Branch Manager job at Housing Finance Bank

Vacancy Title: Branch Manager

• Type: Full-Time
• Industry: Banking
• Category: Management

Jobs at: Housing Finance Bank

Application Deadline: Friday, July 12, 2024

Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda, East Africa

Summary:

• Date Posted: Tuesday, July 09, 2024
• Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Job Details:

Position Summary: The Branch Manager for Mbarara will implement the branch distribution and optimization strategy in line with business growth and development, risk management, customer experience, digital transformation, staff engagement, and financial performance objectives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strategy Development: Develop strategies to grow the branch’s liability base and asset portfolios in line with the bank’s strategy.
• Customer Service: Monitor the achievement of customer service ratings in accordance with the bank’s set standards.
• Risk Management: Monitor and implement compliance with the credit risk framework to keep portfolio asset quality within acceptable levels.
• Internal Controls: Implement branch internal controls and procedures in line with the bank’s policy.
• Budget Coordination: Plan and coordinate the budgeting processes of the branch, monitor monthly performance of the budget, and initiate corrective actions in case of any variances.
• Account Management: Review, coordinate, monitor, and authorize all processes of opening, reactivation, adjustment, transfer, and closure of accounts in line with bank policies/procedures, KYC guidelines, CRB, and money laundering guidelines.
• Field Visits: Conduct field visits and carry out the verification of loans to improve branch portfolio quality.
• Performance Reporting: Produce branch performance reports and present them to stakeholders for review in accordance with set standards.
• Staff Development: Plan, review, and monitor staff development and performance initiatives for branch staff in line with existing Human Resource policies.

Financial Responsibility:

• Growth Strategy: Develop strategies to grow the branch’s liability base and asset portfolios in line with the bank’s strategy.
• Cost Management: Optimize profitability at the branches through effective cost management.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

• Education and Training: An Honours degree in business or a related field from a recognized university. Post-graduate qualifications or a professional course in a relevant discipline would be an added advantage.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in business growth and branch operations, as well as progressive experience in credit. Sound understanding of laws and regulations relating to lending in financial institutions. High level of analytics and business intelligence to conduct an analysis of market trends. Leadership skills, with experience in managing a team.
• Skills:
  • Computer Literacy
  • Credit Analysis
  • Marketing and Sales
  • Relationship Management
  • Collaboration Skills to build relationships and manage conflicts

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job Application Procedure: All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications with a recent CV, copies of all academic transcripts, certificates, and testimonials, daytime telephone contact, postal and email address, and three competent referees to:

Chief Human Resources Officer, Housing Finance Bank, Investment House, Plot 4 Wampewo Avenue, Kololo.

Please Note:

• All applications should be sent by email to Recruitment@housingfinance.co.ug.
• Do not hand deliver your application.
• Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
• To be eligible to apply, you must have held your substantive position for at least two (2) years and have a consistent satisfactory performance with no disciplinary record over the immediate consecutive past one year.

Guidelines for Submitting Documents:

• Ensure that all your documents are scanned and submitted in one single batch using the following order:
  • Application letter
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Academic Documents and Certificates
• The maximum document size is 10 MB.
• Please indicate the name of the position you are applying for in the subject.

Deadline: 12th July 2024 by 5:00 PM