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Barclays Bank Uganda Jobs – Channel Manager
Organisation: Barclays Bank Uganda
Duty
Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About
Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa encompasses
Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Barclaycard operations
in 10 countries organised in four geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East
and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya), Southern Africa
(Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).
Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Barclaycard operations
in 10 countries organised in four geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East
and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya), Southern Africa
(Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).
Barclays Africa serves its
2.8m customers through a network of 573 branches and service centres providing
a variety of traditional financial products including retail mortgages, current
and deposit accounts, commercial lending, unsecured lending, credit cards,
treasury and investments.
2.8m customers through a network of 573 branches and service centres providing
a variety of traditional financial products including retail mortgages, current
and deposit accounts, commercial lending, unsecured lending, credit cards,
treasury and investments.
Job
Summary: The Channel Manager will;
Summary: The Channel Manager will;
- Manage
the local Barclays Product Channels for Retail customers, ensuring the
business remains competitive while achieving its stated income target - Recommend
and implement new channel product developments and enhancements to the
existing channel set - Understand
Barclays competitive position for each product channel and sector of the
market to make recommendations in respect of local pricing and local
market potential - Act
as the principal point of contact on product channel issues for local
sales and marketing teams
Key
Duties & Responsibilities:
Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Business Direction (50%)
- The
role holder will have principal responsibility for ensuring income targets
are met for Retail products. This will be achieved by establishing
and implementing the local product pricing strategy and identifying
opportunities for new product developments and enhancements in line with
the Retail Strategy. - In
accordance with their income responsibility, the role holder will
participate actively in local ALCO meetings, advising on the most
appropriate interest rate strategy for each product, covering balance
sheet and income impacts. - Periodically
review customer segmentation basis and recommend suitable product activity
to target and sustain viable segments in line with Retail Strategy. - Monitor
and provide feedback to centre on local competitor product activity,
including pricing. - Undertake
product legal and regulatory assessment as required - Research
and propose suggestions for new products and product enhancements to
Centre - Provide
and analyse product income data for Local and Centre management
information - Co-ordinate
production of a uniform Tariff for Retail customers, which is easily
understood by customers and staff and easy to administer.
2. Business Management
30%
30%
- Manage
the process for interest rate changes in line with Central guidelines and
governance - Monitor
adherence to agreed product channel pricing strategy, rectifying errors
where identified - Work
with Retail Sales teams to ensure appropriate product sales processes are
in place - Provide
business input for implementation of new products by: - Engaging
relevant stakeholders - Building
a business case - Managing
the development process where required - Completing
all local product testing - Building
a detailed local implementation plan - Closely
monitoring local implementation - Give
necessary notices to local government/regulators and public of product and
price changes - Liaise
with Local Operations Centres, regularly reviewing all operational
standards for product profitability, and identifying skills gaps. - Review
and feedback into customer satisfaction surveys, responding to customer
product complaints. - Liaise
with People Development and Sales Management functions to design and
deliver appropriate training, and give input into sales strategies.
3. Provide Powerful
Leadership (10%)
Leadership (10%)
- Provide
clear direction of the Barclays Africa business objectives by translating
business performance objectives and measures into clear, concise
communication - In
the way you lead on a daily basis, be a role model for your colleagues,
doing things wholeheartedly, communicating with passion and enthusiasm,
embracing change as a way of working.
4. Relationship Management
( 10%)
( 10%)
- Develop
and maintain excellent relationships with Business functions as well as
Communication Managers and the PR function.
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
Skills & Experience:
· The
applicant should possess a University degree or equivalent qualification
applicant should possess a University degree or equivalent qualification
- Excellent
Communication skills both written and oral - Strong
analytic and numerical skills for calculation of statistics needed in
performance tracking - Experienced
in the basics of Project management - Good
interpersonal and networking skills - Good
Report writing skills - Good
understanding and knowledge of Barclays Africa products and systems that
support them, and a good understanding of Barclays Group products. - Comprehensive
understanding of product offerings in the wider financial services
industry. - A
detailed knowledge of Barclays Africa strategy and policies - Detailed
knowledge of consumer buying behaviour, marketing techniques and evolving
trends - Good
understanding of customer segmentation theory and practice. - A
detailed understanding of industry, advisory, regulatory and professional
bodies - A
good understanding of legislation related to financial services and
channel delivery - Extensive
knowledge of constructing reports, executive summaries and briefs - Able
to deal professionally, confidently and effectively with staff at all
levels, internally and externally - Ability
to work autonomously - Ability
to keep abreast of industry changes in both the business and marketing
environments - Excellent
time management and personal organisation - Excellent
PC skills in Microsoft office,
excel and word packages or equivalent - Possess
the ability to work under pressure and adhere to strict and tight
deadlines on a wide range of tasks - Able
to keep abreast of developments in the business and financial services
environment - Appreciate
changes in technology and delivery channels and their impact on the financial
services environment.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
If you feel challenged by
any of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as
outlined above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and
photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
any of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as
outlined above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and
photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
Barclays is an equal
opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and
rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and
rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
For queries contact us on
0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
Deadline: 9th
January, 2014
January, 2014
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