Vacancy title:
Head of Mortgage and development finance

Jobs at:
Housing Finance Bank

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, 27th February 201 7 before 5:00pm

Duty Station:
Kampala

Job details:
Housing Finance Bank, a commercial Bank in Uganda and the leading provider of housing finance solutions with a vision to be the preferred Bank that enables its customers to achieve their housing and other financial aspirations, seeks a professional, competent, experienced and dynamic individual to fill the following position

Job Title: HEAD OF MORTGAGE AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

Reports to: Managing Director

Job Purpose: Develop and implement strategies for acquisition, growth and retention of customers within the Bank's home/residential mortgage and commercial mortgage segments. The role holder will proactively lead the Mortgage and Development Finance team and have full‘accountability to drive business growth, maximize profitability of residential/home and commercial mortgage lending and ensure a high quality performing loan book.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

• Provide strategic and tactical direction to the Mortgage and Development Finance Department to drive growth of home and commercial mortgages in line with the bank's business plan.
  
• Continuously review and innovate to ensure that the Bank's mortgage solutions are in line with changing customer needs and deliver a consistent customer value proposition.
  
• Proactively lead customer relationship management in the segment to enhance customer experience, drive value and increase share of wallet.
  
• Grow market share in the residential and commercial mortgage segments and achieve scale in the general provision of solutions for housing related finance. initiate and build partnerships with key players and stakeholders in the housing value chain and lock in the
  
• Bank's opportunities to -provide mortgages to the end consumers/home buyers.
  
• Drive inclusion and increase uptake of mortgage solutions within the Bank's areas of coverage across the country.
  
• Proactively manage credit risk in order to deliver a high performing quality portfolio within the segment
  
• Manage and monitor departmental costs within approved business plans and budgets.
  
• Manage the performance and development of staff in the department in line with the set Key Result
  
• Areas (KRAs) outlined in their respective performance contracts.

TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in a relevant field. A banking qualification will be an added advantage.

Knowledge and Experience

• 10 years’ experience in the Banking sector with at least 5 in a senior management role.
  
• A good understanding of credit risk and relationship Management.
  
• A good grasp of best practices in mortgage lending.
  
• Proven track record of driving high performance and growth.

Behavioral Competencies

• An established and demonstrable track record, in managing a large multidisciplinary team. ,
  
• Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills
  
• Should possess excellent networking and relationship management competences
  
• Have excellent coordination and organizational skills
  
• Ability to exercise the highest level of integrity and confidentiality

Job application procedure
interested persons who meet the above specifications are invited to apply to

Head Human Resources Housing Finance
Bank/Plot 4 wampewo Avenue
P.O Box 1539 Kampala

• Enclose a CV, copies of all academic transcripts, certificates and testimonials, daytime telephone contact, postal and email address of both applicant, and three competent referees to reach but later than Monday, 27th February 201 7 before 5:00pm
• Only successful candidates will be contacted, All applicants who will not have heard from us within‘4 weeks of dosing date should consider their application unsuccessful.