Key Responsibilities

•    Build FS Africa business in the context of the overall GCM, CIB and Bank strategy to achieve exponential growth over next 3 years.
•    Focus on building a sustainable business by working alongside the GAM’s to capture network and domestic business by developing and on-boarding new names and also by up-tiering existing relationships. 
•    Lead the FS origination efforts in Africa by collaborating with stakeholders and GAM’s on the ground and building the FI and Corporate business across the continent 
•    Lead FS team in working with client teams and across products to identify and target transactions and cross-sell opportunities in the region
•    Organise and drive business success through improvement in client presentation and profitability in conjunction with the regional coverage partners
•    Work closely with FS teams globally to originate and execute cross border opportunities – inbound into the Africa and outbound into the network
•    Mentor and develop FS professionals who are able to support the origination and execution efforts.

•    Lead origination and structuring of transaction mandates for Financing Solutions in partnership with senior coverage bankers in Africa.
•    Build a team with strong origination, structuring and execution capabilities to support the exponential growth agenda for Financing Solutions in Africa
•    Ensure transaction structures are in line with client requirements, market standards and the Bank’s internal risk parameters. 
•    Oversee robust deal selection, conflict resolution and risk management to ensure the business is consistent with the strategy and risk appetite of the Bank. 
•    Maintain accurate forecasting and financial oversight of the business in the Africa

•    Manage business and risk management process issues by interacting (where required) with representatives on various risk, governance and control committees
•    Responsibility for the first line of defence including all related governance aspects
•    Actively support origination in the region working in conjunction with client coverage teams to generate ideas and pitch to clients
•    Provide oversight on key transactions to ensure ‘world class’ execution of deals in the region

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.