Senior Manager, Corporate Credit

Position Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated professional to join National Bank of Kenya in Nairobi as Senior Manager, Corporate Credit.

Job Reference No: NBK/CRED/02/2026

Position Scope

This position is responsible for credit approval and management of Corporate credit to facilitate growth of a quality loan book in line with the Bank's strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cooperative relationships between all stakeholders in the credit value chain
• Research and obtain sufficient and appropriate information for evaluating business risk
• Conduct quality credit evaluation of credit applications to assess whether the credit risk is consistent with the stated risk appetite position, supported by sectoral, single obligor, products, currency, tenor and other limits
• Review and provide credit recommendations based on sound financial and business justification for deals and proposals within acceptable risk parameters, submitting for further review and approval by Director Credit, Executive, or Board Credit Committee
• Approve credit applications within delegated credit approval limits as advised by Management
• Increase efficiency in internal business processes, operational controls and risk management, ensuring consistency and maintaining decision turnaround time in line with service level agreements with business units
• Monitor and control the Corporate Credit Portfolio through daily review and monitoring of corporate loan portfolio to ensure compliance with post-approval conditions, sanctioned limits, Bank policies, and recommend inclusion of deteriorating accounts in the Early Alert Accounts List
• Support the implementation of automation of the entire credit process
• Support implementation of standardized process flows
• Continuously develop staff by providing feedback and relevant training to improve productivity and efficiency
• Share best practices with other business units, Credit Analysts and Relationship Managers to enhance the Bank's risk profile