Team Lead, Credit Secretariat

About this role

Based in Lagos, the role leads the Credit Secretariat at First Bank. It involves coordinating the Management Credit Committee and Board Credit Committee meetings, preparing and reviewing credit matters, and ensuring timely circulation of minutes and committee extracts. The position requires a minimum of five years’ experience in credit administration or related areas.

What you would do

• Manage and coordinate MCC and BCC meetings; track issues and ensure agenda completeness.
• Oversee circulation of credit papers to heads of departments for presentation.
• Prepare and review MCC and BCC credit matters; upload related papers on Teams for meetings and board consideration.
• Take minutes for all MCC and BCC meetings and ensure accurate extracts are circulated within five hours after each meeting.
• Liaise with the Value Chain Management Team and the Office of the Company Secretary on BCC and board matters; handle inquiries and ensure timely submission of papers for board consideration.
• Oversee departmental BCP and information security audits; resolve audit exceptions and manage the budget with Head, CRM.

What they are asking for

• First and second degrees in any discipline; relevant professional qualifications.
• A degree in Linguistics or Law will be an added advantage.
• Minimum five years’ experience in credit administration or related field.
• Understanding of the credit approval process and credit policy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with good business writing, attention to detail and organisational abilities.

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