Job Vacancies at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) – 9 Positions (Nigeria)

Location: Nigeria

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications and work experience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Nigeria

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications with at least 2 years relevant work experience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Participate in the formulation of UBA’s investor relations policies, objectives & initiatives.
• Participate in the bank’s drive to attract more investments from identified target groups.
• Contribute to the development of an active relationship with existing and potential investors and external investment analysis (both buy and sell side).
• Manage reporting calendar, including road shows, meetings, results announcements and conference calls.
• Organize meetings with independent shareholder associations in preparation for annual general meetings (AGM).
• Monitor Nigerian and international press for accuracy of reporting IR issues & internal dissemination as appropriate.
• Responsible for ensuring the timely production of quality annual reports and other internal reports (including monthly departmental reports, quarterly board report, company fact sheet etc.).
• Liaise with UBA Registrars to ensure needs of retail shareholders are being effectively dealt with.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of investor relations materials to existing and potential investors.
• Act as resource within UBA to help guide effective public disclosure consistent with regulatory and best practice guidelines.
• Assist Head, Strategy & Performance Management in shareholder targeting and analysis.
• Work on influencing sell-side coverage towards ensuring more followers and more publishing from followers.
• Maintain an accurate and updated database of analysts, institutional investors and other contact that are critical to IR’s core function.
• Prepare ad hoc press releases as appropriate.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by Head, Strategy & Performance Management.

Educational Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in any financial related discipline, preferably also have completed CFA, similar financial markets qualification
• 8 - 10 years experience.

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Knowledge Required:

• Financial markets.
• Accounting & Corporate Finance.
• Financial Institutions Regulations.
• Relationship Management.
• Public Relations.

Skills Required:

• Leadership /Supervisory.
• Organization & Coordination.
• Negotiation.
• Accounting.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Communication (oral & written) especially with external audiences.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Perform a monthly review of interest income and fees and commission lines to ascertain the completeness and accuracy of recognized income.
• Ensure proper mapping of all asset lines to corresponding income lines and unbundling of P&L accounts where necessary.
• Ensure the integrity of revenue related system generated entries and GL accounts
• Ensure the automation of all manually recognized income to reduce human errors.
• Proactively engage process owners to identify manual processes and automate them using ACL.
• Timely and high-quality delivery on other assignments /tasks assigned by supervisor, including support towards interim/annual audits.

Educational Requirements

• First Degree in Computer Science or Mathematical related fields.
• 3 - 5 years experience
• Masters’ Degree or a professional qualification will be an advantage.

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Knowledge Required:

• Extensive business knowledge of basic income and expense lines.
• Good coding skills(ACL,SQL,PYTHON).
• Excellent Analytical ability.
• Good Understanding of the Nigerian Banking Industry.
• Knowledge of CBN’s policies and the business environment.

Skills Required:

• Critical thinking and scripting skills
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Project management skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Nigeria

Job Objective(s)

• Responsibility for legal oversight in the subsidiaries
• Ensure coordination and adequate management of cases in the subsidiaries
• Manage the litigation portfolio to ensure that the Bank is adequately protected
• Review contracts, facility and security documentation to ensure that the Bank is adequately secured
• Provide effective legal support and advisory services to the subsidiaries and ensure excellent customer experience.

Reporting Relationships:

• Functionally reports to:  Head, Subsidiary Legal, UBA Africa
• Administratively reports to:  Group Head Legal, UBA Plc.

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Role and Responsibilities

• Review legal agreements, provide opinion and quality advice in line with the local laws and generally ensure the bank’s interest is protected
• Prompt and strategic review and assessment of litigation portfolio to ensure that the Bank is adequately protected.
• Review and assessment of the Bank’s defence in matters in litigation and recommendation on settlement in respect of cases in which the Bank has no defence
• Effective prosecution of fraud cases to ensure judicially logical conclusions to serve as deterrent to others.
• Compile list of fresh actions instituted against the Bank on monthly basis to be included to the schedule pending cases.
• Review interlocutory injunctive order and Judgments entered against the Bank in order to determine whether to submit to judgment or whether there are sufficient grounds on which to sustain an appeal
• Represent the Bank and participate in the mediation sessions and engage in negotiating settlement in terms most favorable to the Bank
• Review contracts, facility and security documentation to ensure that the Bank is adequately secured
• Provide effective legal support and advisory services to the subsidiaries and ensure excellent customer experience
• Liaise with subsidiary Heads of Legal and solicitors on matters in litigation and respond to requests from subsidiaries on such matters.
• Ensure implementation of structured changes to initiatives affecting the subsidiaries
• Perform other functions delegated by the Unit Head or Divisional Head

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Litigation Claims retention: Minimize claims due lost legal cases
• Litigation Success Rate. Ensure successful prosecution of cases instituted by the Bank through diligent follow up and provision of adequate support to external solicitors
• Execution of judgment against the Bank leading to business disruption. Zero (0) incidences across African subsidiaries.
• Achieve a satisfactory Board Corporate Governance rating by external auditors
• Execution of judgment against the Bank leading to business disruption. Zero (0) incidences across African subsidiaries.
• Documentation/Reviews: Ensuring Comprehensive Legal Review of Agreements/Contracts/Facility Documents are carried out in line with stipulated TAT in the Operational Frame.
• Providing Top-notch Advisory services through: (1) Timely delivery of legal opinion/advice to subsidiaries in line with agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) / TAT  (2) Review/draft letters, or other documents before issuance by Subsidiary Legal Offices (3) Organizing Monthly COP meetings to share opinions and discuss key issues among legal officers. from subsidiaries

Education Requirements

• Minimum education level - Bachelor’s Degree in Law. Must be a registered lawyer under the legal association of the country.

