KCB intensifies staff recruitment to increase shareholder value

By John Oyuke

Nairobi,Kenya:Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) is stepping up efforts to respond to the growing business needs.

The bank is recruiting to support internal and external customer service delivery objectives and increase shareholder value.

To this end, challenging positions have arisen witin the bank.

The positions the banking is seeking to fill are Advertising and Communications Manager, Brand Manager - Communications and Sponsorships, Procurement Manager, Talent Manager and Head of Operational Risk.

The Advertising and Communications Manager will develop all communication and advertising materials across the region and agency management to ensure quality service delivery.

The changes, which are part of second phase of its business re-organisation process seeks to place the financial services provider in a more competitive position and enable it focus on its core business. 

Chief executive, Joshua Oigara said recently that internal evaluation process of the bank’s previous structure has enabled a number of functions to be merged.

This, he pointed out, has also created better synergies to drive the business into the next level of growth.

The realignment of KCB’s structure is in line with its second phase of transformation programme that kicked off two years ago.

Oigara said the new organisation structure would enable the bank to closely focus on locally driven economic growth given the different markets it operates in.   

 Over the past two years, the bank has instituted a transformation programme focusing on three key objectives to accelerate growth, enhance productivity and increase stakeholder value in the business. 

“The results of its implementation are to build a world class business that effectively competes in the market place,” added Oigara.   In 2011 KCB implemented a raft of changes in its top management that saw some of the departments merged and others scrapped.

Membership of the bank’s Executive Committee also reduced from 22 to 7 with new executive powers and a new mandate under the Chief Executive.