GERMAN DESK MANAGER AT ACCESS BANK PLC

About Company:

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.

Job Description:

• Identify and educate potential customers on the bank’s products and services.
• Onboard new businesses.
• Actively monitor local market developments in the German 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.
• Work with clients to document project needs and requirements.
• Contribute to the creation of proposals and presentations to existing clients.
• Facilitate internal and external meetings and manage meeting summaries as needed.
• Stay current on processes and timelines to ensure projects progress in a timely manner.
• 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 GH of Commercial Banking.

Requirements:

• Proven knowledge of German and Nigerian culture
• 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 extrapolate opportunities.
• Proficiency with business software (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Excellent knowledge of English and German both oral and written. Good knowledge of the Nigerian languages would constitute a distinct advantage.
• Willing to travel as needed solving capabilities.
• Ability to speak German Language.
• Financial background/skills will be an added advantage.
• Strategic orientation.
• Entrepreneurship/ taking ownership.
• Self-Management.
• Interpersonal Skills.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of working experience in the field of commercial/Corporate banking, including trade finance.
• A recognized professional certification will be an added advantage.

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

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