Banking Job Opportunities – Branch Manager Hoima at Barclays

Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station:  Hoima, Uganda
About 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 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.
Job Summary: The Barclays Branch Manager mainly drives and
delivers exceptional retail business performance, through the provision of
efficient business management, powerful leadership, team development and
achievement of operational rigour excellence in branches with up to 25 staff
members or branches with single customer categories.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
1. Business Management: 40%
Agree targets and take accountability for the overall achievement of
Retail performance objectives for the branch in terms of: employee
Satisfaction, Customer experience,    Sales growth and
income contribution, cost performance, risk and rigour management
Budget Accountability:
  • Accountable for
    achieving annual sales targets as cascaded from the Area Manager.
    Monitoring of progress towards achieving targets is done on a regular
    basis, at least monthly.
  • The Branch manager is
    also responsible for maintaining a healthy balance sheet in the branch
    i.e. ensuring the assets on the books of the branch are performing to
    expected standards, that low quality assets are kept to a minimum and that
    the earnings contribution of the branch is within acceptable levels.
  • Even though the branch
    manager may not be the cost centre owner directly, the incumbent is
    responsible for strict cost management in that branch i.e. reviewing all
    service provider quotations before the work can proceed. In addition, the
    branch manager is expected to conduct detailed analysis, on a monthly
    basis, of the following cost elements: Overtime approvals, equipment
    maintenance, Stationary consumption/telephones etc, Sundry losses, Staff
    costs
  • Responsible for the
    active involvement and accountability for making purchase/ refund business
    decisions within set limits e.g. Sundry loss, Potential Loss Accounts
    (PLA), customer refunds. Can approve release of deceased funds within
    predetermined limit.
Brand, product and business proposition:
  • Offer translating and
    prioritizing into business performance measures at branch level.
  • Understand and provide
    clear direction to the branch based on market analysis of local area
    consumer trends and competitor offerings.
  • Make sure that
    merchandising materials are displayed in accordance with guidelines.
  • Brief staff on
    promotional and product launches; provide regular feedback on sales
    performance.
  • Establish
    relationships with key clients or business influencers in the local area,
    including      client entertainment within budget
    limits set by the Area manager.
  • Support product
    specialists and the direct sales team in marketing of group schemes and
    other corporate products to local businesses.
  • Offer feedback on the
    performance or service delivery of external service providers (such as
    courier service, cleaning service etc) to the area manager and head office
    sourcing, to assist them with future contracts.
2. Controls Management:
  • Ensure compliance with
    operations risk and rigour requirements e.g. Health & Safety
    standards, security of premises, KYC and Anti-Money Laundering measures.
  • Ensure that all staff
    in the branch adhere to all Barclays Information Security policies and
    procedures through regular communication to staff and spot checks.
  • Review results of snap
    checks and progress on action plans.
  • Carry out regular
    quality checks on all processes, focusing on transactions with high
    financial levels and operational risks of the process, including Branch
    Crisis Management, systems, reviewing control reports, etc.
  • Ensure that all
    Barclays Africa procedures are followed through regular communication to
    staff and spot checks.
  • Report all incidents
    within the branch in line with the bank’s incident reporting procedures
  • Systems administration
    (user maintenance) in conjunction with the Branch Operations Manager.
2. People Management: 30%
  • Build and develop a
    high performing team through embedding performance development and
    coaching. Ensure that team members receive coaching and feedback in order
    to develop to achieve their maximum potential.
  • Manage the
    End-to-End  PD process
  • Recommend reward
    allocations for all branch staff, including bonus and pay increases.
  • Determine and manage
    Training Needs Analysis and Succession plans for all direct reports.
  • Responsible for hiring
    team members based on short-lists of candidates compiled by HR.
  • Responsible for
    conducting exit interviews for all employee-initiated departures from the
    bank. Provide results of exit interviews to HR for review and analysis.
  • Oversee staff
    attendance levels, including approval of leave. Compile monthly absence
    statistics (annual leave, sick leave, family responsibility leave,
    maternity leave, study leave etc), and submit to HR for record keeping.
  • Directly responsible
    for discipline – initiate misconduct or incapacity charges, follow Barclays
    discipline processes together with HR and an independent chairperson.
