First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) stands as Nigeria’s largest financial services institution, boasting the highest total assets and gross earnings in the country. With an extensive network of over 750 branches, the bank serves more than 10 million customer accounts, offering a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services.
In addition to its robust domestic presence, FirstBank has established an international footprint through subsidiaries such as FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone, and FBNBank Senegal. The bank also maintains Representative Offices in key global locations, including Johannesburg, Beijing, and Abu Dhabi.
Currently, FirstBank is actively recruiting to fill various positions, details of which are outlined below:
1.) Relationship Manager – Commercial Banking (Abia, Delta, and Anambra)
Locations: Aba – Abia, Asaba – Delta, and Onitsha – Anambra
Job type: Full-time
Duties & Responsibilities
- Book quality assets and ensure effective portfolio monitoring for early detection of defaults.
- Work closely with the Business Manager in the execution of the team’s functions and activities.
- Champion the drive for deposit mobilization and trade transaction
- Provide the best customer service available in the industry.
- Develop and maintain relationship with clients by providing professional and specialized financial solutions in all areas.
- Assist in Transaction Memos and provide relationship background and financial information support, as necessary.
- Provide support in the structuring of credits in line with business potentials.
- Manage and deepen relationships with existing and prospective customers.
- Win new accounts and resuscitate dormant relationships.
- Market the bank’s products to meet customer needs.
- Initiate development of products required to meet customer needs.
Educational Qualification and Experience
- Minimum Education: First Degree or its equivalent in any discipline preferably business-related.
- Higher Degrees and relevant Professional Certificate will be an added advantage.
- Minimum experience: 3 years relevant banking (marketing and credit) experience
Knowledge:
- Good Knowledge of the business environment
- Credit/Risk Management
- Banking structure, policies, and procedures
- Customer Service
- Strategic Business Planning
Skill/Competencies:
- Negotiation skills
- Strong networking and relationship
- Management skills
- Reasoning and analytical skills
- Deal structuring skills
- Strong credit and marketing skills
- Excellent people management skills
- IT and Computer Appreciation
- Communications skills (written and oral)
- Portfolio Management
- Credit Assessment and Structuring
- Marketing/ Sales
- Business/ Product Development
- Customer Relationship Management
- Budget Planning & Control
- Financial Analysis Business
- Operational Strategy
Application Closing Date
29th January, 2024; 09:02
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
2.) Relationship Manager – Commercial Banking (Lagos & Ogun)
Locations: Lagos Mainland, Ikeja, Iyana Isolo, Marina, Motorways Building, Toll Gate, Lagos Road Ikorodu, & Yaba – Lagos and Ilaro Road, Agbara, Abeokuta Expressway, Ota – Ogun
Job type: Full-time
Duties & Responsibilities
- Book quality assets and ensure effective portfolio monitoring for early detection of defaults.
- Work closely with the Business Manager in the execution of the team’s functions and activities.
- Champion the drive for deposit mobilization and trade transaction
- Provide the best customer service available in the industry.
- Develop and maintain relationship with clients by providing professional and specialized financial solutions in all areas.
- Assist in Transaction Memos and provide relationship background and financial information support, as necessary.
- Provide support in the structuring of credits in line with business potentials.
- Manage and deepen relationships with existing and prospective customers.
- Win new accounts and resuscitate dormant relationships.
- Market the bank’s products to meet customer needs.
- Initiate development of products required to meet customer needs.
Educational Qualification and Experience
- Minimum Education: First Degree or its equivalent in any discipline preferably business-related.
- Higher Degrees and relevant Professional Certificate will be an added advantage.
- Minimum experience – 3 years relevant banking (marketing and credit) experience
Knowledge:
- Good Knowledge of the business environment
- Credit/Risk Management
- Banking structure, policies, and procedures
- Customer Service
- Strategic Business Planning
Skill/Competencies:
- Negotiation skills
- Strong networking and relationship
- Management skills
- Reasoning and analytical skills
- Deal structuring skills
- Strong credit and marketing skills
- Excellent people management skills
- IT and Computer appreciation
- Communications skills (written and oral)
- Portfolio Management
- Credit Assessment and Structuring
- Marketing/ Sales
- Business/ Product Development
- Customer Relationship Management
- Budget Planning & Control
- Financial Analysis Business
- Operational Strategy
Application Closing Date
29th January, 2024; 09:03
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
3.) Legal Officer, Corporate Transactional Support
Location: Lagos
Job Schedule: Full-time
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides, under the guidance of the
- Team Lead, legal advisory services in respect of various contracts to SBUs,
- SRFs and the Bank’s subsidiaries with respect to structured finance, project
- finance, international trade, oil & gas financing, derivatives,
- telecommunications financing (operators, service providers and dealers)
- highlighting the Bank’s attendant obligations, privileges and rights and
- consequences of breach of such contracts
- Researches and prepares legal opinions on basic day-to-day issues bothering on the Unit’s activities.
- Attending meetings with SBUs and other
- SRFs for purposes of negotiating terms and conditions of commercial transaction to be entered into by the Bank.
- Prepares the drafts of all species of local and cross-border Bonds and Guarantees and vets/reviews drafts of same prepared by counterparties to ensure there are no adverse clauses and that the interest of the Bank is adequately protected and understudies the Team Lead and
- Guarantee Supervisors in the Department in the art of Bonds and Guarantee drafting and reviews.
- Supports the Team Lead in the actualization of numerous product and service offerings, alliances, partnerships and other synergistic relationships created by the Products & Channels Unit.
- Prepares, reviews and vets a wide range of documentation, including but not limited to letter of domiciliation, Indemnities, Irrevocable Remittance Undertakings, Irrevocable Standard Payment Orders, Letters of Comfort, Letters of Support, Letters of Intent, etc.
- Prepare Loan Agreements, Corporate
- Guarantees, Sales & Collection Agreements, Letters of Hypothecation,
- Equipment Leases, Deeds of Release etc.
- Conducts, analyzes, and interprets searches on Certificates of Registration/Incorporation of corporate entities.
- Supports the Team Lead and Unit Head in the provision of general advisory services to the Bank’s subsidiaries.
- Ensures compliance with the principles and policies contained in the Information Security Handbook.
- Works with External Solicitors to verify the genuineness of Letters of Administration and probate documents
- Follows up on External Counsel on briefs assigned to them, including but not limited to the processes involved in the preparation and filing of legal pleadings, motions, etc
- Ensures compliance with the principles and policies contained in the Business Continuity Management Handbook.
- Assists the Team Lead and Unit Head in the Unit’s involvement in, and compliance with the Bank’s Information Security
- Management Policies, Business Continuity Management, BS25999, ISO 27001, and initiatives, internal audit outcomes and compliance with recommendations,
- ICAFAS, Business Performance Management, PSQA etc.
External Qualifications
Education:
Minimum:
- Education: First Degree in Law and Professional Certificate of Barrister At Law (compulsory)
Experience:
Minimum:
- Experience: Two years post call, legal practice in chambers
Application Closing Date
24th January, 2024; 08:47 AM.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should: