RECRUITMENT AT Standard Chartered Tanzania , May 2017

Relationship Manager - Commercial Banking

To establish, develop and maintain pro-actively a team portfolio of corporate customers who require routine as well as complex structured trade finance and other Commercial Banking services in order to generate revenue for the Bank through managing the corporate relationship professionally subject only to broad guidance and direction on orientation from SCB policies, but with attendant credit responsibility and accountability. Managing of a dedicated support team if prescribed.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Pro-actively establishes, develops and maintains a team portfolio of Client Relationship ensuring that new relationships or ongoing requirements of existing clients attain maximum revenue within acceptable risk profile requirements by carrying out detailed financial analysis of the client accounts and develops proposals within defined Bank
• procedures and often creates structured trade finance and treasury transactions and facilities using analytical and constructive thinking with a large degree of evaluative judgement to meet the client needs. Further adopts appropriate relationship management strategies to protect the Bank's interest at all times e.g. potential defaults and to meet the clients expectations of the relationship with differing situations often requiring varied styles of creation or identification and selection of appropriate solutions.
• Markets to large existing and potential clients the full complement of products and services offered by the Bank, including Financial Markets, Corporate and Institutional Bank Clients, Retail Clients and promotes within Standard Chartered Group opportunities by referring potential relationships to other countries in order that SCB may benefit on a Group basis.
• Assesses and approves limit applications granted under discretionary powers and recommend applications for higher level approval where appropriate.
• Manages, trains and appraises a dedicated team in order to develop their corporate banking skills and motivate them to contribute to achievement of job and team objectives.
• Remains upto date in designated specialist industry, if any, thus acting as a technical resource / advisor to Client Relatiopnship Division on matters relating to this industry e.g., proposed new client, provision of market feedback in relation to structure of facilities, product suitability and market trends.
• Contributes to overall strategy formulation in discussions with the Head of Sales and Executive Director, Client Relationship Tanzania, bringing to bear market knowledge, competitor analysis, trade flows and innovative 'deal' structures in order that the strategy reflects market.
• Monitors market and competitor activities and strategies to ensure that opportunities for new business are not overlooked and SCB market share retained.
• Identifies through account management potential defaulting accounts and investigates through closer management of the account cause for concern and recommends to the Head of Sales appropriate remedial action.
• Manages defaulting accounts by devising an account management strategy e.g., period, suspension of interest, recovery of full debt and then implements the plan with the assistance of external bodies and agencies e.g. police and courts thus minimising losses to the Bank.
• Ensures that all 'team' related administrative functions including file maintenance, regular stock inspections, periodic appraisals, training and staff development are competently performed.
• Additional responsibility of running with adhoc Client Relationship projects which come up from time to time.
• Complete all CDD / AML requirements in a timely manner, and ensure that all documentation of clients is valid and in place. Monitor accounts for KYC/AML controls and compliance

Qualifications and Skills

• Business or accounting related degree.
• MBA/ACA preferred.
• Minimum 7 years experience in a corporate banking environment of which minimum 2 years should be of managing corporate client relationships.
• Sound understanding of corporate treasury products, trade finance products, Retail Clients products.
• Strong credit appraisal and marketing skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial information.
• A good understanding of the general, economic, political and business environment of the region.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and negotiation skills.
• High quality experience in a credit management position with proven ability to manage a team.

Diversity and Inclusion

Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.

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