Manager, Retail Credit Underwriting job at I&M Bank
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Manager, Retail Credit Underwriting
2025-07-18T17:06:03+00:00
I&M Bank
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FULL_TIME
 
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Banking
Management
KES
 
MONTH
2025-08-01T17:00:00+00:00
 
Kenya
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Manager, Retail Credit Underwriting at I&M Bank

Roles & Responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE:

  • To ensure and maintain a high-quality Retail Loan book by appraising and approval of Retail Clients’ applications in line with the bank’s policies, making recommendations to the approving authorities for timely decisions. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Reviewing, analyzing, and assessing credit risk on credit proposals for both new and existing borrowers and making recommendations to the approving authorities.
  • Exercise diligence, independence, and good judgement in credit decision to ensure quality Retail Credit portfolio
  • Ensuring applications meet turnaround time benchmarks.
  • Coordinate application movement process between branches and approving authorities.
  • Enforcing compliance with the bank's credit policies in daily operations.
  • Identifying and mitigating risks in the underwriting process and escalation these to team leader
  • Participate in Training frontline staff on the loan applications process
  • Guiding/advising branch staff, Relationship staff and DSEs on credit appraisal requirements for the credit products
  • Other duties as assigned from time to time

Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field from a recognized Institution.
  • Professional Banking or Accountancy qualifications will be an added advantage

Experience and Core Competencies

  • At least 5 years’ experience, 1 of which should be in Retail Credit
  • Knowledge of Retail Banking products 
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Advanced financial risk analysis skills
  • Credit risk management skills
  • Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills 
Reviewing, analyzing, and assessing credit risk on credit proposals for both new and existing borrowers and making recommendations to the approving authorities. Exercise diligence, independence, and good judgement in credit decision to ensure quality Retail Credit portfolio Ensuring applications meet turnaround time benchmarks. Coordinate application movement process between branches and approving authorities. Enforcing compliance with the bank's credit policies in daily operations. Identifying and mitigating risks in the underwriting process and escalation these to team leader Participate in Training frontline staff on the loan applications process Guiding/advising branch staff, Relationship staff and DSEs on credit appraisal requirements for the credit products Other duties as assigned from time to time
 
Academic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field from a recognized Institution. Professional Banking or Accountancy qualifications will be an added advantage Experience and Core Competencies At least 5 years’ experience, 1 of which should be in Retail Credit Knowledge of Retail Banking products  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Advanced financial risk analysis skills Credit risk management skills Excellent problem solving and decision-making skill
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Manager, Retail Credit Underwriting

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Banking, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
I&M Bank

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 1 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Manager, Retail Credit Underwriting at I&M Bank

Roles & Responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE:

  • To ensure and maintain a high-quality Retail Loan book by appraising and approval of Retail Clients’ applications in line with the bank’s policies, making recommendations to the approving authorities for timely decisions. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Reviewing, analyzing, and assessing credit risk on credit proposals for both new and existing borrowers and making recommendations to the approving authorities.
  • Exercise diligence, independence, and good judgement in credit decision to ensure quality Retail Credit portfolio
  • Ensuring applications meet turnaround time benchmarks.
  • Coordinate application movement process between branches and approving authorities.
  • Enforcing compliance with the bank's credit policies in daily operations.
  • Identifying and mitigating risks in the underwriting process and escalation these to team leader
  • Participate in Training frontline staff on the loan applications process
  • Guiding/advising branch staff, Relationship staff and DSEs on credit appraisal requirements for the credit products
  • Other duties as assigned from time to time

Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field from a recognized Institution.
  • Professional Banking or Accountancy qualifications will be an added advantage

Experience and Core Competencies

  • At least 5 years’ experience, 1 of which should be in Retail Credit
  • Knowledge of Retail Banking products 
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Advanced financial risk analysis skills
  • Credit risk management skills
  • Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills 

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, August 1 2025
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Posted: 18-07-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 18-07-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 01-08-2025
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