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 organization 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.
Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to apply for Job at United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Industry Specialist
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Lagos | Nigeria.
Job Description:
- As industry specialists, the primary purpose of the role is to green light credits in their industry, applying their professional knowledge in the credit assessment prior to any approval
- The role holder will also be expected to become Certified Senior Credit Officers following intensive Senior Credit Officer training programmes which will place them in positions to grant approvals.
Responsibilities
The Industry Specialists will be responsible for the following:
- Develop industry studies which will include an identification of target market/RAAC for their specific industries. This will highlight key risk issues and appropriate mitigants to guide marketing efforts.
- Assess credits in their specific area and identify any structural weaknesses which must be mitigated before giving approval to proceed.
- Lead in project finance in the area of expertise to ensure all areas of ambiguity or uncertainty are addressed and adequately mitigated through structuring and other conditions.
- Train and mentor other staff to build a reservoir of expertise for the group.
Qualifications And Requirements:
- First Degree in any relevant course of study.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience with at least 5 years in top management level.
- Professional qualification is an added advantage.
The Specialists will be from the following industries:
- Agric
- Aviation
- Construction
- Maritime
- Mining
- Power
- Oil & Gas
- Telecommunications
- Other Infrastructure projects
Technical Skills:
- Knowledge of Credit Risk Management and Credit Assessment.
- Good knowledge of the Bank’s products and services.
- Excellent communication skills – oral and written.
What we expect from you:
- High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
- Highly organized, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
- Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.
- High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.
Requirements
Successful candidates must have:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in their Industry – either as a staff of one of the major industry leaders (preferably top 3) or as a Management Consultant (in one of top 5 international consulting firms) or as a Relationship Manager / Analyst in a reputable bank (one of top 10% banks in the banking sector as determined by a reputable industry rating agency)
- Must have been at top management level for at least 5 years(AGM in banking sector or equivalent)
- Demonstrated knowledge of the complexities of the industry with verifiable and quantitative evidence e.g participated in the execution of at least 5 major projects in the Industry etc.
- Membership of professional institution in industry.
- Professional qualification and experience across Africa/International is preferred.
What you should expect from us:
- Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
- Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
- Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.
