BRAND MANAGER - MEDIA AND FOUNDATION
Reporting to Communications and Sponsorship Manager, the job holder will be responsible for the development of media and Foundation strategy for Kenya in line with business objectives to drive awareness and brand equity for the KCB Group Brand and the KCB Foundation as well as business objectives of conversion, trial & usage.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop
the strategy for driving awareness and visibility for the KCB
Foundation focused on affinity of +40% to match bank awareness and
create the harmony of commerce & altruism for KCB.
- Drive
the paid media strategy by negotiating annual contracts with
mainstream media and finding innovative solutions to drive awareness
and distinctivity.
- Grow
owned media strategy to a 1:1 ratio versus paid media for engagement
programs
- Drive
innovative communication channels at reasonable pricing e.g.
branding of KCB buildings with digital solutions.
- Set
annual targets and KPI’s for media ROI and awareness levels for
the Group brand & KCB Foundation.
- Measure
and track media ROI for Productivity & Efficiency measures.
- Manage
and develop all media and advertising needs for auxiliary units e.g.
Procurement, HR etc.
- Manage
agency relationships (creative, PR, media, branding & sports
agency) for procurement of the agencies, review and quality of
service delivery.
- Manage
internal communication program for staff.
- Manage
research for Share of Voice (SOV), Monthly competitor advertising
and industry trends, Media Publicity Index (MPI) and consolidate PR
analysis for KCB Bank & Foundation.
For the above position, the successful applicant should have:-
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Marketing from an institution recognized by
Commission for University Education
- Possession
of a postgraduate degree or professional qualification in Marketing
will be an added advantage.
- Minimum
of 2 years ‘experience in Media buying.
- Minimum
of 3 years’ experience in a Marketing or similar role.
- Experience
in Marketing & Sales.
- Knowledge
of Banking Operations.
- Demonstrate
excellent Planning and organizing skills.
To be considered your application must be received by Sept. 26, 2014.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
JOB REF: MKT 09/2014
SENIOR MARKET RISK ANALYST
The Position
Reporting to the Head, Market Risk, the position will support coordination of the Group’s market, liquidity and country risk management.
The position will support the identification and evaluation of market, liquidity and country risks, provide support to the Business units, perform risk return analytics, development of economic capital and oversight on the maintenance of the Treasury Front Office and Market Risk System.
Additionally to contribute to the development and implementation of strategies to ensure KCB is Basel compliant.
Key Responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the department are:
- Maintenance,
development and customisation of market, liquidity and country risk
policies, procedures and controls for the Bank and its subsidiaries
- Monitoring
the market, liquidity and country risks of KCB on a global level
- Overseeing
the maintenance of the Treasury Front Office and market risk system
across the Group
- Calculating
the economic and regulatory capital of the trading activities and
development of criteria for allocating economic capital to business
and trading units
- Production
of risk versus return reports for the respective Treasury products
to obtain an optimal trading portfolio, risk-transfer strategies
which ensure compliance with the risk tolerance and maximise
economic value
- Validation
and maintenance of pricing and value at risk models for both current
and new Treasury products as they are introduced including back
testing
- Utilisation
of statistical forecasting techniques to predict movements in market
factors and use this information to develop meaningful scenarios and
stress tests for scenario analysis and stress testing
- Preparation
of the respective risk reports to ALCO and Board
- Providing
guidance to the junior market risk analysts across the Group
- Supporting
the Group’s “New Product Approval Process” for Treasury
products
- Oversee
the MTM process by ensuring that the MTM sources are updated and
reflective of market rates/prices
- Establish
and maintain control framework to ensure compliance with internal
policies, procedures, BASEL requirements, Codes, and applicable
external laws and regulations
- Contribute
towards development of the Group’s strategic risk management
capability for Treasury and risk/return assessments and benchmarks
- Any
other duty as may be assigned by Head Market Risk on ad hoc basis
The Person
For the above position, the successful applicants should have:
- A
University degree from an institution recognized by Commission for
University Education in a relevant field, e.g. Statistics, Maths,
Economics, Finance, Computer Science etc preferably with an MBA or
other relevant postgraduate qualification
- Professional
Banking qualification or equivalent – PRM, FRM, ACI Dealing
Certificate
- 6
years of wide ranging bank experience - 5 years middle management
experience, in a market risk or Treasury unit of a bank
- Comprehensive
understanding of Treasury products
- Some
understanding and command of SQL programming language or prior
experience with database management especially oracle or SQL Servers
- Good
