Caritas Microfinance Bank Job Vacancy : Business Development Officer

Caritas Microfinance Bank Job Vacancy : Business Development Officer

October 29, 2014

Job Description

Caritas MFB Microfinance Bank: We are a newly found Faith Based Microfinance Bank in Kenya
whose vision is to empower all economically and socially.

We are seeking to fill the following position with a competent, able and committed individual who will translate and actualize the vision of the shareholders.

Job Title: Business Development Officer

Job Ref: CB/HRR/007

Reporting To: Operations Manager

Job Summary: Generates new profitable financial relationships, focusing on the small and medium middle market segment, emphasizing loans, deposits and cash management relationships.

Will identify and acquire new banking relationships, utilizing a self-managed program and effectively handing off leads to relationship managers.

Will develop and effectively communicate sales proposals to target clients.

The officer will understand differing industry credit and financial product needs and trends.

Acts as liaison with management teams and other service lines/product groups within the bank.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for sourcing and developing prospects and new clients and assisting in the sale of products and services to those prospects and new clients
• Responsible for developing sales strategies and maintaining and expanding referral sources
• Gathering and maintaining prospect data base
• Maintaining marketing materials to be used in the selling process
• Participate in community organizations and activities
• Assists in prospective customers in the on-boarding process
• Implementation of sales strategies and maintaining and expanding referral sources
• Provide introduction of prospects to relevant management team upon opportunities having been qualified as priorities to pursue
• Gather and maintain prospect data base, maintain marketing materials to be used in the selling process
• Participate in Commercial colleague meetings and training in order to stay current on bank products and services and remain current on banking market conditions and industry trends
• Play a visible role in Trade organizations and Community organizations and activities in order to raise the profile of the bank.
• Any other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or relevant diploma and equivalent work experience
• Sales experience in the financial services industry

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Proven sales ability in commercial banking or related financial services industry
• Strong credit and commercial lending skills
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated negotiation and sales strategy implementation skills
• Ability and motivation to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to work and excel in an unstructured environment

Essential Application Details
Please indicate the Job Ref, followed by Job Title in the Subject line of your email application (e.g CB/HRR/003 Operations Manager …)
Closing date for applications is 6th November 2014
Please indicate expected salary in application
Only Shortlisted Candidates will be contacted

How to Apply

Please send CV and Cover Letter as ONE document to: recruitment@caritasmicrofinancebank.co.ke