Dfcu Bank Jobs – Manager, Credit Approval Team

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Organization: Dfcu Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job ID: 212
About Us:
Dfcu bank is a fast
growing commercial bank offering a variety of innovative products and services.
DFCU Limited was started by the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC)
of the United Kingdom and the Government of Uganda through the Uganda
Development Corporation (UDC) under the name of Development Finance Company of
Uganda Limited. Later restructuring brought in DEG (of Germany) and
International Finance Corporation (IFC) as equal partners with CDC and UDC,
each having a 25% stake in the company. Its objective was to support long-term
development projects whose financing needs and risk did not appeal to the then
existing financial commercial lending institutions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Lead and develop credit approval team to
    transfer skills through on job training, coaching, mentoring and ensure
    harmony among the team to improve performance.
  • Evaluate and structure credit facilities
    within USD 350,000 appropriately to book quality deals priced to cover all
    embedded costs under the risk reward trade-off to achieve the bank’s
    disbursment target and grow quality portfolio and minimize losses.
  • Ensure compliance with internal credit
    policies and Central Bank guidelines and regulations on prudential norms
    failure of which the bank can incur losses as a result of penalties.
  • Manage the appropriate preparation of
    Internal Credit Committee meetings.
  • Manage appropriate preparation of credit
    approvals for Board Credit Committee.
  • Manage adequate turn-around-time
    according to SLA with business.
  • Pro-actively share knowledge and conduct
    training on Credit assessment throughout the DFCU bank.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The suitable DFCU employee should
    possess a University degree in the areas of Economics, Finance or Business
    Administration.
  • Credit Certification.
  • ACIB or similar professional
    qualification.
  • At least five years’ experience in a
    Financial Institution – 3 years in Credit Risk management.
  • Experience in Business, Investment and
    project appraisal.
  • Agricultural knowledge or affinity with
    agricultural sector is an added advantage.
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving
    and decision making skills.
  • Experience in leadership and managing a
    team of specialists.
  • A hardworking, self motivated,
    analytical and results orientated person with the ability to work with
    minimum supervision.
  • Thorough understanding of internal
    credit policies and Financial Institutions Act (FIA).
  • Proficiency in Computer packages
    including Excel, Word.
  • Financial Risk Analysis skills.
  • Communication skills (both oral and
    written).
  • Basic legal knowledge and understanding
    particularly of the Ugandan context.
  • General day to day market trends.
How to Apply:
​All suitably qualified candidates should send
their applications by clicking on this link. 
Please include the
following in your application; an updated CV / resume should include your
contact information and three work related references and a one page statement
describing your suitability for the role should be included.
Deadline: 31st March 2014.

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