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Job Vacancies at KCB Bank Group

Executive Head, Enterprise Data Management at KCB Bank Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Define and execute the Group Enterprise Data Strategy and Roadmap, aligned to the Group Strategy and priorities.
  • Establish and enforce Group-wide Data Governance, including data ownership, stewardship, policies, and decision rights across subsidiaries.
  • Build the Enterprise Data Operating Model, including federated governance structures and subsidiary-level data leads with dotted-line accountability.
  • Own the Enterprise Data Architecture, including master data, metadata management, lineage, and reference data standards.
  • Drive Data Quality and Data Integrity Programs, including enterprise data quality SLAs, remediation, and continuous monitoring.
  • Lead Data Platform and Analytics Enablement, shaping the target data stack and working with Technology to implement scalable data infrastructure.
  • Enable AI and Advanced Analytics Adoption, ensuring data readiness, ethical AI governance, model risk controls, and business use-case prioritization.
  • Drive Business Value Realization and Data Monetization, ensuring measurable revenue uplift, cost savings, productivity gains, and new product opportunities.
  • Ensure Regulatory Compliance and Data Risk Management, including privacy, cybersecurity controls, retention policies, audit readiness, and BC/DR requirements.
  • Build Group-wide Data Culture and Capability, including analytics literacy, talent development, and enterprise-wide change management.
  • Collaborate with the Technology Management team to shape the information technology strategy, in particular pertaining to the data and analytics technology stack, critical workflows and channel infrastructure.

The Person 

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree in data science or related fields (Required).
  • Master’s degree in strategic management / business administration or Related (Added advantage).
  • Certification in data governance frameworks like DAMA DMBOK, COBIT, or ISO/IEC 38500.SQL, R, Python, Supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques (added advantage).
  • 8 years’ work experience with the below;-  
  • 8 years’ progressive experience in data management or analytics(essential).
  • 8 years’ experience in Data Quality Management(essential).
  • 4 years’ experience in Data Remediation program(essential).
  • 4 years’ experience in Data governance frameworks(essential).
  • 4 years’ experience in SQL, Python/R, and cloud computing(essential).
  • 6 years’ experience in People management(essential).
  • 2 years’ experience in Data monetization(desired).
  • 2 years’ experience in Machine learning, AI(desired).
  • 2 years’ experience in Project Management(desired).     

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Business Continuity Manager at KCB Bank Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Establish and maintain BCP policy and processes, keep up to date with regulations and guidelines specific to business continuity management, and recommend improvements and updates to policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Risk Assessment: Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to the organization’s operations, systems, and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the development and testing of business continuity and disaster recovery plans for critical business functions and systems and updated based on evolving risks and business needs
  • Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Coordinator: Coordinating the business impact analysis process within the bank to identify critical business functions, assess the potential impact of disruptions, and help in determining the necessary steps to maintain business continuity and minimize risks.
  • Crisis Management and Incident Response: Support with managing risk events and incidents, coordinating response efforts to minimize operational disruption.
  • Third-Party Risk Management: Support the business in recommending appropriate resilience and continuity frameworks for managing third-party relationships.
  • Design training programs to promote business continuity awareness, ensure compliance, and report regularly on program status and improvements.
  • Management Reporting: Provide regular reports to senior management, BCM Team, CMT, and the board on the state of operational resilience, risks, incidents, and the effectiveness of continuity plans.
  • Continuous Improvement: 
  • Identify areas for improvement in operational resilience practices, leveraging lessons learned from testing, incidents, and risk assessments to enhance the bank’s preparedness. 
  • Documentation and Communication: Ensure all documentation related to resilience and continuity, including self-assessment, policies, procedures, and plans, is current, accurate, and effectively communicated to relevant stakeholders.
  • Ensure alignment and integration of business continuity management (BCM) across all business units and subsidiaries.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Academic & Professional

Education 

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field RQ

Professional Qualifications

  • One among MBCI/CBCP/ BCI-MBCI, DRII-CFCP, ISO 22301, CBCM, EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional (EDRP) AA
  • Master’s degree
  • Business-related field AA

Experience

Total Minimum No of Years Experience Required

  • 5 years

Detail Minimum No of Years Need Type[2]

  • Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
  • Risk Management
  • Project Management
  • Audit
  • IT/Banking operations
  • Leadership and Stakeholder Management
  • Management Reporting
  • Facilitation of Training
  • Proficiency in using business continuity management software, tools, and technologies.

