Job Description:

Afghanistan International Bank (AIB) is a commercial bank incorporated in Afghanistan and managed according to international best practices. Due to rapid expansions of its business and operations the bank is looking for an experienced Chief Operations Officer for its Head Office in Kabul.

The position allows the successful candidate to be part of the Management Team of AIB bank and plays a major role in the Bank’s continued development.

The Operations Manager/COO is responsible for managing back office operations and administration departments to support other parts of the bank.

The responsibilities are:

1. Oversee back office operations (both IT and manual systems) to ensure they deliver the committed service quality.

2. Liaise with front office managers to understand their needs for back office support and agree the required support.

3. Determine whether operations are best to be automated or performed manually.

4. Recommend and design processes for manual operations.

5. Oversee Administration functions.

6. Ensure operating procedures are developed and implemented for all administrative processes.

7. Ensure that the purchasing function runs smoothly.

8. Develop organization structure as required to serve the bank.

9. Recruit and maintain suitably skilled direct reports in discussion with HR.

10. Enhance the performance management, training and development process for back-office departments.

11. Set performance targets for direct reports, monitor performance and provide feedback for further development.

12. Responsible for relationship management with DAB, Ministries, Tax authorities and suppliers of the Bank.

13. Responsible for the day to day functioning of the operational units, the procedures and control.

14. Other duties as required by the job.

It is expected that candidates will have professional qualifications in finance/ banking/ business administration and will have had at least 10 years experience in an international/regional commercial bank with at least 5 years experience in an executive position in a commercial bank.

To Apply:

hr@aib.af