Head of Business Banking Employment Opportunity – Barclays Bank UK



Job Title:       Head
of Business Banking
Organisation: Barclays
Bank UK
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Head
of Retail & 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 Head of Business Banking will directly
lead a relationship team(s) covering a portfolio of Middle Market and Smaller
Corporates (i.e. Business Banking). The primary objective is to maximise
sustainable risk-adjusted portfolio contribution on both an individual portfolio
and aggregate team basis. The Head of Business Banking will;
·        
Be a key
member of the RBB Leadership Team, driving business performance in the country.
·        
Performance
management and coaching of members of the Business Banking team
·        
Personally
relationship manage a reduced portfolio of larger Business Banking customers.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Sales &
Marketing: 30%
  • Grow the team’s portfolio profitability
    by identifying new and existing customer potential including sales
    opportunities and new product promotion initiatives.
  • Formulate business development
    strategies and objectives to meet changing market needs.
  • Monitor conformance of team using new
    relationship development procedures.
  • Monitor results of customer surveys
    against target service quality standards.
  • Monitor levels of complaints and quality
    of handling.
  • Proactively research competitive
    threats/opportunities within the team’s market and geographical area.
  • 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.
  • Monitor and ensure adherence to risk
    service standards.
Business Risk
Partnership 15 %
  • Manage performance of the team against
    key financial (risk-adjusted contribution) sales, service and operational
    targets.
  • Champion, manage and monitor
    implementation of change impacting the team and arising from central and
    local Corporate change programmes.
  • Consult customer owners/managers on
    financial/credit issues and general business practice/ideas.
  • Develop Customer Relationship Plans for
    selected customers in portfolio.
  • Work closely with the RBB Director in
    driving and delivering business performance in the country
People Management
40%       
  • Lead the BB Managers using a team based
    management approach.
  • Help team members to identify strengths
    and weaknesses 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.
  • Assess managers’ performance against contract.  Review and input to Performance
    Development Reviews.
Rigour and Risk
Requirements-15%
  • Conduct risk analysis on the portfolio
    of customers including financial statements and their current product set
    held with Barclays Bank.
  • Submit proposals to Business
    Banking  Risk for new loan
    applications including motivating interest rates based on the risk profile
    at the time.
  • Check and signoff  each new account application, loan
    document, Barclaycard application and bank account mandate change
  • Your Direct reports are held personally
    accountable for accuracy and quality of these and supporting documents
    that they complete and submit.
  • Follow the RBB end to end account
    opening ensuring new accounts are authorised and KYC compliant. Escalate
    any items that exceed the agreed service level time lines or where there
    are unresolved KYC requirements, to management in Operations.
  • Comply with general Barclays operational
    risk & rigour requirements e.g. Health & Safety standards and
    security of premises, KYC and anti-money laundering regulations.
  • “Ensure that all activities and duties
    are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements,
    Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies
    and Policy Standards. Understand and manage risks and risk events
    (incidents) relevant to the role.”

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Barclays
    Bank Head of Business Banking job should have 8-10  years experience as Senior  manager’s role  in a large financial institution
  • The applicant must hold a
    finance-related degree
  • Proven networking and social skills
  • Coaching and training skills
  • Market Knowledge and innovation
    Knowledge and Expertise (relating to specialist knowledge and expertise
    required to undertake the role. May include knowledge of the Bank’s
    products, services and policies)
  • Business Management/Financial Management
  • Proven sales ability
  • Outstanding relationship and
    interpersonal skills
  • Strong selling and negotiation skills
  • Strong Presentation Skills
  • Relationship Skills
  • Credit Risk Skills
  • Leadership and Team skills
  • Communications skills
  • A detailed knowledge of the Core set of
    products
  • For Complex products, will have a
    detailed knowledge of the requirements of the more sophisticated
    customers.
  • 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 .
  • A detailed Knowledge Assets and
    Liabilities Management
  • Strong negotiation and influencing
    skills
  • Excellent communication skills –
    written, oral and presentation
  • Time management skills
  • Strong planning & organization
    skills
  • Good PC skills
  • Good numeric & analytical skills
  • Proven team working skills
  • Fraud prevention skills
  • Excellent listening skills
  • In-depth knowledge of the full Barclays
    Retail product set, including international banking.
  • Understanding of Barclays Retail
    strategy, operating structure and interface with other functions
  • Good understanding of Risk and Credit
    policies and procedures
  • Detailed working knowledge of KYC and
    AML requirements and processes
  • An understanding of people policies and
    procedures
  • Up to date knowledge of competitor and
    market activity in local area
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.
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