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MANAGER, CLIENT RELATIONS (SOUTHERN AFRICA)   DETAILS

JOB NAME

MANAGER, CLIENT RELATIONS (SOUTHERN AFRICA)


POSTED BY: African Export and Import Bank AFREXIMBANK Egypt
REF:AFREX 35
Date Published:Thursday, September 26, 2019
Date of Expiration:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 EXPIRED
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LOCATION OF THIS JOB
 Zimbabwe |  HARARE in Zimbabwe
INDUSTRY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
JOB TYPE
Full-Time
MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION
Working time Full-time
Location Harare, Zimbabwe
Expiry date 10/31/2019
Reference LIPBLR16

RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Implements client coverage for a given 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;
2. Implements regional service coverage for provision of an impeccable client service to each client or government organization. This includes timely turn around in terms of responses to client inquiries;
3. Works with other deal team members across the Bank’s products and geographies to ensure timely transaction processing;
4. Generate bankable leads through anticipating customer needs and finding out what information, products or services the customer requires to meet his/her needs, providing clear, accurate and relevant information;
5. Ensuring a strong working knowledge of client portfolios / products with the Bank;
6. Resolving customers’ queries within agreed authority;
7. Producing call reports and file notes after any client meetings, summarising any additional actions required, including follow-up calls;
8. Sales activity planning, including reviewing existing customer files to identify sales opportunities;
9. Undertaking commercial negotiations;•Managing new business pitches;
10. Compliance with legal requirements, industry regulations, organisational policies and professional codes;
11. Assisting in the preparation of annual Regional Strategic and Marketing Plans derived from the Bank’s Strategic Plan for Management’s Approval;
12. Preparing new business Pre-Assessment Memos and Credit Proposals from the region, Product teams and Head Office and making recommendations on the same to the Regional Chief Operating Officer and Director, Client Relations;
13. Where required, representing the Bank in high level meetings, fora and making presentations in conformity with the high standards for which the Bank has become known;
14. Maintaining and improving the Bank’s image across the continent; and
15. Performing any other duties as may be assigned by Senior Management from time to time.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB
REQUIREMENTS:QUALIFICATION AND SKILL
1. Bachelor’s degree and post graduate degree in Business, Banking, Finance or other relevant field from a recognized University;
2. Sound experience of at least 8 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;
3. Ability to communicate and function in a culturally diverse and change oriented setting with good knowledge of banking practices in Africa;
4. Ability 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;
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of the Bank's other working languages is an added advantage (French, Arabic and Portuguese);
6. Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including ability to organize and manage human resources to attain goals; and
7. Ability to demonstrate proof of passion and commitment to the socio-economic empowerment of African countries and the ability to support the achievement of Afreximbank’s mandate.

CONTRACTUAL INFORMATION:
1. Permanent
2. Willing and able to relocate to Harare
3. Suitably qualified candidates from all African nationalities are encouraged to apply. If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Lizette Pienaar at Lpienaar@caglobalint.com
4. Lizette PienaarLpienaar@caglobalint.com
5. Executive Recruiter: CA Banking, Insurance, Legal & Finance is a division of the CA Global Group. CA Global Finance will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.


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