27 April 2015

Barclays Bank UK Jobs - VSLA Product /Relationship Manager-SIF Project ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs



Organisation: Barclays Bank UK


Duty Station:  Kampala,

Uganda


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 VSLA Product /Relationship Manager-SIF project

will be responsible for;

  • Group Penetration-Proactively increase

    Village Saving and Lending Association (VSLA)acquisition both on Current

    Account Saving Account and lending over and above the phase II targets of

    1489 CASA and 125 overdrafts

  • Continuously engage all key stakeholders

    and deliver on the digital commitments (e-Keys & Ledger Link)for phase

    II

  • Ledger Link uptake-80% of all linked

    groups

  • E-Keys uptake-80% of all linked groups

  • Branch Penetration-Improve the number of

    branches currently handling the Village Saving and Lending Association

    (VSLA) segment from 5-10 branches by close of 2016

  • Ensure 100% retention of the VSLA

    portfolio through a robust strategy in order to minimise attrition

  • Recruit and manage the Lead generators in

    charge of VSLA acquisition


Key Duties and Responsibilities: 


1. Business Growth and

Retention (50%)

  • Build close working relationships with

    other internal teams, external key business influencers to create new

    business opportunities.

  • Actively participate in transforming

    communities to be self sufficient, generate their own social economic

    livelihoods by effectively taping synergies of several partners and

    stakeholders, and be self –reliant

  • Fully understand the methodology &

    workings of Village Savings & Loan Associations

  • Actively engage key internal and external

    stakeholders managers towards the achievement of business objectives.

  • Make sound commercial judgments in order

    to fully develop customer base.

  • Build and strengthen new relationship with

    customers to improve the business income.

  • Develop a deep understanding of the needs

    and requirements of groups livelihoods

  • Provide evidence of customer demand to

    influence new products / enhancements / solutions

  • Apply knowledge and skills in resolving

    any challenges the sales people may face while looking for the new

    business.

  • Constantly update knowledge on VSLA

    products and services across the business through periodic staff trainings


2. Supervision of sales

activities (30%)

  • In charge of the identification of sale

    opportunities and introduction of leads to the LG team.

  • Manage daily attendance levels within the

    team in compliance with the relevant HR policies, including

    management  and approval of leave

    within the team

  • Serve as an enabler to the LG team under

    supervision by providing them with the tools and information to optimize

    sales.

  • Actively monitor sales performance on a

    daily. Weekly and monthly basis and provide results to Retail Director

    & Head of products.

  • Acts as an escalation point for queries

    that could not be resolved by the LG.


3. Planning and Execution

(20%)

  • Responsible for developing sales plan to

    achieve targeted objectives and goals.

  • Time management of day to day activities

    to maximise return on resources.

  • Keeping fully updated on customer activities,

    challenges and demands in line with business demands.

  • Make Presentations about the VSLA product.

  • Manage the end to end governance processes

    for the VSLA product


Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The ideal candidate should hold a

    Bachelor’s degree in Development studies

  • Three or more years’ experience in the

    VSLA methodology with a proven track record of achievement and high

    performance

  • The incumbent should have broad and

    detailed knowledge of VSLA products and services

  • Working knowledge of VSLA segment dynamics

    and methodologies

  • In-depth knowledge of competitor

    solutions.

  • Fully aware of industry trends.

  • Working knowledge of the VSLA models and

    methodology, their workings, key needs and challenges is preferred

  • Working knowledge of Barclays Group and

    Citizenship investment strategies.

  • Working knowledge and practical

    understanding of Law legislation and regulations as they apply to the

    local market.

  • Proven success rate in negotiation in a

    corporate environment

  • Proven experience in supporting and managing

    key implementing partners and related key stakeholders

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Sales Management skills

  • Excellent planning skills

  • Excellent interpersonal skills

  • Sales skills

  • Negotiation skills


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: 30th April, 2015

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