Investment Manager – Regional Business Office

INVESTMENT MANAGER – REGIONAL BUSINESS OFFICE
Position Description
Job Title: Investment Manager – Regional Business Office
Reports To: Director Investments
Department: Investments
Scale: Bank 04
Location: Regional Business Office – Arua
Supervises: RBO Staff
Job Summary / Purpose
Job Summary / Purpose
Source for business fundable projects within the regional market that are aligned with the bank’s
strategic objectives and the National Development Plan III.
Manage, supervise and ensure the wellbeing of the regional staff talent within the region and
provide adequate support to enable them to deliver on their mandate.
Accountability
Statement
● The job holder shall establish, develop, manage, and oversee operations at the Regional
office and ensure sustainable growth of the bank’s business in the allocated region
across the priority sectors. In executing this mandate, the role holder will develop, grow,
and profitably sustain investments in the Regional Business office in line with the Bank’s
Policies, the Environment & Social Risk Management Framework and the Bank’s
strategic focus.
Principle Duties &
Responsibilities
● Directing and managing all operational aspects such as distribution operations, human
resources, customer service, administration, and business aspects of recruitment of
enterprises for funding, enterprise support, relationship management, stakeholder
engagements etc.
● Assessing the condition of the local market and identifying current and prospective
investment opportunities among the SMEs, Women & Youth Enterprises among others.
● Making forecasts, business plans, and financial objectives to meet goals and metrics of
the Regional Business Office.
● Overseeing spending plan and allocating funds appropriately at the regional business
office.
● Providing Regional Business Office’s personnel training, development, coaching,
business advisory to customers and motivation.
● Finding key areas of improvement and channelising corrective actions that can meet
challenges and optimise growth opportunities for the region.
● Sharing key details with other RBOs and headquarters on effective practices, business
opportunities, competitive intelligence, and needs.
● Solving all customer and employee satisfaction issues.
● Following high ethical standards, and complying with all regulations/applicable laws.
● Making efforts to optimise the presence and reputation of the Regional Business Office
and the company.
● Being aware of competing markets and offering reports on market movement and
penetration.
● Maintaining quality loan book, supporting supervision of projects, recovery &
monitoring of loans in the region allocated.
● Supporting the M&E/E&S requests in the allocated region on requested projects.
● Developing a suitable policy framework, investment strategies, fundable pipeline
building, credit appraisal, relationship management, monitoring and evaluation among
others.
● Supporting and guiding the regional staff regarding execution of the assigned
deliverables.
● Managing stakeholder relations relating to special programs including development
partners, donors, government, civil society among others to enhance bank relations.
● Managing relationships with existing and prospective customers in the region allocated.
● Initiating and leading customer outreach and sensitisation activities for target clients in
the bank.
● Provision of business advisory services to the target clientele.
● Undertaking continuous market intelligence/survey and providing recommendations on
significant developments.
● Reviewing trends regularly within the assigned region and identifying emerging
opportunities, risks and proactively implementing appropriate solutions/mitigants.
● Undertaking initial investment analysis and appraisal of proposals submitted to the Bank
and making recommendations to the respective teams.
● Ensuring compliance with the bank’s credit risk management policy, Special Programs
policies/Procedures, credit procedures manual among others.
● Conducting regular monitoring of all investments in the portfolio and providing periodic
reports for management.
● Provision of credit risk supervision, including the monitoring of borrower performance,
credit risk grading of each loan in the portfolio (at least annually/in accordance with the
credit risk management policy) and where appropriate, recommend corrective actions
to ensure adherence to credit policy.
● Conducting regular site visits to ascertain the state of borrowers and determine the
appropriate assessment of the credit risk rating.
● Provision of periodic budget monitoring reports to the Director Investments to guide in
decision making with the aim of meeting regional expectations.
● Representing the bank in all bank’s related activities in the allocated region.
● Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Level of Authority
● Manage Regional Business Office staff performance & Welfare.
● Coordinate all bank activities within the RBO coverage.
● Grow a profitable & sustainable business at assigned RBO.
● Represent the bank in all bank’s related activities in the allocated region.
Relationships
Internally: Head office staff, Special Programs Unit & RBO Staff.
Externally: Key external stakeholders including business associations, local authorities,
partners, bank customers and prospective customers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
A good degree preferably in Business studies/social sciences, Sciences, or any business-related
field.
A Master’s Degree in the related fields above (Mandatory).
Professional qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, ACIB, etc.) would be an added advantage.
Experience & Skills
● Minimum of 5 years in a similar role in a financial institution or development bank,
preferably engaged in long term funding or SME’s financing.
● Experience in funding and managing SMEs, Women & Youth enterprises from existing
to start-up businesses.
● Strong analytical and financial analysis skills and experience in using financial models &
credit appraisals among others.
● Experience in managing regional financial office and upcountry experience/operations.
● Experience in relationship management, customer service, stakeholder engagements &
people management.
● Experience in business roll out, budgeting/planning, enterprise development & support.

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