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Banking Job Opportunities – Branch Manager Hoima at Barclays
Job Title: Branch Manager Hoima BA4 – 00156060
Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station: Hoima, Uganda
About Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa encompasses Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate
Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four
geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania,
Uganda and Kenya), Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe),
and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).
Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four
geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania,
Uganda and Kenya), Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe),
and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).
Barclays Africa serves its 2.8m customers through a network of 573
branches and service centres providing a variety of traditional financial
products including retail mortgages, current and deposit accounts, commercial
lending, unsecured lending, credit cards, treasury and investments.
branches and service centres providing a variety of traditional financial
products including retail mortgages, current and deposit accounts, commercial
lending, unsecured lending, credit cards, treasury and investments.
Job Summary: The Barclays Branch Manager mainly drives and
delivers exceptional retail business performance, through the provision of
efficient business management, powerful leadership, team development and
achievement of operational rigour excellence in branches with up to 25 staff
members or branches with single customer categories.
delivers exceptional retail business performance, through the provision of
efficient business management, powerful leadership, team development and
achievement of operational rigour excellence in branches with up to 25 staff
members or branches with single customer categories.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
1. Business Management: 40%
Agree targets and take accountability for the overall achievement of
Retail performance objectives for the branch in terms of: employee
Satisfaction, Customer experience, Sales growth and
income contribution, cost performance, risk and rigour management
Retail performance objectives for the branch in terms of: employee
Satisfaction, Customer experience, Sales growth and
income contribution, cost performance, risk and rigour management
Budget Accountability:
- Accountable for
achieving annual sales targets as cascaded from the Area Manager.
Monitoring of progress towards achieving targets is done on a regular
basis, at least monthly. - The Branch manager is
also responsible for maintaining a healthy balance sheet in the branch
i.e. ensuring the assets on the books of the branch are performing to
expected standards, that low quality assets are kept to a minimum and that
the earnings contribution of the branch is within acceptable levels. - Even though the branch
manager may not be the cost centre owner directly, the incumbent is
responsible for strict cost management in that branch i.e. reviewing all
service provider quotations before the work can proceed. In addition, the
branch manager is expected to conduct detailed analysis, on a monthly
basis, of the following cost elements: Overtime approvals, equipment
maintenance, Stationary consumption/telephones etc, Sundry losses, Staff
costs - Responsible for the
active involvement and accountability for making purchase/ refund business
decisions within set limits e.g. Sundry loss, Potential Loss Accounts
(PLA), customer refunds. Can approve release of deceased funds within
predetermined limit.
Brand, product and business proposition:
- Offer translating and
prioritizing into business performance measures at branch level. - Understand and provide
clear direction to the branch based on market analysis of local area
consumer trends and competitor offerings. - Make sure that
merchandising materials are displayed in accordance with guidelines. - Brief staff on
promotional and product launches; provide regular feedback on sales
performance. - Establish
relationships with key clients or business influencers in the local area,
including client entertainment within budget
limits set by the Area manager. - Support product
specialists and the direct sales team in marketing of group schemes and
other corporate products to local businesses. - Offer feedback on the
performance or service delivery of external service providers (such as
courier service, cleaning service etc) to the area manager and head office
sourcing, to assist them with future contracts.
2. Controls Management:
- Ensure compliance with
operations risk and rigour requirements e.g. Health & Safety
standards, security of premises, KYC and Anti-Money Laundering measures. - Ensure that all staff
in the branch adhere to all Barclays Information Security policies and
procedures through regular communication to staff and spot checks. - Review results of snap
checks and progress on action plans. - Carry out regular
quality checks on all processes, focusing on transactions with high
financial levels and operational risks of the process, including Branch
Crisis Management, systems, reviewing control reports, etc. - Ensure that all
Barclays Africa procedures are followed through regular communication to
staff and spot checks. - Report all incidents
within the branch in line with the bank’s incident reporting procedures - Systems administration
(user maintenance) in conjunction with the Branch Operations Manager.
