Barclays Bank Jobs – Relationship Manager- Commercial Business Banking
Job Title: Relationship Manager- Commercial Business Banking
Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Business Banking
About Barclays:
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 Relationship Manager- Commercial Business 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 and Responsibilities:
Sales and Service: 40%
- 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.
Business Management: 30%
- 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.
Staff Management: 30%
- 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.
Governance, Control and Risk: 5%
- Mandatory Risk and Control objective
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidates for the Barclays Relationship Manager- Commercial Business Banking job placement should preferably hold a First degree with detailed 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
- A detailed understanding of Country and CBRM guidelines and credit risk policies
- Preferred:
- Knowledge of the Barclays Africa Change Governance Framework
- Solid understanding of value based management principles
- 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
- Innovative
- Adaptability
- Decision Making
- Team Results
- Active Listening
- Analysis and judgement
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
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