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Relationship Manager, SAHL Banking-Lamu Branch at KCB Bank Group

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Managing and leading customer relations, both corporate and Retail.
  • Shari’ah compliant product sales and other cross sales of other basket products as per targets
  • Liaison with Relationship teams and Retail Branch network to grow the business
  • Risk Management to mitigate losses e.g. Frauds and revenue leakages.
  • Training and development of branch staff
  • Proper Documentation and administrations of Shari’ah compliant portfolios, 
  • Managing PAR as per set targets.
  • Responsible for leadership, management, growth and maintenance of the SAHL book
  • Maintain and grow the existing SAHL customers through enhanced relationships 
  • Achieve the set targets in terms of numbers and values for both liabilities and assets
  • Monitor and manage SAHL customer complaints, constantly review service delivery standards and position staff in a way, which ensures maintenance of the highest service standards

Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Islamic Banking Certification is added advantage.
  • 3 years’ general work experience
  • 2 years’ experience in Banking Operations
  • 2 years’ experience in Credit
  • 2 years’ experience in Sales & Relationships

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Product Configuration Specialist at KCB Bank Group

Product Configuration Specialist

Kenya

Job Description

  • Gain a deep understanding of the banks digital platforms working with vendors and the Technology team to define the platform roadmap, customizations and change requests. 
  • Minimize outages and optimize recovery time through proactive measures and rapid incident response. Ensure resource optimization and capacity planning for scalable and resilient systems. 
  • Implement and maintain monitoring systems to ensure application and infrastructure health. Perform error trend analysis to proactively identify and resolve issues.
  • Lead root cause analysis and resolution of recurring issues. Drive continuous improvement in incident response processes. 
  • Automate technical support operational tasks and workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention. Develop tools and scripts to streamline technology support operations. 
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and troubleshooting guides. 
  • Lead reliability-focused projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions. 
  • Collaborate with security teams to implement security baselines, vulnerability remediation, and certificate management. 
  • Participate in architecture and design reviews to ensure resilience, scalability, and operability are built into systems from inception.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION/ REQUIREMENTS: –

The Person 

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science/ technology related (Required). 
  • Professional qualification/certification in Project Management/ Product Management/ Agile Methodologies (Added advantage).
  • Master’s Degree Computer Science or Business related (Added advantage).
  • 5 years’ work experience in IT, with at least:
  • 3 years’ experience in mobile banking, internet banking and Digital lending support (Required)
  • 1- year experience in Payment Platform configuration and Support (Required).
  • 2 years’ experience in Project Management / Relationship Management/Customer Experience Management (Desired).
  • 1-year experience in Devops and Agile practice (Required).

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Senior Manager, Data Engineering at KCB Bank Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Collaborate with other Technology staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
  • Implement and adhere to regular systems maintenance policies and procedures, including change request mechanisms and update schedules to ensure optimum uptime and service availability.
  • Participate in system acquisition process; propose and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, charts and implementation roadmaps to provide strategic direction to the business.
  • Administer the assigned Systems at Application level and connected databases, define and optimize database structures, content and processing flows through appropriate Data Definition, Data Manipulation and Data Control Languages.
  • Perform recovery and testing of systems and processes in accordance with the bank’s disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
  • Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, and processes.
  • Create and maintain best practice policies and procedures for business users; ensuring that there are adequate controls around that all data improvements are managed effectively and meet the needs of the organization.
  • Responsible for designing and implementing ETL architecture to meet corporate data management needs and business functional requirements, ensuring that solution designs address operational requirements such as scalability, maintainability, extensibility, flexibility, and integrity.
  • Recognize and adopt best practices in reporting, analysis, ETL data integrity, test automation, data quality validation and documentation.
  • Support, develop and maintain ETL and data warehouse objects and processes in a large Data warehouse of Terabyte scale.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design and implement efficient data management systems
  • Develop, maintain, and test infrastructures for data generation and storage into an enterprise data warehouse.
  • Ensure digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data losses.
  • Troubleshoot data-related problems and authorize maintenance or modifications during ETL process.
  • Maintain the integrity and validity of data throughout the ETL processing cycle by implementing data reconciliation processes and error handling based on source to target data comparisons.

