About Barclays Africa: 

Barclays Africa encompasses Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya),  Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).

Title: Corporate Banking Director-Uganda – 00133745

• Lead relationships with multi-nationals, Development Banks, and Major NGOs within Country
• Act as the Corporate and Business Bank face to the local Business Market and develop strong business networks
• Generate proposals to increase the value of the Commercial Banking portfolio, through identification of new markets and or product opportunities, including potential alliances.
• Develop and agree stretching targets to maximise performance of Commercial Banking.
• Understand and interpret local business trends and developments.
• Lead the Business Bank and CIBW Product (eg VAF, Trade Cash) and Sector (eg Agri, Natural resources) capabilities as locally available
• Be a role model leader and colleague.
• Play a key role in the successful integration and alignment of local CIBW and Business Banking objectives by providing the direction and framework to leverage to best effect, both the organisational and people capabilities of the Business.
• Lead the Commercial Banking team locally to best in Class standards, attracting the best available talent, drive performance and consequence management using reward practices to distinguish and reward top performers.
• To be a contributing member of the local Bank’s Country Management committee (EXCO). Contribute as a senior leader to the successful overall running of the local Bank and as part of the Local Managing Directors team
• The role holder will have accountability for the establishment and embedding of the values, behaviours and risk appetite that underpin the achievement of the Commercial Bank’s objectives.
• The role holder will have specific accountability for delivering the economic profit performance of the Commercial Banking segment
• Lead origination and execution of more complex/cross-group transactions.
• Take major operating and investment decisions for the Commercial Banking and, as part of the Local CMC, wider SBU decisions, including:
• Overall SBU planning and Budgeting
• Prioritisation
• Resource allocation
• The role holder will play a key role in generating, evaluating and making recommendations for local Commercial Banking to the Country Management Committee and where relevant to the wider Group.
• Contribute and deliver to the improvement of the risk profile by delivering improved governance, risk management, controls and compliance requirements.

• The candidate should possess good working knowledge of banking and financial environment in emerging markets
• Banking and Government systems in Africa and/or other emerging markets
• Professional accounting qualification i.e. ACCA, CIMA or Degree in relevant field
• At least ten years experience in Commercial Banking in the emerging markets and that experience to bridge both Business and Corporate customer segments
• Proven experience and expertise in credit risk analysis
• Outstanding knowledge of Commercial banking products and services
• Sound knowledge of strategy and planning processes
• Product development knowledge and expertise
• Outstanding knowledge of control and governance requirements and environment
• Sound track record of relationship management
• Highly developed coaching skills
• Proven organizational skills
• Proven ability in marketing techniques
• Strong Solutioning, selling and negotiation skills
• Excellent diagnostic skills and rigorous approach to problem solving
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Excellent comprehension skills to understand and interpret industry data and economic trends
• Sound financial skills
• Strong formal presentation skills to gain acceptance to solutions, both internally and externally
• Team creation and co-ordination skills to mobilise and manage product specialists
• Strong Leadership and team-working skills at senior executive level
• Ability to think creatively and identify innovative solutions
• Proven relationships within the commercial banking field in emerging markets
• Commercial or related qualification would be an advantage

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