Universal Banker at Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered Bank is an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. As a leading international bank, we strive to help people and businesses prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Universal Banker

Job ID: 2300020289
Location: Abuja
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Permanent
Job: Retail Banking

Roles / Responsibilities
Branch Operations and Support:

• Learn and understand all relevant regulations and internal Risk and Compliance policies and procedures
• Handle the following transactions and provide services according to the laid down procedures and standard of service
  • Cash transactions
  • Funds transfers
  • Customer inquiries
  • Cheque collection / Issuing of Banker’s cheque
  • Processing of Local and Telegraphic transfers
  • ATM Custodianship
  • Vault Custodianship
  • Accounts maintenance - Limits set ups, Static Data requests, Additional Account Opening
  • Balance confirmation
  • Customer Complaint handling
  • Generate Statements of Accounts
  • Maintenance of Stock of Secured Stationeries
  • Issuance of Instapack Card
  • Internal and external reports
  • Adherence to till limit of N100k and floor limit of N2m
  • Other assigned duties 
• Assist BOSM to ensure all Operational, Compliance, Control procedure and guideline are properly carried out and adhered to.
• Comply with internal policies and external regulations and ensure all internal and external report to be submitted on time.
• To comply with respective Money Laundering Prevention Procedures and be alert at all times to unusual or possibly suspicious customer activity and should report any suspicious activity to the respective Unit Money Laundering Prevention Officer and Line Manager as well as directly to the Country MLPO in urgent or exceptional circumstances.
• Build up good relationship with all internal and external customers.
• Make effort to improve personal product knowledge and to acquire multi-products processing skill.
• Make effort to improve personal productivity and output level. To achieve established standard.
• Understand and carefully follow the Bank’s operational risk control standard underlying operating process and ensure the risks are minimized.
• Act as System admin and have access to the server room.
• Ensure timeliness of managing customer’s complaint.
• Migrate customers to the remote channels through online activation, E-Statements and ATM usage.
• Manage, handle and record customers complaints.
• Oversight of queue management and Banking Hall look and feel.
• Oversight of marketing collateral and positioning.
• Deliver communication on Product and channels to customers in an effective manner.

Business:

• Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates.
• Refer bank products / channels to existing clients.
• Evaluate customers’ needs and provide high level, accurate, information and advice on products and channels.
• Support acquisition and growth of customer base through referrals.

Processes:
Operational Risk Monitoring:

• Ensures all Branch transactions comply with internal and external policy and regulations.

Clearing:

• Outward clearing processing and control.
• Custodian of the following Banking instruments: Cards, Cheque books, Tokens, Frontline registers.
• Recommend Processes and service improvements, based on customers feedback and observations, to the Head Client Experience at the quarterly VOF Forum.

Risk Management:

• Responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling, and mitigating risks to the Group. Also, an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the Group and the role the individual plays in managing them
• The ability to interpret the Group’s financial information, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures
• Remain alert to the risk of money laundering and assist in the Bank’s efforts in combating it by adhering to the principles in relation to: “Identifying your customer, knowing your customer, reporting suspicions, safeguarding records and not disclosing suspicions to Customers”.

Operational Risk Policy:

• Ensure completion of all Leading Key Risk Indicators/ KRI’s / CST issues relating to the branch.
• Ensure understanding of the Group’s Risk Management Framework including relevant Operational Risk Framework ownership for branch sales and service-related risk. Ensure a full understanding of the risk and control environment in area of responsibility.

Governance:

• Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the Group’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas.
• Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
• Responsible for delivering ‘effective governance’; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.

Regulatory and Business Conduct:

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead the Nigeria / CPBB / Frontline Sales and Service team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment].
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• CBN prescribed responsibilities and Rationale for allocation. Where relevant - Additionally, for subsidiaries or relevant non - subsidiaries]

Key Stakeholders:

• BOSM
• BM
• Universal Banker
• RM
• IT
• CMO
• GBS
• Property
• Legal
• Compliance

Our Ideal Candidate

• Minimum of First Degree certificate
• NYSC certificate

Role Specific Technical Competencies:

• Action oriented
• Nimble learning
• Courage
• Collaborates.

Application Closing Date
12th December, 2023 (12:59:00 AM).