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Head, Strategic Partnerships & Commercial Growth at KCB Bank Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop and implement comprehensive partnership strategies, identifying key growth areas, market trends, and potential high-value partners.
  • Build and manage a diverse portfolio of strategic alliances, ensuring strong relationships with top-level Management Executives and key stakeholders.
  • Lead the identification and pursuit of new strategic business opportunities, including potential acquisitions, market expansion, and securing large grants/contracts. 
  • Lead negotiations and structure high-impact partnership agreements; working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure the interests of the Group are secured and compliance with relevant regulatory requirements is achieved.
  • Regularly review financial reports, KPI dashboards, and other relevant data to track ROI and the overall health of the partnership ecosystem.
  • Prepare brief updates or detailed presentations for EXCO &/or Board regarding progress toward revenue targets and strategic milestones on partnerships.
  •  Build strong internal relationships across the business teams to gain support to deliver growth in products from partnership products. 
  • Participate in industry networking events, luncheons, or conferences to maintain a strong presence and identify new market trends. 
  • Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing business development and partnerships team, overseeing budgets and resource allocation.

MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The preferred candidate will meet the below minimum requirements:

  • Holder of a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution.
  • Professional qualifications in Marketing or Financial/Investment analysis will be an added advantage.
  • A Master’s degree in Business Administration is an added advantage.
  • Have at least 8 years relevant management experience, with specific experience in the following areas:
    • Commercialization of new ventures from pilot to scale
    • Minimum 8 years progressive business development management
    • Driving business growth through strategic partnerships
    • Deal structuring and negotiations
    • High level stakeholder management
    • Post-deal performance management and value benefit realization
    • People management & supervision

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Software Quality Assurance Analyst at KCB Bank Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Champion and coordinate business requirements reviews across functional teams and ensures that the business requirements are complete, precise, and testable.
  • Works with project team to define and create overall project test strategy/test plan, plan test schedules or strategies and Identifies test resources, estimates test effort in accordance with project scope or delivery dates and ensures that the test strategy is achieved.
  • Develop, document, and maintain manual and automated functional testcases, non-functional test cases, test scripts and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts.
  • Works collaboratively with the business units and project teams to execute and validate test cases based upon business requirements and ensures that the test cases are traceable to the requirements.
  • In collaboration with GEA and other critical stakeholders, tune the SQA processes, adopt tools and define re-usable templates in-line with the adoption and maturity of the SQA Framework.
  • Define test process including required test activities and deliverables, conduct Test Readiness Assessment, establish test beds, and ensure that test beds are available for all planned white box and black box testing activities.
  • Engages, champions, and collaborates with technical teams / personnel in non-functional testing including integration, regression, load, performance, security, and usability testing.
  • Prepare, share, and review test results periodically, report any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws and develop test acceptance reports for projects and software changes. 
  • Works with business units to perform post deployment sanity and regression tests and post-implementation review within defined period to confirm that the deployed solution works as per the business requirements. 
  • Participates in formulation and Implementation of Software process improvement policies and strategies for IT division. 

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

 Academic & Professional

Education 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field of study  RQ
  • Professional Qualifications    ISTQB / ISTQB Agile Tester Certification / Certified Test Engineer (CSTE) / Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) / Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST) / CMSQ  (Certified Manager of Software Quality)     RQ
  • Project Management    PRINCE II (Practitioner) / AgilePM / PMI-ACP / Certified Agile Project Manager (IAPM) / Certified Scrum Master (CSM)     AA
  • Master’s Degree    
  • Business Administration or Project Management  AA

Experience

Detail Minimum No of Years Need Type

  • Software Quality Assurance 3 RQ
  • IT Projects  3 ES 
  • Emerging Technologies (e.g. Mobile, Internet Banking, Cloud, Microservices etc)  2  DE 
  • Software Applications & Support  2 DE 
  • Software Development 2 DE 

