Barclays Bank Jobs – Branch Manager Nakulabye

Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station:  Kampala, 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:
Click
Here
-> Job Number (Type 00156080)
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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