management skills including organizational, presentation &
communication and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated
high integrity and team spirit
- Possess
excellent analytical skills, be open-minded and have the ability to
identify alternative solutions
To be considered your application must be received by Sept. 26, 2014.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
JOB REF: RISK 04/2014
NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRATION AND SUPPORT SPECIALIST
The Position
Reporting to Network Infrastructure Integration and Administration Manager, the job holder will be required to provide technical support to Network Infrastructure service outages and service requests in line with business needs through integration, configuration, administration and management of Network Infrastructure elements across the Bank’s Enterprise Network while ensuring high availability and a secure data network for delivery of business services.
Key Responsibilities
• Provision of timely and high quality and cost effective infrastructure
• Maintenance of network up time and improvement of network management solutions
• Improving network security to reduce threats of attacks
• Researching on and deployment of modern technologies and their application of industry standards and best practices to network installations
• Ensure that installations adhere to industry standards and best practices
• Reduction of overall network infrastructure costs through increased efficiency and convergence of services on the network
The Person
In order to be considered for the above position all applicants should have:-
• Must have Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from an institution recognized by Commission for University Education. Must be a CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associates). • Possession of additional IT certification e.g. ITIL, CCNP, CCVP, CCSP and COTIT, will be a definite advantage
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Information Technology with hands on experience in Networking (Routing and Switching).
• A minimum of 2 years working experience with IP telephony systems-(Telephony and Voice).
• Good understanding of emerging trends in the industry and possible improvements in corporate data and voice networks.
• Proven skills in configuring security perimeter firewalls, IPS systems, and advanced security configurations on Cisco Devices.
• Demonstrate in depth understanding of troubleshooting skills and resolution of Network infrastructure issues.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Bank’s IT Policy and Procedures
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills
• A results driven “team player”, personality with a willingness and ability to work in a dynamic working environment
• Excellent planning and organizing skills
• Excellent customer service
The above position is demanding for which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidates. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke
To be considered your application must be received by Sept. 26, 2014.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
JOB REF: IT 13/2014
ORACLE DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
The Position
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Data Base Administration, and the successful candidate is expected to ensure the health and optimization of all oracle data based applications
Key Responsibilities
- Manage
and support high performance, highly available and mission critical
database platforms for the Core Banking and other systems.
- Review
and design database structures to support business requirements
including logical and physical database modeling.
- Install,
configure and maintain database instances, creates various database
objects, create users with appropriate roles and levels of security.
- Implement
database security policies that are consistent with laid security
guidelines.
- Implement
and perform database backup and recovery strategies that meet
recovery and availability requirements.
- Implement
best practices and incorporate them in DBA procedures.
- Manage
and support Enterprise Data warehouse including the development of
reports from the data warehouse platform
- A
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field from
a University recognized by Commission for University Education.
An MBA will be an added advantage
- Must
possess Oracle OCP certification
- Demonstrate
a strong understanding of Oracle RAC and Oracle Data Guard
- Demonstrate
a strong understanding of Unix
- A
team player with Effective leadership skills
- A
minimum of 5 years’ hands on experience in Oracle administration
- A
minimum of 3 years’ hands on experience in
- Data
warehousing, data mining and business intelligence
- Unix
platforms HP/Solaris/IBM AIX
- Knowledge
of administration in the following areas will be an added
advantage
- T24
core banking systems
- Web
sphere and MQ series
- Self-driven
with highly innovative skills
To be considered your application must be received by Sept. 26, 2014.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
JOB REF: IT 16/2014
BRAND MANAGERS
The Position
Reporting to the Head, Business Marketing the job holder will be required to develop and execute activity plans that drive the business growth and objectives of assigned brands in order to realize customer numbers, revenue and product penetration of assigned products.
