Job Title: Country Head of CRES
Organisation: Standard
Chartered Bank (StanChart)
Chartered Bank (StanChart)
Job ID: 421316
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About StanChart:
Standard Chartered PLC is a leading international bank, listed on the
London, Hong Kong and Mumbai stock exchanges. It has operated for over 150
years in some of the world’s most dynamic markets and earns more than 90 per
cent of its income and profits in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This
geographic focus and commitment to developing deep relationships with clients
and customers has driven the Bank’s growth in recent years.
London, Hong Kong and Mumbai stock exchanges. It has operated for over 150
years in some of the world’s most dynamic markets and earns more than 90 per
cent of its income and profits in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This
geographic focus and commitment to developing deep relationships with clients
and customers has driven the Bank’s growth in recent years.
With 1,700 offices in 70 markets, Standard Chartered offers exciting
and challenging international career opportunities for around 85,000 staff. It
is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and is
trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance, social
responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. The Bank’s
heritage and values are expressed in its brand promise, Here for good.
and challenging international career opportunities for around 85,000 staff. It
is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and is
trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance, social
responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. The Bank’s
heritage and values are expressed in its brand promise, Here for good.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
1. General Department Management:
- Manage Country CRES team and provide
technical support as necessary. - Implement the group/regional structure
(known as the Target Operating Model, or TOM) adapted for country
circumstances. - Approve BAU operating costs within
delegated authority. - “Own” all premises issues in the country.
2. Stakeholder Management:
- Act as the main liaison between CRES and
business units at country level in order to manage and lead real estate
strategic planning. - Contribute to the development of new
business initiatives. - Develop and agree country level service
level agreements between CRES and the businesses.
3. Asset Management:
- Drive the country real estate strategic
planning for CRES to ensure the long term occupancy plans for our property
portfolio are aligned with business direction. - Implement portfolio management metrics
that illustrate the financial performance of the property assets. - Implement models to link business and real
estate strategy to forecast supply and demand for space and developing
master and strategic plans for utilisation and development potential of
land and/or buildings with the bank’s property portfolio for the country. - Undertake real estate due diligence
reviews as and when required for potential new business acquisition. - Implement property plans in alignment with
agreed strategies. - Assume overall responsibility for the
effective implementation of the GPMS ensuring the capture of global
property data country, address, type, use and tenure and populate costs
across the country portfolio. - Ensure all property insurance data is
captured and accurately reported using the insurance module of GPMS - Manage leases (and the associated risks)
both where the bank is lessor and lessee. - Ensure all other databases are properly
populated in a timely way such as the Transaction Tracking Report,
“Boomerang” asset register, lifecycle replacement programme, space
utilisation.
4. Project Management: Work with both CRES project management
to ensure the real estate strategies and plans are correctly delivered (acting
as driver of timeliness, quality and cost management). (Note, project management is managed by a
separate function with matrix reporting to the head of CRES in country).
to ensure the real estate strategies and plans are correctly delivered (acting
as driver of timeliness, quality and cost management). (Note, project management is managed by a
separate function with matrix reporting to the head of CRES in country).
5. Facilities Management:
- Manage planned preventative maintenance in
accordance with group standards. - Manage a help desk and/or reactive
maintenance. - Evaluate country sourcing (procurement)
strategies and agree with regional head. - Manage CRES procurement and supply
arrangements in cooperation with Global Sourcing.
6. Financial Management:
- Ensure submission of country financial
data by the due date. - Clearly understand and manage the
financial implications of country CRES activity and be able to explain to
senior managers at country Manco and CRES regional levels. - Identify ways to save costs without
negatively effect the delivery of CRES services. - Create and submit an annual budget
including contributing a life-cycle replacement / capital expenditure
plan.
7. Team Management/Talent Development:
- Develop the capabilities of the team
including mentoring, training, replacing and hiring staff. - Manage and improve team effectiveness and
engagement.
8. Risk Management:
- Ensure country team compliance with all
group policies, procedures and standards - Manage risk databases (such as Phoenix,
ensuring risks are identified, logged, risk rated and action taken to
mitigate). - Ensure submission of data as required by
region or group including but not limited to BEAS. EIMS, Environmental
Footprint. - Ensure management of Key Control Standards
and Self Assessments. - Ensure operational risks are highlighted
and resolved at country level. - Be a Standing member of CORC.
- Review and ensure security management from
“hard” issues such as CCTV and guarding to “soft” issues such as the
presentation and behaviour of guards. - Ensure proper business continuity
management including criticality tiering, business impact assessment,
continuity planning and testing. - Ensure robust crisis management planning
and take lead role (with CEO) in managing crises that may occur. - Ensure country team compliance with all
legislative requirements
Key Performance Indicators:
- Manage all CRES operational activities in
line with Group standards - Support the Business in optimal use of the
Bank’s property portfolio (business alignment) - Act as first point of escalation for
unmitigated risks
Offer strategic direction and leadership to country CRES, ensuring first
class customer care and value for money. - Ensure implementation of Operational risk
management - Deliver property services in a cost
efficient and effective way - Introduce industry best practice to the
country CRES functions - Within the above ensure Country teams
manage the Global Environmental and Health & Safety Programmes in the
country. - Ensure established objectives are
achieved - Monitor property operational risks and
manage the development of robust mitigation plans - Ensure delivery of Group property
insurance reporting in line with Group Insurance specifications - Review and implement Group policies and
procedures with local addenda as required. - In conjunction with regional portfolio
manager create overall real estate strategies and plans for the business
units and country. - Conduct portfolio analysis, development
and execution of the global real estate strategic plan as it relates to
the country.
Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
Experience:
- The prospective Standard Chartered
employee should possess significant Real estates management experience
gained in a “blue chip” corporate environment. - Strategic thinker combined with a high
degree of pragmatism. - Excellent leadership skills and team
management experience. - Demonstrated track record of delivering
excellence through their leadership and communication skills. - Experience of successfully managing and
delivering and delivering multiple services to internal and external
stakeholders. - Excellent interpersonal skills and the
influence to deal with the broad spectrum of customers both within and
outside the bank. - Possess the ability to adapt proactively
to customer requirements. - Budgetary control and financial management
experience. - Skilled at swift problem identification,
prevention and resolution. - Using initiative to review continuously
and improve services.
NB: Standard Chartered is
committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which
embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum
of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By
building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging,
and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.
committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which
embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum
of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By
building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging,
and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.
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