    Build the case files where required.
  • Motivate staff and
    ensure they are recognized through the Barclays Africa recognition
    schemes.
  • Create an empowering
    environment for branch staff, encouraging individual ownership and
    initiative.
  • Deliver powerful
    communications with branch colleagues to ensure they understand the vision
    and goals of the company and of your branch.  This will include
    running team meetings, morning huddles, one to one meetings and written
    communications
  • Create and maintain a
    succession plan for the branch
  • Create an empowering
    environment for branch staff, encouraging individual ownership and
    initiative
  • Offer mentoring and
    development opportunities for members of the branch team.
  • Provide cover for
    Branch Managers at other outlets when required.
  • Provide honest, direct
    and constructive feedback to others.
  • Deputize for Regional
    Manager if required.
  • Share knowledge
    experience and best practice with team members and other branch managers.
3. Customer Service: 25%
  • The Branch Manager
    will be accountable for the delivery of outstanding customer experience
    through service and sales within their branch
  • Regularly present in
    the banking hall speaking to customers and understanding their questions
    and needs
  • Monitor the customer
    satisfaction results of the branch collected through various methods
    (surveys, touchpads etc).  Establish targets for improvement and
    action plans to ensure customer satisfaction is continually improving.
  • Ensure that all branch
    staff own and manage customer queries and complaints by taking ownership
    and resolving in a timely manner. Act as the escalation point for their
    unresolved queries and complaints.
  • Build and grow
    relationships with key customers, clients and businesses within the branch
    locality
  • Understand fully the
    Barclays product on offer, and makes suggestions to product teams around
    changes and enhancements to products. 
  • Implements new product
    sets with assistance from specialist product managers and ensures all
    staff are fully aware and knowledgeable about product features and
    benefits
  • Drive customer focused
    behaviour in the branch by role modelling great customer service
  • Make sure that
    merchandising materials are displayed in accordance with guidelines and is
    useful to customers
  • Review and provide
    feedback on SLA’s with internal service providers
  • Through effective
    banking hall management ensure that customers are directed to the most
    appropriate service delivery channel to meet their need e.g. cashiers, drop
    boxes ATM’s etc.
  • Manage remote and
    manual authorizations, by assigning responsibility for authorizers, and
    personally authorizing high-value transactions, to ensure efficient
    counter service.
  • Interact regularly
    with internal service providers (e.g. Operations, KYC Helpdesk) to ensure
    fast and efficient service to customers.
  • Interview all
    customers who want to close their accounts because of poor service or high
    tariffs to determine the root cause and to attempt to retain.
4. Community: 5%
  • Be involved in local
    community events and networking opportunities (e.g. clubs, meetings,
    business associations)
  • Developing the
    external market and community profile needed to maximize the local
    marketing opportunity
  • Identify community
    initiatives to become involved in and support as part of Barclays
    community initiatives (such as Make a Difference Day, Local community
    initiative, Financial Literacy)
  • Link community
    initiatives to both business opportunities and colleague events
  • Promote community
    agenda within the branch to build pride within colleagues and customers
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:   
  • The ideal candidate
    must be a graduate or possess relevant experience to compensate
  • A minimum of three
    years’ Retail supervisory experience
  • Comprehensive
    understanding and knowledge of the full Barclays Retail product set, Local
    Business services and an overview of Corporate Business services,
    including Treasury.
  • Good understanding of
    technical support systems e.g. Brains, WinFos
  • Detailed knowledge and
    understanding of Barclays Retail strategy, operating structure and
    interface with other functions
  • Good understanding of
    Risk and Credit policies and procedures
  • Detailed understanding
    of people policies and procedures
  • Up to date knowledge
    of competitor and market activity in local area Preferred
  • People Management
    skills
  • Good coaching and
    training skills
  • Strong communication
    and Presentation skills
  • Excellent business
    Management/Financial Management skills
  • Good Performance
    Management skills
  • Skills in Resource
    Management
  • Cultural and Change
    Management skills/ abilities
  • Good Planning /
    organizational skills
  • Good PC Skills
  • Excellent
    decision-making skills
How 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:
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Here
 -> Job Number (Type 00156060)
Barclays is an equal 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
Deadline:  28th April, 2014

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