HEAD OF MARKETS - BARCLAYS BANK OF BOTSWANA

Unique opportunity to take your career to the next level

Barclays Bank of Botswana has exciting career opportunities for high performing and self-driven individuals across various functions. We are looking to fill the following position;

Head of Markets

Job Purpose
To manage the Sales & Trading teams incorporating the following management actions:

• Hiring and retaining the Best People
• Ensuring Country Sales & Trading business has sufficient human resources to deliver on regulatory, operational and customer commitments;
• Managing the team Performance Development process to ensure measurement against business objectives and to address non-performance;
• Implementing strategies to ensure that the business unit attracts, retains and develops talent;
• Establishing and maintaining a succession plan for key roles in the Sales & Trading;
• Driving the negotiation of Service level Agreements with supporting business unit heads (Corporate, Credit, Operations, Risk) with the focus on performance turn around;
• Driving a culture of proactive compliance and risk management within the team

Requirements

Main Accountabilities

• Market Sales
• Provide Strategic Leadership
• Drive Business Performance
• Develop the People Agenda
• Maintain a healthy risk profile within Trading
• Manage the financial sustainability and effective use of resources within Sales and Trading
• Risk Management
• Control Environment

Experience and Qualifications

• BSc-degree or a related equivalent qualification
• ACI Dealing Certificate
• Post graduate qualification an added advantage
• 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role
• 10 years banking experience

Closing date and application instructions

To view a full profile of the job including job requirements/competencies, and to apply follow the link:

https://barclays.taleo.net/careersection/2/moresearch.ftl?lang=en_GB

Please note that we do not accept hard copies of applications and only short listed candidates will be responded to.

Closing Date: Saturday, 25 June 2016