United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) Recruitment for Head - Subsidiary Governance

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa's leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head - Subsidiary Governance

Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Monitor the activities of Company Secretaries in the various Anglophone Subsidiaries.
• Maintain appropriate enterprise-wide Subsidiary governance policies.
• Promote best practices of corporate governance in the Anglophone subsidiaries.
• Take custodianship of corporate governance portfolio for the various subsidiaries.
• Provide support to Directors of subsidiaries on governance issues.
• Prepare and administer the corporate calendar for the Anglophone subsidiaries.
• Standardize board packs and reporting formats for the Anglophone subsidiaries.
• Ensure the integration of subsidiaries added through acquisitions.
• Assist with implementation of structured changes & initiatives affecting the subsidiaries.
• Promote accountability of all Board Members and Management across the Group to Shareholders through improved transparency and disclosure
• Create a center of excellence for Subsidiary Governance.
• to Market Risk/Internal Control/ Finance.

Required Knowledge and skills

• Broad knowledge of banking industry products and services
• In-depth knowledge of organizational structure and corporate governance best practices.
• Knowledge of International law
• Project management knowledge,
• Strong interpersonal relationship and human capital management skills
• Excellent communication and interviewing skill
• Attention to details
• Bi-lingual i.e. speaks fluent English plus any other African official language.

Remuneration & Benefits
Your pay is negotiable. We offer an attractive benefits package that is highly competitive.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.