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Ecosystem Lead Education Sector

Kenya Commercial Bank Limited Kenya Full Time Posted 2026-08-16
CountyNairobi CountyCityNot specifiedContractFull TimePosted2026-08-16Close dateNot specifiedExperience6 yearsSourceMyJobMag Kenya
ecosystem leadeducation sectorbankingnairobifull timeseniorstrategyfinancial solutionskcb bankrelationship managementsalesretail
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KCB Bank Kenya is hiring an Ecosystem Lead for the Education Sector in Nairobi. The role focuses on developing and executing a sector-specific strategy, building relationships with learning institutions and government agencies, and driving revenue growth through tailored financial solutions. Candidates need a Bachelor's degree, a professional certificate, and at least six years of relevant experience.

  • Senior-level role within KCB Bank's education sector ecosystem team
  • Focus on strategy, stakeholder engagement, and revenue growth in education
  • Requires Bachelor's degree, professional certificate, and 6 years' experience
  • Based in Nairobi with full-time employment

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Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, 2016. The holding company oversees KCB Kenya - incorporated with effect from January 1, 2016 - and all KCB's regional units in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan. It als...

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Ecosystem Lead

Education

Sector

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

,

MBA/MSc/MA

,

Professional Certificate

sector ecosystem needs.

Develop Sector specific CVPs – they will be responsible for developing the learning institutions CVP for adoption by Corporate and Retail divisions.

Enhancing relationships with key stakeholders – Engaging with government agencies, Universities ,Association of Public and Private schools and regulatory bodies to deepen KCB’s market position.

Driving revenue growth – Increasing learning institution sector lending, deposits, and transaction volumes through tailored financial products.

Strengthening risk management – Implementing credit structures that mitigate risks, such by trade credit insurance, and learning institution guarantees.

Supporting innovation – Collaborating with internal teams to develop digital and financing solutions that enhance service delivery within the learning institution ecosystem such as ERPs, LNK, Lipa KARO, embedded finance, payment gateways etc

Tailored Financial Solutions: lead and collaborate with product and IT teams to develop innovative, technology-driven financial solutions tailored to specific and unique needs of different ecosystem participants, with a focus on value-based pricing and rapid adoption

Coordinate with various business units for a unified sales approach within the

sector ecosystem.

Create and implement onboarding programs for seamless integration into the value chain ecosystem.

Lead sector and sub-segment ecosystem business planning and align strategies with Digital Financial Services (DFS) and Relationship Managers across Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Mortgage, Treasury and other product houses.

Coordinate product efforts across business units to offer bundled services within specific ecosystems beyond traditional banking.

Identify and explore new business opportunities within ecosystems and value chains, working with relationship managers to prospect for new clients and foster relationships with key stakeholders across various industries.

Work with business functions to design tailored financial solutions for different ecosystem participants including development of value-based pricing mechanisms, focusing on creating innovative solutions with quick adoption of technology-driven solutions and catalyzing utilization of these solutions

Coordinate with strategy division to define value chain KPIs and performance targets and develop revenue sharing or shadow P&L mechanism aligning with business units.

Coordinate with the Risk Function to develop value-chain approach in credit risk assessment and credit risk management, leveraging value chain data across origination, Ecosystem Wallet Share (EWS), and post drawdown monitoring to simplify and enhance credit process for value chain credit products

Work with the Marketing function in developing effective go-to-market strategies for the various products within the assigned ecosystem.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION

Bachelor’s degree Bachelor’s degree in any relevant area RQ

Professional Qualifications Any relevant field AA

Master’s degree Any relevant field AA

Total Minimum No of Years’

sector 3 ES

Management reporting and presentation 3 ES

Project management 3 DE

Digital products solutioning 2 DE

Business (performance) analysis 2 ES

Financial analysis 2 ES

Credit/lending 2DE

Banking operations 2 DE

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Experience

  • 6 years
  • Location
  • Nairobi
  • Job Field
  • Banking
  • KEY
  • Required 6 years
  • Detail Minimum No of Years Need Type[2]
  • Sales and business development 6 ES
  • Relationship and stakeholder management 6 ES
  • in the

Responsibilities

  • Share market ecosystem trends, and competitive analysis data with the strategy office and Business units, aggregating this intelligence into a unified database for business consumption.
  • Developing and executing a sector-specific strategy – Identifying opportunities for financial solutions that align with

Requirements

Academic & Professional

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