Branch Manager at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa's leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Branch Manager

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Permanent

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.
• 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.
• 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

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.

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.

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).
• Selling and marketing skills.
• Knowledge of business environment.
• Attention to details.
• Supervisory skills.
• Knowledge of banking operations, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of bank products and services.
• Business development and acquisition.
• Relationship management.

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.

Application Closing Date
29th July, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online