Barclays Careers – Relationship Manager, Enterprise Banking

Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Cash Management
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).
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.
Job Summary: The Relationship
Manager, Enterprise Banking will directly
lead a team of Enterprise Business Bankers covering a portfolio of SME Banking
customers.
  • The
    primary objective is to maximise risk-adjusted portfolio
    contribution.   
  • To
    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 &
Responsibilities:
1. Sales
and Service 4
0%
  • Grow
    the team’s portfolio profitability by identifying new and existing
    customer potential including sales opportunities and new product promotion
    initiatives.
  • Conduct
    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
  • Conduct
    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 3
0%
  • Manage
    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. Staff Management:
  • Lead
    a team of Enterprise Bankers within the SME team using a team based
    management approach
  • Help
    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
    Enterprise Bankers on performance against contract. Review and input
    Performance Development Reviews.
Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
  • The
    candidate should possess extensive knowledge of the  knowledge of the
    Core set products
  • For
    Complex products, will have a detailed knowledge of the requirements of
    the more sophisticated customers
  • A 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
  • Good
    understanding of Country and CBRM guidelines and credit risk policies
  •  Knowledge
    of the Barclays Africa & Middle East Change Governance Framework
  • Solid
    understanding of value based management principles
  • The
    applicant must have attended License to lead programmes: D,C & G,
    Interviewing skills, PD Training, Coaching and mentoring, D&I
  • Outstanding
    relationship and interpersonal skills
  • Strong
    selling and negotiation Skills
  • Strong
    Presentation Skills
  • Relationship
    Skills
  • Credit
    Risk Skills
  • Leadership
    and Team Skills
  • Communications
    Skills
  • Commercial/sales
    focus
  • Business
    development
  • Managing
    Relationships
  • Highly
    Innovative
  • Adaptability
  • Decision
    Making
  • Team
    Results
  • Active
    Listening
  • Highly
    analytical and good judgment skills
  • Training
    to affect effectiveness in this role
  • Internal
    and external senior risk assessment and management
  • Good
    Presentation skills
  • Influencing
    and Negotiating
  • Man-management/development
    skills
  • 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:  7th
November, 2013

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