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Cybersecurity Analyst at KCB Bank Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Design, implement, and maintain data security controls such as data classification, labelling, encryption, and data loss prevention (DLP), across systems, applications, and cloud platforms.
  • Develop and maintain data security policies, standards, procedures and Minimum-Security Configuration Baseline Standards in line with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and frameworks (e.g., Kenya Data Protection Act, ISO 27001, GDPR, and/or other relevant standards).
  • Collaborate with the Cybersecurity Intelligence and Security Operations Centre (CISOC) in the continuous monitoring and defense of the Bank’s infrastructure against cybersecurity threat.
  • Support secure adoption of new technologies, applications, and platforms to ensure cybersecurity requirements are met before introduction to production environments.
  • Lead the end-to-end vulnerability management lifecycle for databases and datastores by executing assessments across cloud and on-premises infrastructure, performing risk-based prioritization, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to remediate and continuously report on compliance.
  • Support cybersecurity risk assessments and remediation by leveraging technical knowledge to remediate gaps identified by assurance teams such as Information Risk and Audit teams.
  • Support internal and external audits related to data security and privacy.
  • Continuous research and provide technical expertise across the different business and technical functions, conduct data security awareness and user training sessions across the group.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Academic & Professional

Education 

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • BSc. IT / Computer Science or related field RQ

Professional Qualifications

  • Security certification such as 
  • SC-401: Information Protection Administrator Associate CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor.
  • CISM: Certified Information Security Manager 
  • CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner. 
  • CompTIA Security+
  • ISO27001
  • OSCP: Offensive Security Certified Professional. ETC
  • At least one RQ
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)
  • SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals, CyberOps Professional, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) AA
  • Oracle Database certifications in either OCP/ Oracle Database Security
  • Microsoft Database certifications such as MCDBA AA
  • Master’s degree MBA / MSc AA

Experience

Detail Minimum No of Years Need Type

  • Experience in Cyber Security 2 ES

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Senior Human Resource Advisor at KCB Bank

Senior Human Resource Advisor

Manages the organization’s HR strategies and agenda in partnership with line management for own HR area. Implements change management and manages the HR related internal and external communication. Shares the responsibility for the delivery of the organization’s strategies and plans. Identifies key, high performing and high potential staff and recommends interventions for their development and retention.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work as a standalone HR professional for own HR area.
  • Acts as the primary HR reference contact for staff and line management and proactively support the delivery of HR Processes.
  • Participate in HR Projects and initiatives for own HR Area.
  • Participates in organization design and change in liaison with the HR Business Partner and line management to achieve business aligned structural /staff changes.
  • Executes the performance management framework for own HR area (annual performance cycle and activities, reviews, appraisal, moderation, performance improvement programs, managing non-performance).
  •  In liaison with Resourcing Managers, develop and execute manpower plans, recruitment and selection.
  • In liaison with the Training Managers and the Talent Manager, identify staff skill and business competency gaps and recommend interventions thereof. Identify talent and formulate succession plans for key talent and critical roles.
  •  In liaison with Employee Relations Managers, develop and sustain an enabling work environment for staff, implement staff recognition, discipline and grievance handling policies and procedures for own HR area.
  • Manages and or maintains relationships with INTERNAL / EXTERNAL customers/stakeholders/supplies relating to own HR Area: Staff, Heads of Department, Heads of HR / HR Departments, Line Managers, Regional Managers, and Branch Managers.
  • Maintain accurate and consistent data, records and statistics relating to own HR area.

The Ideal Candidate: Academic, Professional & Experience:

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

  • A bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution
  • Professional qualifications such as a Certificate, Diploma, Higher Diploma, or Postgraduate Diploma in HR General or a specific HR discipline
  • A master’s degree in HR Management or a related business field will be an added advantage.
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the Human Resources field
  • At least 4 years’ experience in HR Business Partnering as well as Manpower Planning, Recruitment, and Selection
  • A minimum of 3 years’ hands-on experience in Organizational Structure Design, Performance Management, Customer Service Orientation, People Management, Relationship Management, and Project Management
  • 2 years’ experience in Job Evaluation
  • 1 year experience in Recognition Management and People Risk Management

The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.

To be considered your application must be received by Tuesday 28th October 2025.

