Managing Director at a Leading Microfinance Bank – Edgewood Consulting Limited

Job Title: Managing Director

Location: Ondo State
Employment Type: Full-time

Main Responsibility

• The Managing Director shall be responsible for giving strategic guidance and direction to the board to ensure that the Company achieves its financial vision, mission and long term goals.

Responsibilities

• Setting the overall strategic direction of the company alongside the board.
• Plans and implements the long term business strategy of the organization to achieve the overall objectives.
• Devising a 5-year plan and working with other board members to oversee its implementation.
• Carrying out regular SWOT analysis to mitigate any potential risks through industry and market changes.
• Setting company-wide KPI’s to gauge company performance in all areas.
• Prepare a corporate plan and annual business plan and monitor progress against these plans to ensure that the company attains its objectives as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Develop and maintain an effective Marketing and Business Development strategy to promote the products, services and image of the company in the community.
• Introduce and implement effective systems, policies, structures and resources to support the growth of the Bank and ensure adherence to the same.
• Serve as the Operations Lead for the Microfinance core banking system implementation, aligning system configuration with operational processes and policies.
• Develop and manage a team of well-trained, focused and motivated Banking Services staff.
• Manage centralized loan processing and account opening functions to ensure efficiency, quality and control.
• Define and implement new policies and procedures for Banking Services in support of product development / refinement or upon introduction of new technologies and delivery channels.
• Analyse operational risks, procedures, work flow and controls on an ongoing basis for continual improvement of operational systems.
• Safeguard customer data and protect against fraud through management of authorization levels and access rights.
• Analyse operational risks, procedures, work flow and controls on an ongoing basis for continual improvement of operational systems.
• Develop and maintain sufficient business continuity plans to ensure service delivery in the event of minor to major incidences & escalation of service exceptions as needed.
• Setting company budgets and forecasts alongside the finance department.
• Reporting results to the shareholders on a quarterly and annual basis.

Qualifications/ Skills/ Competencies Required

• 5+ years of senior level experience of management of people and resources.
• A proven record of success at a senior level in a Microfinance Bank.
• A degree in Social Sciences or any other related field. Professional qualification will be an added advantage.
• A wide knowledge of the industry.
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria.
• A very high level of commercial awareness.
• Strategic Planning Skills
• Leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Application Closing Date
31 January, 2021

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the “MD, Microfinance Bank” as subject of the email.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.