Head, Investment Advisory at Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria - We attract talented individuals. Not only can they give you the benefit of their experience, they also reveal a closer, more personal look at the wide range of global opportunities we offer. At the core of the Group's people strategy is our focus on employee engagement. Engagement is a key driver of productivity and performance, which creates the foundation of our performance culture. We encourage and focus on the behaviours that bring out the very best from every employee, assessing their performance not just on results but on how those results were achieved. To further embed these behaviours we have a remuneration programme in place, carefully designed to incentivise our employees to live our values every day.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Investment Advisory

Ref No: 2200001184
Location: Nigeria
Job: Retail Banking
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Permanent

The Role Responsibilities
Strategy:

• Drive franchise deepening, information dissemination, and  knowledge acquisition through events/sessions/meetings (virtual and physical) targeted at clients (ETB/NTB), RMs, and IAs

Business:

• Ensure sales and revenue targets attached to investment and wealth lending products, as well as growth targets attached to the asset under management and asset on books, are achieved
• Utilise in-house advisory materials and platforms to deliver holistic investment advisory to clients

Processes:

• Ensure the provision of timely and relevant investment advisory to clients, taking into consideration their financial objectives, as well as needs and risk profile.
• Review and grant business and transaction approvals relating to Investment
• Regularly liaise and collaborate with critical stakeholders in-country and out-of-country (WM Product Managers, WOps, SAU, Segment Heads, BMs, Client Experience, CABM, Compliance, Legal, OR, Audit, Finance, Fund Select Team, other relevant Group/Regional Teams)

People and Talent:

• Oversee and provide leadership to a team of Investment Advisors who provide investment advice to clients within the CPBB business (Priority & Premium, Personal, and Business Banking), and in partnership with Relationship and Product Managers; ensure suitable wealth products are deployed to meet client’s desired risk/investment performance requirements
• Ensure that all learning and developmental needs of the Investment Advisors are met

Risk Management:

• Ensure that RMs/Frontline staff are duly certified before selling IS products and that they comply with all sales governance and conduct rules

Governance:

• Ensure that the overall activities of the IA team are done in a well-controlled environment and there are no governance issues

Regulatory & Business Conduct:

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association

Key Stakeholders:

• WM Product Managers, WOps, SAU, Segment Heads, BMs, Client Experience, CABM, Compliance, Legal, OR, Audit, Finance, Fund Select Team, other relevant Group/Regional Teams

Other Responsibilities:

• As assigned by the Head of WM.

Our Ideal Candidate

• ACSI, CFA
• Not mandatory but would be a plus.

Application Closing Date
4th February, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online