Fresher Customer Service Jobs – Personal Banker Soroti at Barclays Bank UK

Organisation: Barclays Bank UK
Duty Station:  Uganda
Reports to: Branch Manager

About Barclays UK:
Barclays is a British multinational banking and financial services
company headquartered in London. It is a universal bank with operations in
retail, wholesale and investment banking, as well as wealth management,
mortgage lending and credit cards. It has operations in over 50 countries and
territories and has around 48 million customers. As of 31 December 2011,
Barclays had total assets of US$2.42 trillion, the seventh-largest of any bank
worldwide.

Job Summary: The Personal Banker will deliver exceptional
sales performance by identifying and meeting customer needs through selling
& cross-selling of all Barclays Africa Retail products & services.

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:                                                                              
1. Sales to Retail Banking Customers: 50%
  • Actively participate
    in specific product campaigns by ensuring that the products are explained
    to customers.
  • Agree, meet and exceed
    targets for specific sales campaigns.
  • Maintain own sales
    performance statistics for management information usage.
  • Own and manage
    personal product & channel sales targets to contribute towards the
    outlet sales objectives.
  • Refer to the
    appropriate area of delivery for specialist product help or advice (e.g.
    Schemes or Home Loans) when uncertain about the product delivery or
    application process. Respond directly to the customer.
  • Build effective
    relationships with branch staff to ensure that non-sales staff refer
    customers to the Personal Banker when they identify a particular product
    or service need.
  • In integrated
    branches, build effective relationships with Customer Advisors to ensure
    that they refer standard customers who become eligible for Prestige
    products and services.
  • Responsible for complete
    account opening documentation together with customers and submit to the
    Branch Manager for review before submitting to operations for processing.
  • Call customers when
    their accounts have been opened, generate welcome pack letters and send to
    customers.
  • When selling loans to
    Retail prestige customers, complete the financial analysis and statement
    review on customer accounts. Where customers do not meet the minimum
    criteria, advise the customer, verbally or in writing as the customer
    requires. Report such denials to the Branch Manager on a daily basis.
2. Operational Rigour and Compliance with KYC Requirements: 20%
  • Ensure accuracy of
    each new account application, loan document, Barclaycard application and
    bank account mandate change. Personal Bankers are held personally
    accountable for accuracy and quality of these and supporting documents
    that they complete and submit.
  • Achieve operational
    rigour excellence in all aspects of procedures and processes personally
    undertaken to ensure green audit.
  • Follow the Retail end
    to end account opening ensuring new accounts are authorized and KYC
    compliant. Escalate any items that exceed the agreed service level time
    lines or where there are unresolved KYC requirements, to the Branch
    Manager.
  • Comply with all
    general Barclays operational risk & rigour requirements e.g. KYC and
    anti-money laundering regulations.
  • Occasionally, assist
    the Branch Manager to open and close cashier tills at the beginning and
    end of each day.
  • Conduct snap checks as
    allocated by the Branch Manager.
3. Provision of Customer Service: 15%
  • Own customer queries
    and complaints around account opening, loans and card applications and
    resolve in a timely manner. Escalate any unresolved queries, or queries
    not resolved in a short period of time to the Prestige Branch Manager.
  • Build relationships
    with internal service providers (Operations and KYC Helpdesk) to ensure a
    quick turnaround time of escalated queries and complaints.
  • Guide customers to the
    appropriate delivery channel to meet their needs e.g. cashiers, drop
    boxes, ATM etc.
  • Advise customers as
    soon as cheque books, cards and other account items are ready for
    collection. Follow up with customers that have not collected the items
    within a reasonable time.
  • Advise customers as
    soon as new loans are approved and encourage draw-downs on the new loans.
  • When the branch is
    busy walk the queues- resolve quick inquires and direct customers to the
    correct counters.
  • Restocks merchandising
    materials (pamphlets, forms) in the Prestige Branch and advise the Branch
    Manager if supplies are running low.
3. Branch Support: 10%
  • Work closely with the
    Branch Manager/BOM, open and close Cashier tills at the beginning and end
    of each day.
  • Authorise cashier
    transactions above their teller limits when called upon.
  • Act as cash custodian
    for the Branch. This involves checking cashier cash levels throughout the
    day, restocking cashiers or repatriating excess funds, and reordering cash
    from the external provider based on daily limits as set out.
4. Community: 5%
  • Identify and
    participant in community initiatives to support as part of Barclays
    community initiatives (such as Make a Difference Day, Local community
    initiative, Financial Literacy)
  • Significantly
    contribute ideas to support the community initiatives agenda in the
    branch.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate
    should hold a good University degree or diploma or relevant experience in
    a front-line banking sales/marketing/service environment
  • Competitor product
    sales experience is an added advantage
  • The applicant should
    have comprehensive knowledge of the Bank’s products, services and policies
    including standard tariffs.
  • Possess a good
    understanding of overall Retail goals & objectives, including the
    branch’s objectives growth of sales, cost control and income contribution
  • A thorough
    understanding of the sales process
  • A working knowledge of
    the procedure manuals
  • A thorough knowledge
    of the bank’s internal departments, systems & procedures as well as
    risk & rigour requirements
  • A good working
    knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation e.g. KYC, Anti-Money
    laundering, banking code, service standards, health & safety standards
    etc
  • Excellent planning
    & organization skills
  • Very strong
    communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Good questioning
    skills
  • Good PC skills
  • Good numeracy &
    analytical skills
  • Good
    selling/influencing skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Good networking skills
  • Listening 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:


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:  1st April, 2016
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