About Absa Group Limited

Absa Group Limited is a major South African financial services conglomerate with its head office at 15 Troye Street, Johannesburg. It provides a wide array of personal, business, corporate, and investment banking services across South Africa and other African countries. Absa offers comprehensive services including personal and business banking, credit cards, investment management, and various insurance products.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Attract Quality New Business: Develop strategies, build client relationships, stay informed about products, complete applications, structure deals, and obtain necessary approvals.
• Market and Business Development: Identify new clients, perform financial analysis, structure acquisition terms, conduct due diligence, and ensure transactions align with the bank’s risk appetite.
• Achieve Growth and Profitability Targets: Develop action plans, stay aware of market trends, generate leads, participate in marketing, and encourage cross-selling.
• Maintain Credit Risk: Manage risk profiles, adhere to credit policies, and assess client risk.
• Industry Excellence: Stay informed about financial products, analyse opportunities and risks, and share best practices.
• Networking and Relationship Building: Build relationships with stakeholders, develop client management plans, and maintain a stakeholder database.
• Support of Industry Affiliated Regional Managers & Relationship Executives: Implement engagement strategies, train sales force, assist with client retention, and mitigate sector risk.
• Career and Personal Development: Plan career development and participate in relevant training.
• Risk Management: Analyse sector specific entities, provide reports, conduct client needs analyses, manage high-risk accounts, and support disaster situations.
• Industry Excellence Information: Stay updated on industry changes, conduct competitor analysis, assist with sector-specific knowledge, and provide technical, economic, and financial information.

Preferred Education

• Relevant Degree (NQF level no.8)

Preferred Experience

• 5-8 years in financial services, especially in product development or solutioning for specific sector
• 3-5 years in Sector-specific Finance or Financial Services/Banking

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of the Renewable Energy sector, competitive products, product development as well as non-recourse-based lending.
• Credit understanding.
• Industry risk assessment, risk mitigation and risk management.
• Computer literacy.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)