Executive Director – Banking Operations
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Job Summary
PLEASE READ THE FULL JD BEFORE APPLYING. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUALIFIED.
About the Opportunity
Our client is a regulated deposit-taking financial institution operating in Uganda under the supervision of the Bank of Uganda.
As part of its next phase of institutional strengthening and governance enhancement the Board is seeking to appoint a senior Executive Director to provide robust operational leadership across core banking functions and ensure full regulatory defensibility under statutory requirements for executive management.
This is a Board-level role reporting directly to the CEO and requires a seasoned banking executive with demonstrable multi-functional exposure across core banking operations.
The position is full-time and office-based in Kampala.
Application Process & Mandatory Qualifying Questions
This is a statutory Executive Director appointment. Applications are assessed rigorously against regulatory minimum standards.
To be considered applicants must submit an up-to-date CV and a covering note clearly answering ALL qualifying questions below
Applications that do not explicitly address each qualifying question will be automatically disqualified.
Mandatory Qualifying Questions
1. Do you have at least 5 years of experience at the Executive Management level (C-suite Executive Director Deputy CEO COO or equivalent) within a regulated deposit-taking bank (If your answer is NO please do not apply.)
2. Have you held direct executive oversight across at least THREE of the following core banking functions: Credit Finance Risk Management Audit Treasury or Business Development
3. Have you directly engaged with the Bank of Uganda or another financial regulator in an executive capacity (e.g. inspections approvals supervisory engagement)
4. Are you currently based in Uganda and able to work full-time from Kampala without visa sponsorship
5. What is your notice period and required compensation (in USD) Applications without this information will be disqualified.
The Role
The Executive Director will act as the principal executive leader responsible for oversight of core banking operations and ensuring institutional stability regulatory compliance and operational resilience.
This role carries substantial accountability for:
- Oversight of core banking operational functions
- Strengthening governance and internal controls
- Regulatory engagement and exam-readiness
- Risk culture and compliance integrity
- Operational execution aligned to Board strategy
Key Responsibilities
- Partner closely with the CEO and Board in executing strategic priorities
- Provide executive oversight across core banking operational divisions
- Ensure operational decisions align with statutory and prudential requirements
- Deputise for the CEO where required
- Direct oversight of multi-functional banking operations including credit finance risk audit treasury and business development
- Ensure strong balance sheet discipline and risk governance
- Oversee operational performance metrics and profitability drivers
- Strengthen internal process integrity and control environments
- Serve as a senior regulator-facing executive
- Maintain continuous exam-readiness and remediation oversight
- Ensure adherence to statutory Executive Director standards
- Oversee Board reporting and governance documentation
- Embed a strong enterprise-wide risk culture
- Ensure AML/CFT prudential and consumer protection compliance
- Strengthen internal audit and control frameworks
- Oversee crisis management and business continuity planning
- Provide leadership to senior banking functional heads
- Drive performance accountability at the executive level
- Support succession planning and institutional continuity
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Minimum 1215 years within banking or regulated financial services
- Minimum 5 years at the Executive Management level within a deposit-taking bank
- Demonstrable multi-functional banking oversight across core operational areas
- Direct regulator-facing experience with the Bank of Uganda or equivalent
- Strong understanding of prudential regulation and statutory executive requirements
- Board-level presence and credibility
- Calm decisive operational judgement
- Strong governance orientation
- High ethical standards and integrity
- Bachelors degree (mandatory)
- Postgraduate qualification strongly preferred (MBA Finance Risk Accounting)
- Professional banking finance or risk certification advantageous
On Offer
Board-level Executive Director appointment
Opportunity to strengthen and stabilise a growing regulated bank
Competitive executive remuneration (dependent on experience) with benefits and bonus.
Key Skills
- Employee Relations
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Conflict Management
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Leadership management
- Financial Planning
