Latest Job Openings at UBA Bank

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. In 2005, UBA was born through one of the biggest mergers on the African continent capital markets with the business combination with Standard Trust Bank (STB) Plc. From the merger UBA has emerged as a Pan-African provides a full range of solutions and services that span the full value chain from retail to corporate. UBA is also the acclaimed leader in electronic payments in the sub-region. We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:     Job Title: Debit Card Manager Reference No: UBAGRP/DTAL_DRCARD Location: Lagos, Nigeria Contract Type: Permanent Job Functions: Banking Industries: Banking / Finance & Investment Introduction

• As a brand with Africa as the center of its business operations, UBA strongly believes in Africa and its people with emphasis on being global. We are driving the renaissance of the African economy through innovation in Banking, having successfully built a strong domestic and international brand with footprints in 20 African countries, London, Paris and New York.
• Our strong presence on the African continent is deliberate and it reflects our love for diversity and a multicultural system. We have about 15,000 multilingual, ethnically varying and highly diverse people who reflect the richness, multiplicity and uniqueness of the twenty (20) African countries we operate..

• Managing the business of debit card across the group in terms of product development, support business objectives and sales activities in order to meet budget.
• Managing and support all technical platforms such as FEP, CRM etc
• Having an oversight of card operations as it affects customer experience. E.g (Timely management of Chargeback disputes, Settlement/Reconciliation)

• Provide strategy to grow debit & credit card businesses.
• Develop card products that will support the country businesses.
• Adapt Debit & credit card business strategy to meet country’s expectation.

• Ensure debit & credit card products are profitable
• Minimize one time and recurring expenses of debit & credit cards.
• Optimize all supporting infrastructure for the best customer experience.

• Continuously monitor UBA performance against other banks across the countries.
• Ensure UBA is number 1 or 2 in every country.
• Timely execution of all projects on products, from Audit, control and other governing departments.
• Continuous execution of innovative products and services.

• Identify possible and emerging risks in terms of debit & credit card and mitigate them.
• Ensure regulatory and card scheme compliance.
• Ensure compliance to group policies and guidelines in terms of new products approval.

• First degree from a relevant social sciences discipline.
• Masters’ Degree or a professional qualification will be an advantage

• Minimum requisite experience 5-7 years relevant work experience

• Good knowledge of Banking operations, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of CBN’s policies and the business environment
• Good knowledge of financial analysis/integration.Key Skills:
• Business Development
• Negotiation skills
• Marketing and Selling
• Project management
• Relationship building
• Service level management
• Product Development

• The objective of the role is to identify new relationships and maintain existing ones.

• Provide support in the implementation of marketing strategies, plans and programmes to increase profitability, growth in market share and customer base in the Oil and Gas industry.
• Manage and deepen sustainable relationships with both existing customers and prospective ones.
• Generate business leads and work closely with both Head, Upstream IV & GM, Energy Bank in converting new opportunities for the Group.
• Work as part of the relationship management team in achieving allocated targets in retention, revenue growth and profitability.
• Evaluate customers’ needs/buyer values, propose solutions and negotiate standard transactions.
• Remain abreast of the market, industry, competition and regulatory developments to contribute to the enhancement of the business.
• Asset Creation and Liability Generation.
• Appraise/Analyze Credit proposals.
• Provide support to Credit Risk Management to ensure credit reviews are completed in a timely manner.
• Resuscitate Dormant Relationships and deepen existing ones.

• Excellent Product knowledge
• Excellent Knowledge of the Oil and Gas industry
• Excellent Knowledge of the Bank - Core values, Vision, Mission and Strategic Focus
• Credit Knowledge
• Impressive Industry Contact List

• Aggressive and Focused
• Articulate and team player
• Computer literate
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Marketing and Selling Skills
• Relationship Management skills
• Impeccable character.