Group Head, Agric. Finance at Sterling Bank Plc

Sterling Bank Plc "Your one-customer bank" is a full service national commercial bank in Nigeria. In over 50 years of operations, Sterling Bank (formerly NAL Bank) has evolved from the nation’s pre-eminent investment banking institution to a fully-fledged commercial bank; and completed a merger with 4 other banks - Indo-Nigeria Merchant Bank, Magnum Trust Bank, NBM Bank and Trust Bank of Africa - as part of the 2006 consolidation of the Nigerian banking industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Group Head, Agric. Finance

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time
Specialization(s): Banking / Finance / Insurance

Job Summary

• Develop Business strategies for Agric finance and solid minerals’ group; manage and increase the value of portfolio, achieve, and maintain the Bank’s goal of market leadership, drive and manage business relationship and increase profitability

Job Description

• Develop the group’s corporate strategies and implement a business plan to support the bank’s goal of market leadership as it relates to Agric finance and solid minerals sectors
• Manage the group’s portfolios by systematically increase the value of the portfolio, promoting excellent asset quality (maintaining an acceptable level of asset quality) and ultimately driving desired profit
• Plan and design products to the target markets within the sector and ensure timely execution
• Review existing products continuously to reflect the current market realities, resolve issues across related platforms and achieve increased profitability
• Develop business proposal to both private and public sector for active participation in Agric and Export financing
• Facilitate training for market facing staff on the related product offerings and ensure capabilities building and improvement of staffin the groupas well as recommend training needs in the group
• Appraise, review, and approve credit request process (es) and project financing
• Identify new business relationships and grow existing business relationship to generate quality risk assets
• Ensure prompt monthly returns reporting to regulatory agencies on group’s portfolio
• Prepare quarterly Management and Board Reports

Job Experience

• Minimum 10 -12 years of cognate experience

Application Closing Date
20th October, 2020.