Relationship Manager – Business Banking

About the Job

JOB OBJECTIVE:

Promote the image and values of the Bank under existing environment/competition, and a growing emphasis on quality customer service to ensure overall performance/profitability of the branch and customer satisfaction.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Identify and market prospects within the target market.
  • Carry out deposit mobilization initiatives for Current & Savings Accounts (CASA) and Fixed Deposits Accounts.
  • Prepare customers’ risk asset applications and collate/direct data to the approving authority through the appropriate channels.
  • Ensure existing investments and liquidation are done accurately and promptly.
  • Render all reports (credit/risk asset reports, deposit liability reports, and LDR status reports) to the Business Manager on a weekly basis.
  • Efficiently process new investment requests and review existing investment/liquidation requests accurately.
  • Ensure accurate and prompt handling of investments and liquidation processes.
  • Create quality risk assets and effectively manage the balance sheet in line with targets.
  • Monitor customers’ account balances consistently to identify opportunities for increasing balances.
  • Stay updated on economic, financial, and political events at local and national levels that may impact deposit liability generation and credit facilities.
  • Identify customers’ needs and proactively provide products/services to meet those needs, while advising on appropriate bank product selection.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Functional / Technical Competencies

Knowledge of NIB Practices and Guidelines

  • Credit Analysis
  • Sales & Marketing Skills
  • Business Acumen
  • Knowledge of Banking Operations
  • Product Knowledge
  • Customer Needs Identification
  • Analytical Skills
  • Knowledge of Market & Industry
  • Negotiation
  • Knowledge of CBN Prudential Guidelines
  • Knowledge of NIB Industry and Regulations

General Competencies

  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Communication Skills

Behavioral Competencies

  • Empathy
  • Respect for Ethical Conduct
  • Initiative
  • Decision Quality & Problem Solving
  • Time & Self-Management

Organizational Competencies

  • Execution (Bias for Action)
  • Excellence (Focus on High Performance)
  • Continuous Learning
  • Service Excellence (Internal or External)

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Abubakar Muhammad Musa

Summary

Abubakar Muhammad Musa is currently a Sharia Advisor and Consultant for SHAPE Knowledge Services a consulting firm based in Kuwait. He has been involved in product development, Sharia research and approval of Islamic banking products for different clients. His work covers retail banking, corporate banking and project finance deals.

Formerly, Abubakar worked as a Researcher in different units at International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Besides his primary assignments in ISRA, he taught Shariah Rules in Financial Transactions to Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) Masters online Students of International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Malaysia. He also taught MBA and BBA Students different Islamic Banking and Finance Subjects at University College of Bahrain.

Abubakar holds two Diplomas with distinction, one in Islamic Law and the other in Arabic Language from Al-Imam University Riyadh. He also holds LLB (Hons) degree in Shariah from the same University. He successfully completed his (CIFP) Professional Masters Degree Programme at (INCEIF), Malaysia. He had his internship program on Islamic Banking & Finance at Fajr Capital in Kuala Lumpur. During the programme, Abubakar conducted research relating to product structuring and market development.

Abdurraheem Ahmad Sayi

Summary

Abdurraheem Ahmad Sayi is a legal practitioner and Consultant of over 16 years of active legal practice. He is currently the principal partner, A.A. Sayi & Co. (Qist Chambers) and Qadi, Independent Shari’ah Panel of Lagos State – a platform, through which he has delivered several judgments of in-depth analysis, widely applauded by leading legal and intellectual icons, including learned Judges, professors of law and Islamic Studies.

He is the Executive Director/C.E.O., ClearPath Islamic Centre (Incorporated), Lekki-Lagos and Chief Imam, SilverPoint Central Mosque, Badore, Ajah-Lagos. Fondly called Imam Sayi, Abdurraheem is the designate Chairman, Shari’ah Advisory Committee, Mutual Benefit Takaaful.

Imam Sayi has also authored a few works, some of which include: The Financial Obligations: a compendium of essays on monetary or material obligations under Islamic Law and Waqf (Charity Endowment): The Governing Principles.

He holds a Certificate on Improving Personal Effectiveness from the Lagos Business School (Pan African University) and he is a recipient of numerous awards and certificates of merits.

Abdulkader Thomas

Education:

Master of Arts Law and Diplomacy, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy.

Bachelor of Arts Arabic & Islamic Studies, The University of Chicago.

Shariah Board Experience:

Bank Muscat Meethaq (2013 – 2017)

Sterling Bank Nigeria (Since 2013)

University Bank, USA (Since 2006)

Summary

Abdulkader Thomas has over 35 years of diversified financial services experience in major markets. With a Master of Arts Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and a BA in Arabic & Islamic Studies from The University of Chicago. His areas of activity have included trade finance, real estate finance, securities and alternative finance.

As the general manager of a foreign bank branch in New York, he secured the first US regulatory approvals of Islamic mortgage and instalment credit/sale as banking instruments. Later, he secured US regulatory approval for profit sharing deposits. Abdulkader has been involved in the successful implementation of these products in the US market. With more than 17years Shariah Board Experience in Bank Muscat Meethaq, Sterling Bank Nigeria and University Bank USA, Abdulkader has worked on IFTA projects in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and an authority on Islamic deal structures and securities.

He also serves as a director of Alkhabeer Capital in Jeddah and Chairman of Alkhabeer (DIFC). He is a member of the international advisory board of the Securities Commission of Malaysia, a published author, and an active speaker on Islamic finance.