Qualified candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Ecosystem Lead Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Sector at KCB Bank

Ecosystem Lead Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Sector

Reporting to the Head of Ecosystem and Value Chain Banking, the Ecosystem Lead – NGO Sector is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive ecosystem strategy targeting Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), international development agencies, charitable foundations, and their associated value chains.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy Development & Execution

  • Design and implement an ecosystem strategy for NGOs, foundations, and donor-funded projects.
  • Translate sector needs into targeted Customer Value Propositions (CVPs), encompassing banking, credit, payments, insurance, and digital channels.

Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management

  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with NGOs, funding partners, UN agencies, government-aligned programs, and implementation partners.
  • Engage with procurement officers, grant managers, finance directors, and programs lead to provide comprehensive banking solutions.

 Ecosystem Structuring & Value Chain Finance

  • Map NGO value chains (e.g., implementing partners, suppliers, contractors, field agents).
  • Develop and promote financing solutions for:
  • NGO contractors and vendors
  • Healthcare and education programs
  • Relief supply and logistics networks
  • Introduce tailored lending models (e.g., program-based credit, LPO financing, guarantee-backed funding).

 Product Innovation & Digitization

  • Co-develop embedded banking tools for:
  • Donor disbursements
  • Beneficiary payments
  • Mobile-based grant tracking and reporting
  • Leverage fintech’s to digitize cash transfer programs, field agent payments, and NGO treasury services.

 Internal Coordination & Collaboration

  • Work cross-functionally with Corporate, Retail, Micro-Banking, DFS, Treasury, and Bancassurance to deliver aligned solutions.
  • Coordinate ecosystem sales enablement and performance reporting across business units.
  • Ensure proper revenue attribution and joint scorecard reviews across contributing teams.

Data & Performance Analytics

  • Maintain an up-to-date NGO ecosystem database with funding levels, projects, geographies, and transaction volumes.
  • Track and analyze ecosystem KPIs including deposits, credit utilization, product penetration, and client engagement.

Thought Leadership & Sector Visibility

  • Represent KCB in NGO forums, donor workshops, and sector networks.
  • Generate insights on trends in aid financing, humanitarian innovations, and regulatory changes impacting NGOs segment.

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
  • Have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience in sales and business development
  • At least 6 years’ experience in relationship and stakeholder management
  • At least 3 years’ experience in the Non-Governmental Organizations sector.
  • At least 3 years’ experience in Management reporting and presentation
  • At least 2 years’ experience in Financial Analysis and Business Performance Analysis 

The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.

To be considered your application must be received by Thursday 23rd October 2025. 

Qualified candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Research Analyst at KCB Bank

Research Analyst

Reporting to the Research Manager, KCB Asset Management, the role holder be responsible for conducting investment research, market & industry analytics to aid in investment decision making. He/she is also responsible for collecting and collating macro-economic data and identifying and evaluating investment opportunities that exist that would maximize returns to our clients and the company. He/She will also be tasked with maintaining the financial models and projection tools.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Gather and collate financial and qualitative data on all stocks listed at the NSE
  • Develop financial models, conduct independent business valuations and maintain and update the company’s research library.
  • Gather and evaluate macro-economic data and business trends.
  • Using economic variables, create an asset allocation strategy and House View guidance for adoption by the investment committee.
  • Develop reports on investment analysis to facilitate the investment decision process during investment committee meetings.
  • Assist in compiling the client investment reports in liaison with the Portfolio Managers.
  • Conduct portfolio analysis to make recommendations regarding asset allocation.
  • Conduct client presentations on specific investment options.
  • Conduct market research for KCB AM looking at country, industry macro, micro- economic trends.
  • Source for suitable investments (listed or unlisted) and present the evaluation and opinion to the investment committee.
  • Create and update banking models and conduct due diligence visits to define investment case for each bank.
  • Create, update models and conduct periodic due diligence visits.
  • Call for Investment Committee meetings and take minutes of the deliberations.
  • Make presentations to the Investment committee covering macro/micro economic trends, equity and fixed income market performance recommendations to support the committee’s decision-making process.
  • Prepare an economic commentary (weekly summarized and quarterly detailed) to be distributed to all clients.
  • Organize and conduct management meetings with potential investee companies
  • Attend investor analyst briefings, company, client visit and compile reports.