Key Responsibilities
• Development and execution of marketing plan for the assigned products and/or business units.
• Work closely with the unit heads, product development team and sales teams to achieve the business objectives. Participate in projects driven by the respective business units supported.
• Campaigns/Promotions - The key components of this item are:
- Develop briefs for campaigns and promotional projects in line with the business and brand objectives.
- Work with partner agencies and suppliers to ensure timely execution of promotional projects and campaigns with the aim of achieving the business and brand objectives.
- Implement an internal marketing plan
- Regular performance tracking and compilation of a report on each activity which is circulated to the respective stakeholders.
- Close out all campaigns/promotions with a duly signed off report.
• Coordinate partner agencies and suppliers to execute product activations for the products effectively within set timelines.
• Conduct Market Intelligence – The key components of this item are:
- Utilize research reports such as Brand Tracker, Usage and Attitude surveys and product specific surveys to inform and develop marketing plans.
- Track and analyze assigned product performance through sales numbers and value, monthly Share of Voice (SOV) and monthly competitor advertising and industry trends, and utilize to prepare monthly reports with recommendations to the line manager.
• Work closely with regional sales teams and branches to ensure sales support at marketing activations and events as well as provide sales teams with any required support during sales driven activities.
• Liaise with Procurement to ensure merchandise ordered is as per correct specification and meets brand guidelines. Liaise with Procurement to ensure supplier sourcing is done in accordance to budget and business needs while maximizing savings through effective negotiations with service providers.
Position Qualifications & Experience
For the above position, the successful applicant should have:-
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from an institution recognized by Commission for University Education
• Possession of a postgraduate degree or professional qualification in a Marketing will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Marketing or similar role.
• Experience in Marketing & Sales.
• Knowledge of Banking Operations.
• Demonstrate excellent Planning and organizing skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Project Management Skills.
• Proven track record in delivering results.
The above position is demanding for which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidates. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke
To be considered your application must be received by Sept. 26, 2014.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
JOB REF: MKT 08/2014
MANAGER, PARTNERSHIPS
The Position
Reporting to Head, Product Innovations the job holder will be required to manage, negotiate and close partners to drive products development, features enhancements, brands promotions and blue and white label programs for products.
Key Responsibilities
•Seek and manage contracts to resolve systems integrations, commercial requirements with large corporate, parastatals, counties and central government to generate new products, features enhancements, new markets, customer offers for brand promotions and cross sell opportunities.
• Negotiate and develop billers for channels to drive direct integration and aggregator programs to rapidly expand the existing portfolio to lead in channel utility.
• Seek and close white and blue label partners to meet loyalty program revenues and customer targets.
• Work with business and cross functional teams to rapidly execute partnership programs – commercial and contract alignment internally.
• Developing new & leveraging existing community building programs for customer recruitment, engagement & retention.
• Provide leadership, creative and strategic oversight over partnership negotiations.
The Person
• Must have Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from an institution recognized by Commission for University Education.
• Possession of Professional Qualification in Marketing and MBA will be an added advantage.
• At least 5 Years Partnership Management Experience.
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in Sales and Marketing, and 3 of which should be at management level in management of sales and marketing of the banks’ products
• Ability to build strong working relationships, internal and external to the organization
• Experience in Banking Operations
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and tight deadlines
• Experience in projects management will be an added advantage
The above position is demanding for which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidates. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke
To be considered your application must be received by Sept. 26, 2014.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
JOB REF: MKT06/2014
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