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Experience:

• Minimum experience - 7 years post call experience in Legal Advisory & Company Secretarial/Governance preferably in a financial institution;
• Work experience in/with relevant regulatory bodies will be an added advantage.

Competencies:
Knowledge:

• Good knowledge of the Civil Law / OHADA Business Law systems in African Francophone and Anglophone countries
• Comprehensive knowledge of Corporate Governance best practice
• Good knowledge of Financial Sector laws/regulations and operations;
• Good understanding of French and English Languages.

Key Skills:

• Excellent communication Skills (written and oral)
• Attention to details
• Good interpersonal skills and adaptability to different cultures
• Alternative dispute resolution skills
• Research and Analytical Skills
• Brief writing skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Location: Nigeria

Job Profile

• We are looking for Relationship Managers who have strong marketing and negotiation skills to manage our Asian clients in Corporate, Commercial, SME as well as Personal Banking.
• The ideal candidates must have at least 3 years’ experience in corporate banking or client relationship and must be fluent in either Mandarin, Hindi, Japanese and English.

Job Objective(s)

• Delivering Liability and Asset growth targets per portfolio.
• Grow the customer base to increase fees and commissions.
• Contribution to the business growth targets through increased customer transaction-activity and deepening of customer share of wallet.
• Direct responsibility for building your portfolio through disciplined calling, and strategic positioning of the bank to the customers in this segment through increased product set, appropriate pricing structures and deploying the right solutions in line with customer requirements.
• Profit maximization through new business opportunities from new and existing clients through various marketing and networking initiatives.
• Develop both professional and personal relationships to solidify relationships with existing clients and prospects.
• Working closely with internal partners to be the best for the customer. The role is closely aligned to Operations, Risk and Compliance. There are many interactions with these groups and this role requires the individual to play a leading role in this overall management function.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Prospecting for new corporate and high net worth clients and meeting set targets.
• Support other Relationship Managers handling Asian clients (Chinese, Indian, Japanese) in Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking, SME Banking as well as Personal Banking.
• Develop and implement business growth strategies for different clients/sectors for the bank.
• Actively manage existing clients including increasing wallet share.
• Participate in presentations to clients and marketing drives and other relationship management activities.
• Provide an interface between the bank, existing and prospective customers to maintain good customer relations to meet customer needs within the strategic objective of the bank.
• Prepare and submit credit proposals in conformity with credit policy guidelines and requirements in liaison with the Corporate Relationship Managers and to maintain a high standard of credit analysis.
• Ensure full understanding of client’s financial needs and all bank products and services.
• Regularly visit clients, make presentations and meetings with visit reports.
• High level negotiation to get new and additional business.
• Prepare various reports including customized client proposals according to client need.
• Coordinate with various departments like credit, treasury etc. for delivery of seamless service to client.
• Actively review and monitor competitor product offerings and monitor industry trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Marketing or other business-related field from a well-recognized institution.
• At least 3 years proven working experience in a corporate banking environment with exposure to credit analysis or client relationship environment with exposure to managing corporate clients.
• Fluency in either Mandarin, Hindi, Japanese and English.
• Other Professional courses will be an added advantage.

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Key Knowledge Required:

• Good working knowledge of credit analysis.
• A sound understanding of cash - flow cycles pertaining to the industry being analysed.
• Good knowledge of cash management solutions and trade finance practices and procedures.
• A thorough knowledge of multi-level products available to business banking customers (features & benefits) and pricing structures.
• A good knowledge of competitor offerings and structures.
• A strong working knowledge of the terms and conditions of multiple legal entities (companies, close corporations, sole proprietorships etc.).