The Ideal Candidate: Academic, Professional & Experience:

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree in commerce, finance, Actuarial Science, Statistics, or any other finance-related course 
  • A master’s degree will be an added advantage 
  • ICIFA practicing member is required 
  • Passed the CISI certification program stage one 
  • Competence in Financial Modelling  
  • At least five (5) years in an Investment Management firm, insurance firm, or Banking. 
  • 3 years of hands-on experience in research 
  • Should have ready-made models of their own 
  • Experience in the pension industry & capital markets is desired

The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.

To be considered your application must be received by Friday 10th October 2025.

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Senior Manager, Trustee Services at KCB Bank

Senior Manager, Trustee Services

Reporting to the Managing Director, the job holder shall oversee the operations and strategic direction of the trustee department, ensuring regulatory compliance, client satisfaction, and the efficient management of trust assets and administration.  Key responsibilities include developing operational policies, managing client relationships, overseeing financial reporting and providing leadership to the team to achieve departmental goals.

Professional development courses

Will be responsible for the growth of the trustee services business by prospecting new clients and growing the department’s revenues in line with KCB AM strategy.  The role holder is expected to offer first class service to all stakeholders by building a highly engaged trustee services team in addition to building trusted and valued partnerships within the industry.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for designing, implementing and refining operational policies, procedures and technological solutions for trustee services department.
  • Responsible for business development targeted at a growing customer base, fund value and revenues in line with agreed budgets.
  • Monitoring the receivables position and ensuring all incomes and other entitlements due from clients are received within reasonable time.
  • Improve profitability by expanding on existing relations as well as identifying opportunities for incremental revenues.
  • Oversee the day-to-day administration of client accounts including managing trust assets, handling financial distributions and ensuring proper record keeping.
  • Ensure full adherence to all relevant laws, regulations including internal operational policies and audit requirements related to trustee business
  • Continuously re-assessing the operational risks inherent in the business considering changing economic or market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements or operating procedures and practices to safeguard the business.
  • Ensure regulatory reports and meetings are undertaken in compliance with regulatory guidelines and actively supervising the relevant appointees such as auditors, fund managers, custodians, valuers etc
  • Manage client relationships, on-boarding new clients whilst ensuring KYC/AML, service level agreements are met with the relevant stakeholders including fostering client confidence through excellent customer service
  • Representing the company at conferences, seminars and other relevant events.

The Ideal Candidate: Academic, Professional & Experience:

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following: 

  • Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university 
  • Professional Qualifications, i.e., Trustee Development Program of Kenya Certification is essential.
  • Professional Qualifications, like CISI/ICIFA/ CFA certification & ICIFA Practicing Member, will be an added advantage 
  • A master’s degree in business or a related field is desirable 
  • 8 Years of cumulative work experience is required 
  • Five (5) years’ experience in the Trustee Services sector, three (3) of which should be in Relationship Management, is required

 The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.

 To be considered your application must be received by Friday 10th October 2025.

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Technology Vendor Manager at KCB Bank

Technology Vendor Manager

This role is responsible for overseeing the strategic management of technology vendors and optimizing their performance to align with the bank’s goals. The primary purpose of this role is to develop and execute a comprehensive Technology vendor management strategy that enhances efficiency, reduces costs, mitigates risks, and ensures the delivery of high-quality products and services from technology vendors.

Key Responsibilities;

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive technology vendor management strategy to selecting, engaging, and overseeing external technology providers to ensure they align with the Group’s goals, deliver value, and minimize vendor risk.
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain Management (SCM) and business owners to evaluate all contractual documentation (MSA, SLA, SOWs) including pricing models, compliance requirements, and exit strategies, for potential Technology vendors. 
  • Coordinate with system and business owners to ensure sufficient budgeting is provided for all vendor contracts every financial year.
  • Monitor and report on the performance of Technology vendors to ensure delivery is in line with contractual obligations, performance metrics and escalate breaches to SCM and Legal for remediation/compliance enforcement.
  • Collaborate with SCM and Software Asset Management (SAM) to continuously assess and mitigate Technology vendor risks such as data breaches, regulatory non-compliance, license non-compliance, and supply chain disruptions.
  • Build long-term technology vendor relationships and partnerships through regular service review meetings with vendors in conjunction with System and Business owners across the group.
  • Follow through the implementation of service improvement plan/initiatives as documented in the CSI register in collaboration with various stakeholders across the group related to Technology Vendors.
  • Act as a central point of contact and escalation for IT vendor/stakeholder issues and coordinate, control and resolve issues/problems by devising alternative courses of action and contingency plans including innovative approaches.
  • Ensure all IT Services and products across the group are supported by valid contracts and contract milestones including expiry and renewal processes are tracked and escalated.
  • Liaise with SCM and legal partners to review, report on and revise contractual agreements as necessary.