2. People Management: 30%
- Build and develop a
high performing team through embedding performance development and
coaching. Ensure that team members receive coaching and feedback in order
to develop to achieve their maximum potential. - Manage the
End-to-End PD process - Recommend reward
allocations for all branch staff, including bonus and pay increases. - Determine and manage
Training Needs Analysis and Succession plans for all direct reports. - Responsible for hiring
team members based on short-lists of candidates compiled by HR. - Responsible for
conducting exit interviews for all employee-initiated departures from the
bank. Provide results of exit interviews to HR for review and analysis. - Oversee staff
attendance levels, including approval of leave. Compile monthly absence
statistics (annual leave, sick leave, family responsibility leave,
maternity leave, study leave etc), and submit to HR for record keeping. - Directly responsible
for discipline – initiate misconduct or incapacity charges, follow Barclays
discipline processes together with HR and an independent chairperson.
Build the case files where required. - Motivate staff and
ensure they are recognized through the Barclays Africa recognition
schemes. - Create an empowering
environment for branch staff, encouraging individual ownership and
initiative. - Deliver powerful
communications with branch colleagues to ensure they understand the vision
and goals of the company and of your branch. This will include
running team meetings, morning huddles, one to one meetings and written
communications - Create and maintain a
succession plan for the branch - Create an empowering
environment for branch staff, encouraging individual ownership and
initiative - Offer mentoring and
development opportunities for members of the branch team. - Provide cover for
Branch Managers at other outlets when required. - Provide honest, direct
and constructive feedback to others. - Deputize for Regional
Manager if required. - Share knowledge
experience and best practice with team members and other branch managers.
3. Customer Service: 25%
- The Branch Manager
will be accountable for the delivery of outstanding customer experience
through service and sales within their branch - Regularly present in
the banking hall speaking to customers and understanding their questions
and needs - Monitor the customer
satisfaction results of the branch collected through various methods
(surveys, touchpads etc). Establish targets for improvement and
action plans to ensure customer satisfaction is continually improving. - Ensure that all branch
staff own and manage customer queries and complaints by taking ownership
and resolving in a timely manner. Act as the escalation point for their
unresolved queries and complaints. - Build and grow
relationships with key customers, clients and businesses within the branch
locality - Understand fully the
Barclays product on offer, and makes suggestions to product teams around
changes and enhancements to products. - Implements new product
sets with assistance from specialist product managers and ensures all
staff are fully aware and knowledgeable about product features and
benefits - Drive customer focused
behaviour in the branch by role modelling great customer service - Make sure that
merchandising materials are displayed in accordance with guidelines and is
useful to customers - Review and provide
feedback on SLA’s with internal service providers - Through effective
banking hall management ensure that customers are directed to the most
appropriate service delivery channel to meet their need e.g. cashiers, drop
boxes ATM’s etc. - Manage remote and
manual authorizations, by assigning responsibility for authorizers, and
personally authorizing high-value transactions, to ensure efficient
counter service. - Interact regularly
with internal service providers (e.g. Operations, KYC Helpdesk) to ensure
fast and efficient service to customers. - Interview all
customers who want to close their accounts because of poor service or high
tariffs to determine the root cause and to attempt to retain.
4. Community: 5%
- Be involved in local
community events and networking opportunities (e.g. clubs, meetings,
business associations) - Developing the
external market and community profile needed to maximize the local
marketing opportunity - Identify community
initiatives to become involved in and support as part of Barclays
community initiatives (such as Make a Difference Day, Local community
initiative, Financial Literacy) - Link community
initiatives to both business opportunities and colleague events - Promote community
agenda within the branch to build pride within colleagues and customers
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate
must be a graduate or possess relevant experience to compensate - A minimum of three
years’ Retail supervisory experience - Comprehensive
understanding and knowledge of the full Barclays Retail product set, Local
Business services and an overview of Corporate Business services,
including Treasury. - Good understanding of
technical support systems e.g. Brains, WinFos - Detailed knowledge and
understanding of Barclays Retail strategy, operating structure and
interface with other functions - Good understanding of
Risk and Credit policies and procedures - Detailed understanding
of people policies and procedures - Up to date knowledge
of competitor and market activity in local area Preferred - People Management
skills - Good coaching and
training skills - Strong communication
and Presentation skills - Excellent business
Management/Financial Management skills - Good Performance
Management skills - Skills in Resource
Management - Cultural and Change
Management skills/ abilities - Good Planning /
organizational skills - Good PC Skills
- Excellent
decision-making 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:
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:
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Here -> Job Number (Type 00156060)
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Barclays is an equal opportunity employer that recruits, develops and
promotes people on merit, and rewards outstanding performance, regardless of
background and gender.
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: 28th April, 2014
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