Head Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)

Stanbic Bank is continuously striving for service excellence and market supremacy and we are committed to making a real difference in the provision of financial services in Botswana. The Bank values its people and maintains a challenging and inspiring environment for teamwork, with abundant opportunities for growth and rewards for innovation and high performance. If you have the energy, the drive and the passion, then you are the person Stanbic Bank is looking for.

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Head Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)

Requirements

Stanbic Bank Botswana requires highly experienced individuals with solid Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) know-how coupled with strong relationship building proficiency and ability to lead successful teams for the Head CIB Botswana role:

Head CIB is a critical and executive role that articulates and sets the strategic direction and business objectives (client-centric approach) for Botswana in line with Sub Regional CIB & Sub Regional Product objectives.

Role responsibility include building and maintaining a strong CIB brand and reputation at a country level as aligned to Standard Bank Group and CIB Brand. The incumbent will be the in-country leader of the CIB employee base and is expected to drive “One CIB Culture”. The candidate will ensure delivery of Country CIB revenues and net earnings through provision of an appropriate range of banking products (Transactional Product and Services, Investment Banking, Global Markets Products and Investor Services) to the existing and targeted client base, working with and through the Client Coverage Team.

The candidate will need to contribute to the overall Bank’s financial performance by understanding and acting on opportunities for cost efficiencies, and cooperation with other areas such as Personal and Business Banking (PBB), Wealth, Finance and Risk Management. The incumbent is expected to fulfill a governance role in serving as a member of key in-country management committees such as Bank Executive team (EXCO), Credit Committee, ALCO, New Product Committee, Risk Committee and Business Approval Committee.

Head CIB is a key member of the Bank Executive Management team and reports directly to the Bank CE and works closely with the Board of Directors.

Qualifications

• Relevant Business, Accounting or Financial Degree
• MBA will be an added advantage
• Leadership training from a reputable institution

Experience

• Strong business acumen, competent in risk & financial management with minimum 15 years of extensive & relevant experience within Banking or Financial fraternity of which at least 10 years should be in an Executive or Senior leadership role within the Banking industry
• Demonstrable and advanced knowledge of Investment Banking, Capital Markets, and real transaction experience from a global banking institution
• Prior Client Coverage hands - on experience at Senior Level
• Evident and prior experience in leading a high performance team

Key Personal/Business attributes

• Commercially astute with ability to identify and close revenue opportunities
• Ability to work in a dynamic, competitive and constantly changing environment
• Capability to deal with complexity from a product and industry perspective
• Presence with clients and ability to market the Bank’s capability

Closing date and application instructions

Please forward your applications to Head, Human Capital, Stanbic Bank Botswana, Private Bag 00168, GABORONE or via e-mail to Recruitmentbotswana@stanbic.com no later than 30th October 2015. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.