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in any IT/Business Related field (Required)
  • MBA or Msc (Added Advantage).
  • Professional qualification/Certification in ITIL Foundation or Project Management (Required)
  • Certification in Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) or equivalent (Added Advantage).
  • Certification in Certified Contract Manager (CCM) or equivalent legal/contracts certification (Added Advantage).
  • At least 6 years’ work experience.
  • At least 6 years’ experience in IT service delivery, IT contract management, or general vendor management.
  • At least 6 years’ experience in negotiating and managing contract life cycles, with an emphasis on technology or IT service agreements.
  • At least 3 years’ experience in Project management, sourcing, business analytics, vendor relationship management, procurement, or prior vendor performance management background.
  • At least 2 years’ experience in managing large complex contracts in one or more IT categories, including hardware, software, service, and communication.
  • At least 2 years’ experience working with all key departments/internal stakeholders and knowledge of procurement and vendor management practices.
  • At least 2 years’ experience in project management
  • At least 1 year experience in People Management

The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.

To be considered your application must be received by Friday,10th Oct 2025. 

Qualified candidates with a disability are encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst at KCB Bank Kenya

Job Purpose:

 Performing quality reviews on business requirements, developing standardized testing Methods and strategies, leading execution of functional and non-functional tests and Implementing quality testing and reporting processes to track and ensure adherence to quality Software development process and products. The role reports to Snr Manager Software Quality Assurance. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Champion and coordinate business requirements reviews across functional teams and ensures that the business requirements are complete, precise, and testable.
  • Works with project team to define and create overall project test strategy/test plan, plan test schedules or strategies and Identifies test resources, estimates test effort in accordance with project scope or delivery dates and ensures that the test strategy is achieved.
  • Develop, document, and maintain manual and automated functional testcases, nonfunctional test cases, test scripts and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts.
  • Works collaboratively with the business units and project teams to execute and validate test cases based upon business requirements and ensures that the test cases are traceable to the requirements.
  • In collaboration with GEA and other critical stakeholders, tune the SQA processes, adopt tools and define re-usable templates in-line with the adoption and maturity of the SQA Framework.
  • Define test process including required test activities and deliverables, conduct Test Readiness Assessment, establish test beds, and ensure that test beds are available for all planned white box and black box testing activities.
  • Engages, champions, and collaborates with technical teams / personnel in nonfunctional testing including integration, regression, load, performance, security, and usability testing. viii. Prepare, share, and review test results periodically, report any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws and develop test acceptance reports for projects and software changes.
  • Works with business units to perform post deployment sanity and regression tests and post-implementation review within defined period to confirm that the deployed solution works as per the business requirements.
  • Participates in formulation and Implementation of Software process improvement policies and strategies for IT division.

The Person

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field of study is required.
  • Professional Qualifications in ISTQB / ISTQB Agile Tester Certification / Certified Test Engineer (CSTE) / Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) / Certified associate in software Testing (CAST) / CMSQ (Certified Manager of Software Quality) will be an added advantage.
  • Project Management PRINCE II (Practitioner) / AgilePM / PMI-ACP / Certified Agile Project Manager (IAPM) / Certified Scrum Master (CSM) AA Master’s Degree Business Administration or Project Management is an added advantage.
  • 5 years’ experience in Software Quality Assurance is required
  • 5 years of experience in IT Projects is essential
  • 2 years of experience working with Emerging Technologies (e.g. Mobile, Internet Banking, Cloud, Microservices etc.) is desired.
  • 5 years of experience in Software Applications & Support is desired
  • 2 years of experience in Software Development is desired 

The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.

To be considered your application must be received by Friday 15th August 2025.

Qualified candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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