Recruitment at Citibank Nigeria Limited

Citibank Nigeria Limited (CNL) was incorporated in Nigeria on May 2, 1984 and the oldest international bank in the country. It provides a wide range of financial products and services to corporate and commercial customers, financial institutions and public sector organizations. It offers deposit and loan products, global transaction services, cash management, sales and trading, corporate finance and investment banking products.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Markets Business Manager

Job Req ID: 25918845
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: On-Site/Resident

Job Overview

• Given the increasing industry and regulatory focus around control-related tasks, this role is critical to maintaining a robust control environment across multiple desks and businesses within the Markets organisation.
• The role is key to enabling business growth through maintaining a sound control environment, facilitating new business initiatives, product expansion and driving technology change within the business
• The role will cover all asset classes within the markets organisation. The job holder should be able to work well in a team environment within the country/business as well as manage matrix reporting lines and should be able to function without close supervision.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide updates related to financial performance , opportunities, risk and control issues, escalation points, and regulatory engagement.
• Support the business in facilitating new business initiatives, product expansion and driving technology change.
• Create and provide effective metrics to stakeholders and management teams across various risk stripes.
• Advance control framework including executing Manager’s Control Assessment testing, operational loss processes, and corrective actions.
• Build strong relationship with country product,  business and function partners and coordinate effectively across the Markets team.
• Liaison with desk heads, support functions building relationships with control and support functions to develop and deliver on business strategy.
• Seek out and ensure corrective actions are implemented for control related issues across the spectrum of control functions with a goal of driving a robust, harmonized business model for the country.
• Have a critical mind and question processes and frameworks with an objective of risk reduction.
• Preparation of meeting materials, ensuring minutes are accurately recorded and tracking follow-up items.
• Relay business knowledge, product knowledge, and requirements to business and internal support functions where required.
• Communicate (written and oral) information within and between the businesses and support functions.
• Build effective prioritization skills as the job entails dealing with multiple conflicting priorities in a time- pressured environment.
• Other ad hoc administration tasks that support the activities of the business including strategy presentation.
• Business support for Internal and external/ regulatory exams/audits.

Requirements
Knowledge/Experience:

• A minimum of First Degree or its equivalent plus a relevant higher degree or professional qualification
• A minimum of 15 years post-graduation experience out of which at least 10 years must have been in the banking industry and at least 3 years on senior manager grade
• Evidence of experience in at least 3 major areas of banking operations
• Relevant experience in financial markets either in the business or business support functions
• Exposure to financial markets related products and experience would be an advantage.
• Understanding of the broader financial markets regulatory landscape

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Government Affairs Senior Officer

Job Req Id: 26933216
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Job Family: Government Affairs
Job Family Group:Communications and External Relations

Job Overview
Location Flexible to Nigeria and Ivory Coast:

• The Government Affairs Senior Officer is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business.
• Typically a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise.
• Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level.
• Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers.
• Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business.
• Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub-function. Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory services to manager and international government affairs representatives and evaluate moderately complex issues/policies in order to convey Citi’s policies in public settings.
• Review and revise weekly reports from GGA executives and present to senior management.
• Attend high level meetings with government and embassy officials and senior management.
• Write talking points and prepares briefing materials for Citi senior executive meetings.
• Analyze the impact of policy development on multiple business and functions to varying degrees in order to communicate legislative developments/findings and strategy.
• Identify government decisions that could impact Citi in order to act as an expert.
• Provide political risk analysis and develop advocacy strategy
• Partner with internal stakeholders to build awareness of regulation issues that could impact Citi and customers.
• Interact and communicate effectively with external networks and manage relationships with key policy makers.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree, potentially Master’s degree
• Minimum of 10 years of experience either as a full time government relation’s expert or prior government experience working with key foreign government stakeholders.
• Minimum 15 Years of Post-Graduation Work Experience
• Experience within Africa preferred
• Experience managing projects and issues
• English and French proficiency

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online