Relationship Manager – Commercial Business Banking Job Opportunity – Barclays Bank UK

Organisation: Barclays Bank UK
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head Commercial – Business Banking
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 primary objective of the Relationship Manager
– Commercial Business Banking is to maximise risk-adjusted portfolio
contribution. The jobholder will manage and sustain a portfolio of Commercial
Banking customers, building long term relationships founded on efficient and
reliable support for their business. This is achieved particularly through
quick risk decisions and managing consistency and quality of operational
service. The jobholder will be responsible for business development both with
new customers and with existing customers where they are expected to increase
“wallet share”.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Sales and Service- 40%
  • Grow the portfolio profitability by
    identifying new and existing customer potential including sales
    opportunities and new product promotion initiatives.
  • Carry out customer meetings that have well
    defined call objectives, desired outcomes and a well-constructed plan.
  • The incumbent will deal with and find
    solutions to customer complaints
  • Communicate all key messages to customers
    including agreed service standards, negotiated pricing, relationship team
    contact points (including introductions to new personnel) and new product
    changes
  • Carry out annual and if appropriate, interim
    reviews of customers borrowing facilities
  • Conduct annual and if appropriate, interim
    reviews with non-borrowing customers
  • Determine the products that are most
    effective in meeting customers’ needs and be able to sell these at short
    notice both reactively and proactively
  • Provide leadership in areas of expertise,
    particularly in the structuring of credits and the provision of products
    and services to customers.
2. Business
Management-30%
  • Manage performance against key financial
    (risk-adjusted contribution) sales, service and operational targets.
  • The incumbent will consult customer
    owners/managers on financial/ credit issues and general business
    practice/ideas.
  • Work in liaison with the Head of Commercial
    Banking in driving and delivering business performance in the country
  • Research, create and follow up on a target
    list for potential new business
  • Identify priority customers using the
    Customer Relationship Planning templates to assess their present and
    potential contribution.
  • Work closely with the Associate Relationship
    Managers and Credit Managers to ensure that credit applications for new
    and existing facilities are correctly prepared in accordance with existing
    policies/guidelines.
  • Control the quality of the portfolio, using
    available triggers and adherence to Risk management guidelines and
    policies
3. Colleague Management
30%
  • Support team members to identify strengths
    and weakness in their own skills and attributes, review their
    self-development plans and ensure training and development needs are
    accommodated.
  • Coach team members on relationship
    development, service quality and risk management.
  • Assess Associate Relationship Managers on
    performance against contract. Review and input Performance Development
    Reviews.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant should have detailed knowledge
    of the Core set products
  • For Complex products, will have a detailed
    knowledge of the requirements of the more sophisticated customers
  • Broad understanding and good knowledge of the
    products and services available in the SME Banking Sector is also required
  • A broad understanding of policies and
    strategies within the country as they relate to the demands of the
    customer base
  • A detailed understanding of Country and CBRM
    guidelines and credit risk policies
  • Working knowledge of the Barclays Africa
    Change Governance Framework
  • Solid understanding of value based management
    principles
  • Exceptional relationship and interpersonal
    skills
  • Strong selling and negotiation Skills
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Relationship Skills
  • Credit Risk Skills
  • Leadership and Team Skills
  • Excellent communications Skills
  • Commercial/sales focus is preferred
  • Business development
  • High degree of innovative
  • Adaptability
  • Good decision making skills
  • Internal and external senior risk assessment
    and management
  • Good influencing and negotiation skills
  • Man-management/development
  • Skills in performance management
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:  8th April,
2016
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