STRATEGIC ROLE OF THE CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of CIS Kenya will position the organization to a new and coveted level as the convenor of national discourse on credit market issues across all sectors. To achieve this status the CIS Kenya team, under the CEO's leadership, will ensure to:

• Champion national conversations around enhancing private sector credit particularly to MSMEs, driving down NPLs and lowering credit pricing.
• Drive full and effective implementation of the ValiData across all sectors of the credit market.
• Galvanize public appreciation of CRB scores as an enabler of easier access to credit.
• Lead the development and execution of a new strategic plan for CIS Kenya.
• Work closely with industry experts to achieve organizational objectives.
• Mitigate compliance risk among members by activating the self-regulatory structures that have been put in place.
• Achieve promulgation of a National CIS Policy and associated legal and regulatory reforms.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CEO

Reporting to the Governing Council, the Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for the implementation of the Council's decisions in a results-oriented and timely manner to achieve CIS Kenya's goals, objectives and performance targets by:

• Providing strategic leadership to CIS Kenya to achieve its renewed mission and guarantee financial sustainability.
• Ensuring efficient running of the affairs of the Governing Council and General Meetings with utmost diligence and efficiency.
• Playing an effective role as spokesperson for CIS Kenya on matters of CIS policy and implementation.
• Promoting efficiency, effectiveness and quality in the CIS Mechanism.
• Leading out in lobby efforts towards a strong policy and legal framework that also provides for growth of the effective ADR mechanism;
• Securing sustainable funding through membership, programs and partnerships to guarantee financial sustainability; and;
• Any other responsibilities that may be necessary to achieve CIS Kenya's objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Law, Banking, Finance, Financial Economics, Business Administration, or other relevant discipline.
• Master's degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of ten (10) years' experience at a senior level management in the banking or finance sector.
• Be a practicing professional member with relevant professional body;
• Demonstrable expertise in matters relating to non-profit Associations, credit information, banking, governance and related expertise.
• Ability to build and manage complex/delicate relationships, and to build consensus among a diverse range of stakeholders with disparate and sometimes competing interests.
• A results-oriented and self-driven leader with a strong track record in strategy formulation, managing change, organizational growth, and performance management
• Practical experience in building and managing a team of high performing technical and operational staff
• The successful candidate will be employed on a 5-year contract that is renewable based on performance.

• Providing strategic leadership to CIS Kenya to achieve its renewed mission and guarantee financial sustainability.
• Ensuring efficient running of the affairs of the Governing Council and General Meetings with utmost diligence and efficiency.
• Playing an effective role as spokesperson for CIS Kenya on matters of CIS policy and implementation.
• Promoting efficiency, effectiveness and quality in the CIS Mechanism.
• Leading out in lobby efforts towards a strong policy and legal framework that also provides for growth of the effective ADR mechanism;
• Securing sustainable funding through membership, programs and partnerships to guarantee financial sustainability; and;
• Any other responsibilities that may be necessary to achieve CIS Kenya's objectives.

• Ability to build and manage complex/delicate relationships
• Build consensus among a diverse range of stakeholders with disparate and sometimes competing interests
• Results-oriented and self-driven leadership
• Strategy formulation
• Managing change
• Organizational growth
• Performance management
• Building and managing a team of high performing technical and operational staff

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Law, Banking, Finance, Financial Economics, Business Administration, or other relevant discipline
• Master's degree in a relevant discipline
• Practicing professional member with relevant professional body
• Demonstrable expertise in matters relating to non-profit Associations, credit information, banking, governance and related expertise