Barclays Bank UK Jobs – Relationship Manager, Enterprise Banking

Organisation: Barclays Bank
UK
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Head of Enterprise
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 Barclays
Relationship Manager will ensure that all activities and duties are carried out
in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Barclays Operational Risk
Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Standards. The jobholder also
steers and manages a team of Enterprise Business Bankers covering a portfolio
of SME Banking customers. The primary objective is to maximise risk-adjusted
portfolio contribution. He / she will also manage and sustain a portfolio of
SME 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. Market Knowledge and Innovation: 40%
  • Grow the team’s 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.
  • 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
  • Perform annual and if appropriate, interim
    reviews of customers borrowing facilities
  • Responsible for conducting 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
  • Offer leadership in areas of expertise,
    particularly in the structuring of credits and the provision of products
    and services to customers.
2. Strategy and Business Planning: 30%
  • Take charge of a team’s performance
    against key financial (risk-adjusted contribution) sales, service and
    operational targets.
  • Consult customer owners/managers on
    financial/ credit issues and general business practice/ideas.
  • Work closely with the Head of Enterprise
    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 in close partnership with 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. Leadership and Management: 30%
  • Steer a team of Enterprise Bankers within
    the SME team using a team based management approach
  • Assist 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 other team members on relationship
    development, service quality and risk management.
  • Assess Enterprise Bankers on performance
    against contract. Review and input Performance Development Reviews.

Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The candidates 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
  • Good working knowledge of the products and
    services available in the SME Banking Sector is also required
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of
    policies and strategies within the country as they relate to the demands
    of the customer base
  • Detailed understanding of Country and CBRM
    guidelines and credit risk policies
  • Comprehensive knowledge of the Barclays
    Africa & Middle East Change Governance Framework
  • Solid understanding of value based
    management principles
  • Skills in Financial Management Control and
    Analysis
  • Exceptional relationship and interpersonal
    skills
  • Strong selling and negotiation Skills
  • Strong Presentation Skills
  • Good relationship skills
  • Credit Risk Skills
  • Leadership and Team Skills
  • Excellent communications 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:  6th January, 2017

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