Group Head, Agric. Finance at Sterling Bank Plc

Sterling Bank Plc “Your one-customer bank” is a full service national commercial bank in Nigeria. In over 50 years of operations, Sterling Bank (formerly NAL Bank) has evolved from the nation’s pre-eminent investment banking institution to a fully-fledged commercial bank; and completed a merger with 4 other banks – Indo-Nigeria Merchant Bank, Magnum Trust Bank, NBM Bank and Trust Bank of Africa – as part of the 2006 consolidation of the Nigerian banking industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Group Head, Agric. Finance

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time
Specialization(s): Banking / Finance / Insurance

Job Summary

Develop Business strategies for Agric finance and solid minerals’ group; manage and increase the value of portfolio, achieve, and maintain the Bank’s goal of market leadership, drive and manage business relationship and increase profitability

Job Description

Develop the group’s corporate strategies and implement a business plan to support the bank’s goal of market leadership as it relates to Agric finance and solid minerals sectors
Manage the group’s portfolios by systematically increase the value of the portfolio, promoting excellent asset quality (maintaining an acceptable level of asset quality) and ultimately driving desired profit
Plan and design products to the target markets within the sector and ensure timely execution
Review existing products continuously to reflect the current market realities, resolve issues across related platforms and achieve increased profitability
Develop business proposal to both private and public sector for active participation in Agric and Export financing
Facilitate training for market facing staff on the related product offerings and ensure capabilities building and improvement of staffin the groupas well as recommend training needs in the group
Appraise, review, and approve credit request process (es) and project financing
Identify new business relationships and grow existing business relationship to generate quality risk assets
Ensure prompt monthly returns reporting to regulatory agencies on group’s portfolio
Prepare quarterly Management and Board Reports

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