Sacco Chief Executive Officer at Co-operative Bank of Kenya

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Job Detail

  • Job ID 1016269
  • Experience  8 Years +
  • Qualifications  Master’s Degree

Job Description

Duties & responsibilities

Reporting to the Board of directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Sacco operations. The key duties shall include;

  • Development and execution of the Sacco’s strategic plan and business plans, aligning operations with the mission and cascading goals to divisional heads.
  • Overseeing budgeting, liquidity and investment portfolio management to ensure long-term sustainability and returns to shareholders.
  • Ensuring adherence to SASRA guidelines, regulations and all other relevant laws, rules and regulations.
  • Leading the digital transformation strategy, including oversight of core banking systems and cybersecurity.
  • Spearheading business development initiatives to expand membership and create innovative financial solutions to the membership.
  • Providing regular, timely and accurate reports to the board on financial performance, risk exposure and audit findings.
  • Leading, mentoring, supervising and developing a high-performance staff culture, ensuring optimal talent acquisition, utilization and performance.
  • Reviewing and implementing regulations, internal systems, structures, procedures and controls to improve the quality of service
  • Attend all board of Directors meetings on an advisory capacity
  • Manage the Sacco’s budget ensuring spending is in line with overall budget
  • Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements & relevant bodies.
  • Monitor key performance areas and ensure all targets are met
  • Co-ordination of the Sacco activities to ensure optimum and efficient utilization of all Sacco assets and resources.
  • Represent the Sacco in forums, business transactions and any other transaction authorized by the Board of Directors.
  • Any other lawful duty that may be assigned by the Board of Directors.

Attributes/Skills

  • Strategic and visionary leadership with strong business acumen.
  • Strong knowledge of sacco business model and regulatory framework governing Deposit-Taking Saccos
  • Must possess a high degree of integrity, ethical judgement and commitment to transparency and accountability
  • Results driven, with excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
  • Effective communicator with strong interpersonal influencing and negotiation skills
  • Proven ability to lead change, transformation and performance improvement initiatives
  • Proficient in Microsoft office suite.

Qualifications

The candidate should have:

  • A Business-related degree or its equivalent from a recognised university
  • CPA(K) or CPS(K) its equivalent
  • Membership to a professional body and in good standing
  • Master’s degree in strategic management or related discipline from a recognized university will be an added advantage
  • A diploma or Degree in Co-operative Management will be an added advantage
  • 10 years practical experience in a Deposit-Taking Sacco of which 5 years must be in a Senior management position
  • Age: 40 years and above.

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