includes responding to client inquiries in a timely and courteous manner;
• And at all times leads Branch Client Relations team members to accomplish functional goals to ensure high level client service. This includes coaching team members;
• And deal team coordination across the Bank’s products and geographies;
• Proactively finding out what information, service or products the customer requires to meet his/her needs, providing clear, accurate and relevant information;
• Therefore, maintaining a strong working knowledge of client portfolios / products with the Bank;
• Thereby resolving customers’ queries within agreed authority;
• More so, producing file notes after any client meetings, summarising any additional actions required, including follow-up calls;
• Furthermore, sales activity planning, including reviewing existing customer files to identify sales opportunities;
• Thereby undertaking commercial negotiations;
• Consequently managing new business pitches;
• In compliance with legal requirements, industry regulations, organisational policies and professional codes;
• He/she will be involved in the preparation of an annual Regional Strategic and Marketing Plans derived from the Bank’s Strategic Plan for Management’s Approval;
• Again be leading implementation of marketing plans as approved by the Bank and actively securing mandates and business in the region;
• And in addition, implementing strategies for entering various segments of the trade finance market and investment banking in the region;
• At the same time evaluating and reviewing new business Pre-Assessment Memos and Credit Proposals from the region, Product teams and Head Office and making recommendations on the same to Director & Global Head Client Relations;
• Consequently, will be representing the Bank in high level meetings, fora and making presentations in conformity with the high standards for which the Bank has become known;
• He/she will also be managing staff, Bank’s assets and property at the Branch in liaison with the Administrative Services Department;
• Thereby, maintaining and improving the Bank’s image across the continent; and
• Carrying out any other duties as assigned by Senior Management.

The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) Recruitment: Regional Chief Operating Officer (Southern Africa) – Harare

Requirements:

Skills, Knowledge, and Attitude:

Qualification:

• Possession of post graduate degree in Business Administration, Banking or Finance from a recognized University
• A recognized post graduate professional qualification in Banking

Experience:

The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) Recruitment: Regional Chief Operating Officer (Southern Africa) – Harare

• The Jobholder must possess sound experience of not less than  10 years with a leading financial services organisation and familiarity with the major trade finance products to be offered to clients especially syndication, co-financing, club deals, correspondent banking products including letters of credit, factoring, forfaiting, structured trade finance, carbon financing, corporate finance risk participations, project-related financing and considerable knowledge of how these work;
• Such an ideal candidate must possess ability to communicate and function in a culturally diverse and change oriented setting with good knowledge of banking practices in Africa;
• Again be able to interact with senior officials of banks, corporates and governments and to represent the Bank in important professional fora where oral presentation of papers will be necessary to high level technical and professional audiences;
• In that, must have an excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of the Bank’s other working languages is an added advantage (French, Arabic and Portuguese);
• The candidate must have demonstrated leadership capabilities, including ability to organize and manage human resources to attain goals.

The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) Recruitment: Regional Chief Operating Officer (Southern Africa) – Harare

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Contractual information:

• Permanent appointment
• Readily willing  to relocate to Egypt
• Suitably qualified candidates from all African nationalities are encouraged to apply

How to Apply

For further information:

Ane

Deacon Anekperechi Nworgu, a seasoned economist who transitioned into a chartered accountant, auditor, tax practitioner, and business consultant, brings with him a wealth of industry expertise spanning over 37 years.