Business Planning Manager, Client Coverage

Job description / Role

Why Standard Chartered?
Standard Chartered is a leading international banking group committed to building a successful and sustainable future for our people, our customers and the communities we serve. With 1,700 branches and offices in 68 markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, we offer exciting and challenging international career opportunities to over 89,000 employees.

Our Wholesale Banking business offers a wide range of financing and investment solutions to corporate and institutional clients to help them achieve their business goals. We've built our business to support our clients, with a footprint in fast growing markets, providing on-the-ground expertise and taking a relationship-focused approach.

Job Description
As Business Manager for Client Coverage MENAP, the role holder will work closely with the Director, Planning & Strategy and the Regional Head of Client Coverage, MENAP to set strategy, drive business performance and assist in the day-to-day running of the Client Coverage MENAP business.

Key Roles & Responsibilities
The scope of this role is wide ranging and covers the broad spectrum of the Client Coverage business. As a consequence, the role will involve a combination of routine, project and ad-hoc work of a strategic and tactical nature. Specific areas of responsibility will include:

* Business performance - preparation & presentation of performance, portfolio & client analysis, and the identification of business opportunities including the implementation of key actions;
* Strategy - preparation of the annual strategy, setting business targets & objectives, business performance metrics and productivity ratios;
* Credit Risk - working in conjunction with Risk to set and monitor client portfolio, risk exposures and client strategy;
* Client - review and approval of client account plans, credit limit requests and proposals for limit allocation increases;
* Liaison - key contact point for both local and global product partners, leading OCC's involvement in key product initiatives;

Key Relationships will need to be built with the following:

* Global Client Coverage Management
* Regional Head of Financial Markets
* Client Coverage MENAP Team Heads
* Regional & Country CEO's
* Regional Support Function Heads (Operations, Finance, Credit etc.)
* Local Product Partners

How To Apply
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Closing Dates
The closing date for applications is 19/03/2014. Please note all closing dates are given in Hong Kong time (GMT + 8 hours). We aim to respond to successful applicants within four weeks and will keep a record or your application in our database so that we can contact you when suitable vacancies arise in future.
Diversity & Inclusion
Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.

Requirements

Qualifications & Skills

Due to the breadth of the role, the role requires a high level of proficiency in multiple dimensions, including (but not limited to):

* Self-confident person with a high level of drive, dedication, pride and exceptional attention to detail.
* Excellent inter-personal skills; with the ability to build lasting and strong internal relationships at senior levels and across borders, developing a strong and broad network of contacts within the Bank.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with proven ability to distil information into incisive reports and presentations.
* Excellent analytical and Finance skills, with proven ability to interpret, analyse and present financial information and performance metrics.
* Detailed working knowledge and understanding (including business drivers) of product-level P&L, economic revenue, risk-weighted assets under Basel II.
* Strong business acumen, with good knowledge of risk, product and operational activities and processes.
* Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple deliverables in a timely and effective manner.
* Strong core/business values given the nature and sensitivity of the role.
* Strong personal drive, self motivation, resilience
* We are looking for someone who is confident, hungry to learn with a passion for Banking
* Will show strong leadership cabilities
* Preferably dual language skills; English essential, Arabic preferred

About the Company

Standard Chartered Bank started in 1958 in UAE with its first branch in Sharjah. The Group’s business gradually increased in Dubai with the opening of several branches and today, Dubai is the administrative hub of the Middle East and South Asia Region. In its 43rd year, the Bank enjoys the position of having the most extensive branch network among foreign international banks in UAE with 10 branches emirate-wide.

Standard Chartered is an international bank, focused on the established and emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America with an extensive global network of more than 600 offices in over 50 countries. The three principal business groups are Global Markets, Personal Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

In UAE, we are one of the leading banks, offering an extensive range of products and services for personal customers, local companies, multinational corporate and financial institutions.