Chinese Desk Manager at Access Bank Plc

Access Bank Plc is a financial institution with presence in 9 countries in Africa and the United Kingdom and in all major cities in Nigeria. Also referred to as the Africa's Bank of Best Practice, Access Bank operates on a platform of strong ethics, governance and professionalism.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chinese Desk Manager

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time (Onsite)

Description

• The Chinese Desk Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining contacts with the local Chinese business community.
• You will also oversee and lead effective relationships across industry players like SMEs, Corporates, and other stakeholders.

Functions and Responsibilities

• Identify and educate potential customers on the bank’s products and services.
• Onboard new businesses.
• Actively monitor local market developments in the Chinese SME and Corporate financing area.
• Organize, participate in internal/external events, and prepare relevant promotional presentations and other materials as required.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders and ensure effective follow-up of business leads.
• Understand clients’ overall business requirements and strategic objectives.
• Coordinate relevant internal processes and ensure smooth cooperation with Access Bank services (legal, risk management, compliance etc.) in the context of new portfolio transactions.
• Communicate regularly with key client contacts and ensure operational excellence.
• Contribute to the creation of proposals and presentations to existing clients.
• Stay current on processes and timelines to ensure projects progress promptly.
• Identify opportunities, issues, and other inflection points.
• Contribute to company innovation, knowledge base, and marketing/sales efforts.
• Responsible for crafting and executing the strategy for the Desk which includes Go-To-Market plans
• Engage and leverage relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Agreeing the budgets for the Desk and meeting all financial metrics as advised.
• Meeting deliverables as assigned by the MD/CEO of the Bank, ED and Group Head.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional work experience, with a financial background, will be an added advantage.
• A recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Skills / Competence Requirements:

• Affinity with impact investing
• Ability to build productive internal and external working relationships and build a network in an international environment, take up opportunities independently and can create support for this.
• Self-starting mentality and an eagerness to be part of a new team and business.
• Demonstrated resourcefulness, strong work ethic, attention to detail, and self-motivation.
• Ability to understand clients’ business models and opportunities.
• Proficiency with business software (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Excellent knowledge of English and Chinese both oral and written. Knowledge of the Nigerian languages would constitute a distinct advantage.
• Willing to travel as needed solving capabilities.
• Financial background/skills will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
26th February, 2026.