Skills & Competencies Required:

• Strong presentation and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to work independently, consult and clarify where necessary and make informed and firm decisions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish and develop relationships.
• Must be pro-active, a self-starter and can anticipate and advice on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• Ability to work through teams, deliver high quality work within deadlines, and to meet team objectives.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and negotiation skills.
• Strong numerical skills and financial acumen to analyse, evaluate and identify trends in complex consolidated financial statements, balance sheets and ratios.
• Seasoned banker with proven networks among Local Corporate, regional corporates as well as global corporates.
• Passionate, highly self - motivated, energetic and enthusiastic team player who is change oriented and customer focused.
• Demonstrate an ability to build and manage relationships and influence various stakeholders to deliver business.
• Networking skills with high level understanding of the financial sector needs for the different sectors of the economy.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Permanent

Purpose

• As industry specialists, the primary purpose of the role is to greenlight credits in their Industry, applying their professional knowledge in the credit assessment prior to any approval.
• The role holder will also be expected to become Certified Senior Credit Officers following intensive Senior Credit Officer training programme which will place them in positions to grant approvals

Roles and Responsibilities
The Industry Specialists will be responsible for the following:

• Development of Industry Studies which will include an identification of Target Market/RAAC for their specific Industries. This will highlight Key Risk Issues and appropriate Mitigants to guide marketing efforts.
• Assessment of credits in their specific area and identifying any structural weaknesses which must be mitigated before giving approval to proceed.
• Lead in project finance in the area of expertise to ensure all areas of ambiguity or uncertainty are addressed and adequately mitigated through structuring and other conditions.
• Train and mentor other staff to build a reservoir of expertise for the Group.

The Specialists will be from the following industries:

• Agric
• Aviation
• Construction
• Maritime
• Mining
• Power
• Oil & Gas
• Telecommunications
• Other Infrastructure projects.

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Person Specification

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in their Industry - either as a staff of one of the major Industry Leaders (preferably top 3) OR as a management consultant (in one of top 5 International Consulting Firms) OR as a Relationship Manager/Analyst in a reputable Bank (one of top 10% banks in the Banking Sector as determined by a reputable Industry rating agency).
• At least 5 years must have been at top management level (AGM in banking sector or equivalent).
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of the complexities of the Industry with verifiable and quantitative evidence e.g. participated in the execution of at least 5 major projects in the Industry etc.

Other Requirements:

• Membership of Professional Institution in Industry
• Professional Qualification
• Experience across Africa/Internationally.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2022.

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

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

• We are looking to hire talented and experienced individuals with a minimum of 5 years' Profit Centre Manager experience to drive our personal banking, SME and consumer loan for all our branches across Nigeria.

Successful candidates will be a part of the core team set to:

• Deliver value to our customers
• Expand our current business/client portfolio
• Enhance our position in our chosen target markets
• Generate new sales revenues

Job Objective(s)

• To coordinate the activities of retail teams through effective relationship management to meet/surpass financial targets to drive the profit growth of the branch.

Responsibilities

• Ensure significant increase in market share within own region.
• Drive performance of the unit – liability generation and quality risk asset creation.
• Risk asset appraisal, disbursement and monitoring.
• Ensure effective relationship building and management with new and existing customers.
• Optimally exploit new and existing opportunities in the market.
• Drive the reactivation of all inactive/dormant accounts in the branch.
• Plan and implement marketing strategies to boost profit
• Supervise and coordinate the activities of account officers.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Business Manager.

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Knowledge Required

• Basic knowledge of Accounting, Finance and Economics.
• Banking operations, policies and procedures.
• Good knowledge of the Bank’s products and services.
• Business development and acquisition.
• Marketing, Selling and Cross Selling.
• Knowledge of current business trends and CBN Regulatory laws.

Skills Required:

• Ability to evaluate needs of customers and determine what products or services would best serve those needs.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Communications skills (written and oral).
• Marketing and Selling skills.
• Leadership and negotiation skills.
• Good Relationship management skills.
• Confident and must possess excellent networking skills.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

• We are looking to hire candidates who have knowledge of banking operations and excellent marketing and selling skills with a minimum of 5 years’ Relationship Manager experience in all our branches across in Nigeria.

Successful candidates will be a part of the core team set to:

• Deliver value to our customers
• Expand our current business/client portfolio
• Enhance our position in our chosen target markets
• Generate new sales revenues.

Job Objective (s)

• To establish and maintain positive customer relationships towards the growth revenue for the bank.

 Responsibilities

• Approach customers with the aim of winning new business,
• Meet with existing customers to strengthen business relationships with a view to increase financial growth of the bank.
• Aggressively market the bank’s products to ensure favorable market response and optimum build-up of revenue.
• Follow up customers with dormant accounts, convince to resume dealings with the bank.
• Implement marketing strategies / programs laid out by the bank to boost profit.
• Listen to customer requirements and present appropriately to make a sale.
• Achieve set deposit targets / contributions by acquiring business / investment deals from private, public, individuals and corporates.
• Prepare documentation on the creation of risk assets to increase business office profitability.
• Sell / cross-sell and upsell the banks products.
• Market the brand.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the business manager.

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Skills Required:

• Ability to evaluate needs of customers, and determine what products or services would best serve those needs.
• Excellent communication skills - oral and written.
• Must be strong, tenacious and persuasive.
• Strong selling / marketing skills.
• Must be self-driven, and have a passion for marketing.
• Good relationship management skills.
• Confident and possess excellent networking skills.

Knowledge Required:

• Good knowledge of the products and services of the bank.
• Basic knowledge of finance, accounting and economics.
• Business development and acquisition.
• Banking operations, policies, and procedures.
• Excellent knowledge of selling / marketing.
• Knowledge of current business trends and CBN regulatory laws.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2022.

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

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