Fresher Customer Service Personal Banker Jobs – Barclays Bank UK

Organisation: Barclays Bank UK
Duty Station: Kawempe, Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Branch Manager
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 Personal Banker will deliver exceptional
sales performance by identifying and meeting customer needs through selling
& cross-selling of all Barclays Africa Retail products & services.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:                                                                          
1. Sales to Retail
Banking Customers: 50%
  • Actively participate in specific product campaigns
    by ensuring that the products are explained to customers.
  • Agree, meet and exceed targets for specific
    sales campaigns.
  • Maintain own sales performance statistics for
    management information usage.
  • Own and manage personal product & channel
    sales targets to contribute towards the outlet sales objectives.
  • Refer to the appropriate area of delivery for
    specialist product help or advice (e.g. Schemes or Home Loans) when
    uncertain about the product delivery or application process. Respond
    directly to the customer.
  • Build effective relationships with branch
    staff to ensure that non-sales staff refer customers to the Personal
    Banker when they identify a particular product or service need.
  • In integrated branches, build effective
    relationships with Customer Advisors to ensure that they refer standard
    customers who become eligible for Prestige products and services.
  • Responsible for complete account opening
    documentation together with customers and submit to the Branch Manager for
    review before submitting to operations for processing.
  • Call customers when their accounts have been
    opened, generate welcome pack letters and send to customers.
  • When selling loans to Retail prestige
    customers, complete the financial analysis and statement review on
    customer accounts. Where customers do not meet the minimum criteria,
    advise the customer, verbally or in writing as the customer requires.
    Report such denials to the Branch Manager on a daily basis.
2. Provision of Customer
Service: 15%
  • Own customer queries and complaints around account
    opening, loans and card applications and resolve in a timely manner.
    Escalate any unresolved queries, or queries not resolved in a short period
    of time to the Prestige Branch Manager.
  • Build relationships with internal service
    providers (Operations and KYC Helpdesk) to ensure a quick turnaround time
    of escalated queries and complaints.
  • Guide customers to the appropriate delivery
    channel to meet their needs e.g. cashiers, drop boxes, ATM etc.
  • Guide customers as soon as cheque books,
    cards and other account items are ready for collection. Follow up with
    customers that have not collected the items within a reasonable time.
  • Guide customers as soon as new loans are
    approved and encourage draw-downs on the new loans.
  • When the branch is busy, walk the queues-
    resolve quick inquires and direct customers to the correct counters.
  • Restocks merchandising materials (pamphlets,
    forms) in the Prestige Branch and advise the Branch Manager if supplies
    are running low.
3. Operational Rigour and
Compliance with KYC Requirements: 20%
  • Ensure accuracy of each new account
    application, loan document, Barclaycard application and bank account
    mandate change. Personal Bankers are held personally accountable for
    accuracy and quality of these and supporting documents that they complete
    and submit.
  • Achieve operational rigour excellence in all
    aspects of procedures and processes personally undertaken to ensure green
    audit.
  • Follow the Retail end to end account opening
    ensuring new accounts are authorized and KYC compliant. Escalate any items
    that exceed the agreed service level time lines or where there are
    unresolved KYC requirements, to the Branch Manager.
  • Comply with all general Barclays operational
    risk & rigour requirements e.g. KYC and anti-money laundering
    regulations.
  • Occasionally, assist the Branch Manager to
    open and close cashier tills at the beginning and end of each day.
  • Carry out snap checks as allocated by the
    Branch Manager.
4. Branch Support: 10%
  • Work in liaison with the Branch Manager/BOM,
    open and close Cashier tills at the beginning and end of each day.
  • Authorise cashier transactions above their
    teller limits when called upon.
  • Serve as the cash custodian for the Branch.
    This involves checking cashier cash levels throughout the day, restocking
    cashiers or repatriating excess funds, and reordering cash from the
    external provider based on daily limits as set out.
5. Community: 5%
  • Identify and participant in community
    initiatives to support as part of Barclays community initiatives (such as
    Make a Difference Day, Local community initiative, Financial Literacy)
  • Significantly contribute ideas to support the
    community initiatives agenda in the branch.
Qualifications, Skills
and Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Barclays Bank
    Personal Banker Job opportunity should hold a Good University degree or
    diploma or relevant experience in a front-line banking
    sales/marketing/service environment
  • Competitor product sales experience is an
    added advantage
  • The applicant should have comprehensive
    knowledge of the Bank’s products, services and policies including standard
    tariffs.
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of overall
    Retail goals & objectives, including the branch’s objectives growth of
    sales, cost control and income contribution
  • Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of
    the sales process
  • A working knowledge of the procedure manuals
  • A thorough knowledge of the bank’s internal
    departments, systems & procedures as well as risk & rigour
    requirements
  • A good working knowledge and understanding of
    relevant legislation e.g. KYC, Anti-Money laundering, banking code,
    service standards, health & safety standards etc
  • Possess excellent planning and organizational
    skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
    skills
  • Good questioning skills
  • Good PC skills
  • Excellent numeracy and analytical skills
  • Good selling/influencing skills
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Influencing & negotiation skills training
  • Prior credit training
  • Excellent networking skills
  • Good listening 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:  1st April, 2016

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