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• Manage
  the overall performance and people agenda in the Risk Control Unit.
• Drive
  recruitment of staff so that the quality of every recruit improves the
  overall quality of the RCU pool.
• Closely
  manage those identified as Talent in their team. 
• Ensure
  that they have clear individual plans that speed their development and
  gives Barclays the maximum benefit from their deployment.
• Ensure
  that robust and detailed succession plans exist for the RCU and that these
  are used to develop actions to ensure sufficient bench strength with right
  people in the right jobs.
• Identify
  and drive development and training initiatives to ensure that the capability
  of RCU staff is continually improved.
• Drive
  EOS action plans to ensure that staff feel good about their team, the RCU
  and Barclays.
• Develop
  a highly motivated team maintaining excellent relationships with own team
  and wider teams to ensure achievement of business goals
• Support
  to identify training needs and provide coaching to all members of the Risk
  Control Unit (RCU) to improve performance and productivity.
• Act
  as a role model and drive proactive application of Barclays Behaviors
  throughout the team.
• To
  create awareness amongst Team members on Group Policies, RCU procedures
  and Regulations
• Keep
  the Team motivated and ensure accurate and efficient delivery. Build
  systems to allow for job rotation within RCU to identify and groom Team
  Members to take leadership roles within the Team
• Proactively
  contribute to embedding change management initiatives in support of
  process and quality improvements, cost reductions and development of the
  people.
• Steer
  and execute smooth change management including continuous process
  improvement
• Ensure
  RCU activities and importance is 
  communicated to the wider business (peers and senior management)
  and consultation during changes in policies and procedures at business
  levels

• Ensure
  the highest standard of Post Sanction Fulfillment / Monitoring and Control
  through formulation and implementation of consistent policies and
  processes across the Risk Control Unit
• Ensure
  knowledge and best practice sharing across the RCU.
• Responsibility
  for personal adherence to governance, compliance and lending portfolio
  controls.  Ensuring own conformance
  to policy and procedures within the specialist lending function, including
  proactive management of agreed responsibilities for data integrity.
• Work  in liaison with the centre and
  in-country credit team to understand the lending portfolio and risk
  capabilities and to identify gaps or weaknesses in the post sanction
  process; work in conjunction with the relevant teams to formulate plans to
  close the gaps
• Responsible
  for the Monitoring & Control of Corporate/ECC/FI live portfolio to
  assure adherence to terms & conditions of sanctions identifying any
  areas within the portfolio that are cause for concern / potential cause
  for concern. Communication both up and down the reporting lines.
• Act
  as a source of technical excellence and point of reference in relation to
  risk matters for the CCM’s, CBD/ECC and RCU.
• Manage
  the maintenance / improvement of the administration quality of the
  Portfolio (as detailed in the RCU operating manual).
• Maintain
  interactive relationship with CCM’s and CBD/ECC to ensure rectifying the
  outstanding issues.
• Quarterly
  review of the Corporate Credit Key Risks and their mitigating controls
  through effective RCA tests
• Own
  and monitor the achievement of agreed targets for risk performance
  measures by the RCU team taking corrective action where applicable.
• Responsible
  for the rectification & documentation of any recommendations arising
  out of Audit/Assurance reports on the Credit Risk.
• In
  charge of the effective management of the facility limits (loading,
  amending & cancellation) to ensure that published limits are in line
  with the latest sanction and in accordance with the operational processes
  and procedures
• Management
  of maintenance, review & follow up of a complete Diary System
  detailing deficiency & deferrals/loans repayment dates/ excesses
  clearance dates/dated securities & Covenants.
• Management
  of the Financial Covenant and Internal Risk Trigger Monitoring
  systems/data in regards to its integrity of capturing, advising and
  escalation of overdue and failed / breached covenants
• Managing
  preparing& review of Post Sanction Aide Memoire and Term loan
  Information sheet
• Undertake
  ownership duties of suspense accounts and interest received accounts
• Monthly
  review of the applicable interest rate & comm. for all corporate
  customers using sanctions and Interest Audit Report.
• Liaising
  with legal team in regards to the non-standard documentation and changes
  to the standard commercial and standard terms and conditions
• Improve
  quality of audits. Will be the point of contact for both internal and
  external auditors.
• Manage
  the monitoring of syndicate loans (repayment of installments, interest,
  conditions with the agent / participant banks.
• Un-drawn
  commitments are reviewed on monthly basis to control CREC charges.
• Periodic
  review and assessment of root causes in relation to RCA testing and
  initiating appropriate action to mitigate risks
• Ensure
  robust and error free MI and data is produced by the team on a regular
  basis.
• Ensure
  maker checker concept across RCU processes is carried out without
  deviation
• Ensure
  teams adherence to IRM and Data privacy polices of Barclays
• Manage
  the Team’s Business Continuity plan (BCM) and periodic testing

• Ensure
  a consistent quality of service to RCU stakeholders
• Assist
  the Head of Risk in monitoring service and delivery in line with business
  needs
• Work
  in partnership with colleagues and proactively anticipate, respond to and
  seek to exceed the expectations of customers.
• Attend
  meetings with the Corporate Credit manager’s / Relationship Manager’s if
  problem related issues are to be discussed / need to be resolved.
• Maintain
  interactive relationship with CCT and CBD to ensure rectifying the Develop
  and maintain a close working relationship with Front Office and Credit
  Team Heads.
• Actively
  support the CCD in delivering effective PD’s for individuals within the
  team
• Participate
  is team activities, launches and social occasions.

• The
  ideal candidate should hold a Post Graduate with previous work experience
  (min 8 years)
• At
  least five years of Risk Management experience
• Excellent
  track record of Leadership of teams
• Communication
  with particular emphasis on imparting difficult decisions
• Communication
  with senior management and business stake holders
• Other
  finance related qualifications are preferred
• Possession
  of Risk related certificates is an added advantage
• Risk
  Auditing training /certificate
• The
  applicant should have expert knowledge of commercial banking credit risk
  operations, credit analysis and controls.
• Good
  knowledge of operational risk and rigor processes, tools and practices.
• Proven
  people management skills and team leadership.
• Proven
  ability to run a service operation, managing often conflicting priorities.
• Computer
  literacy skills
• Detailed
  knowledge of Corporate Business and risk products, policies, procedures
  and services
• Working
  knowledge of local regulations relating to lending.
• Awareness
  of products and services offered by competitor banks.
• Applicants
  with previous experience of working in a reputed financial institution in
  the risk function will have an added advantage

• Communication
  and Influence – able to communicate effectively across a range of
  stakeholders in Sales, Risk and Operations
• Innovation
  and change – the ability to spot opportunities to improve service and
  deliver on these
• Leadership
  – the ability to direct the large number of staff in their team to ensure
  all play their part in attaining the overall goals
• People
  Capability – the ability to form and develop a high-performing team with
  robust bench-strength
• Problem
  Solving and Decision Making – the ability to quickly understand a
  situation and take decisive action that is bought into by stakeholders
• Quality
  High Standards and Controls

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