Branch Manager at United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc

United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC is a leading pan-African financial services institution with a global footprint. We have a clear purpose to be a role model for African businesses by creating superior value for all our stakeholders.

UBA has a large footprint across the globe operating in 20 African countries: Republique du Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Congo Brazzaville, Congo DRC, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Tchad, Uganda, and Zambia. The Bank also operates in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and with a presence in Paris.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Branch Manager

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Permanent

Job Description
Candidate's Profile:

• We are looking to hire Branch Managers with a minimum of 10 years’ Relationship Manager experience in all our branches across in Nigeria.

Job Objective(s)

• To establish and maintain positive customer relationships towards the growth revenue of the bank, plan and deliver an effective marketing strategy and monitor the progress of new and existing products; as well as provide operational management support on a day-to-day basis.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual marketing plans and strategies for liability generation to enable Profit Centre Manager/Relationship Officers to achieve targeted growth objectives.
• Develop and obtain approval for annual marketing plans and strategies for designated product ranges to enable achievement of targeted growth and profit objectives.
• Assume overall accountability for branch expenditure on products and services such as the administration of consumer lending, current account transactions, overdrafts, credit cards and personal loans
• Monitor and assign targets to Profit Centre Managers/Relationship Officers to ensure effective focus on target achievement.
• Maintain and acquire customer relationships to improve deposit liability growth and mix.
• Provide strategic direction and operational support to employees.
• Define and implement the delivery of marketing strategies and targets.
• Coach and motivate employees to effectively execute their day-to-day tasks to meet corporate targets and delivery objectives.
• Effectively communicate to employees the corporate policies, objectives and targets of the bank
• Monitor and control business office income and expenditure to ensure profitability.
• Recommend the creation of risk assets to increase business office profitability.
• Visit business customers and attending meetings.
• Contribute to the effective launching of new products to ensure favorable market response and optimum build-up of revenue.
• Facilitate establish and maintain effective relationships with new and existing customers.
• Evaluate market research and competitor analyses to formulate marketing plans and strategies.

Qualifications

• First Degree in any Social Sciences related discipline.
• Master’s degree or professional certification is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience.

Skills Required:

• Ability to evaluate needs of customers, and determine what products or service would best serve those needs.
• IT and Computer appreciation.
• Communications skills (written and oral).
• Knowledge of banking operations, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of bank products and services.
• Business development and acquisition.
• Relationship management.
• Selling and marketing skills.
• Knowledge of business environment.
• Attention to details.
• Supervisory skills.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  19th April, 2022.