Stanbic IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa’s financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.

We are recruiting to fill the following vacant positions below:

Team Lead Teller

Job Type Full Time
Qualification BA/BSc/HND
Job Field Administration / Secretarial Banking
Position Description
The key role of the Team Leader, Tellers in Standard Bank is to lead and inspire a team of tellers to consistently deliver exceptional customer service whilst complying against all the routine and laid down requirements of the role. With this in mind let’s chat through the key focus areas of the Team Leader, Tellers.

People Management:

The most important aspect of this job is people.
A Team Leader Teller’s day begins by understanding the customer arrival patterns, this will determine the number of tellers he/she would need on the frontline at any given point.
The fact that the teller role is the entry role into the Bank, the Team Leader is responsible to coach, guide and develop new tellers.
Performance contracts need to be put in place with each team member and regular performance feedback discussion must take place to ensure that the teller’s performance is at the required level.
In cases where tellers do not have the required skills or show competency gaps, the team leader needs to decide on what training interventions are required to close the skills gap.
As the leader of the teller team, the necessary employee administration also needs priority from attendance registers to leave and sick leave!
Customer Service:

The largest number of Bank customers come into the Branch to conduct transactions at the tellers.
Customer service is, therefore, at the forefront of the Team Leader Teller role.
The last experience of the customer is the lasting impression, therefore the Team Leader Tellers needs to understand and manage the impact of his/her tellers on customer expectations.
The Team Leader also needs to identify trends and opportunities that should be referred to management as possible migration and or sales opportunities.
Position Requirements
Product Knowledge:

Although the teller function is not a sales role, the teller is the role that most frequently interacts with the customer.
The teller function needs to be geared to identify customer needs and pass on quality leads to the relevant areas! In order to do guide, coach and develop the tellers, the Team Leader tellers needs an in depth product knowledge.
Cash Management:

One of the critical aspects of the Team Leader Tellers is to take responsibility for the Bank’s cash assets, although the teller physically manages the cash on a day to day basis, the Team Leader must ensure that laid down procedures are being adhered to by all the tellers.
The Team Leader must also be available to authorize transactions that fall outside the mandate of the tellers.
Compliance:

Banks work and operate within a very strict legal framework.
Due to the fact that the teller function works with money and other high risk payment instruments the knowledge around the compliance aspect of the business is paramount.
In order for tellers to grasp and comply with the various rules, processes and procedures, the team leader needs to ensure that his/her team is 100% up to speed with the requirements and are acting accordingly, in cases where they are not the team leader will coach, train and guide them to the point where they understand it fully.

Head Service Centre

Job Type Full Time
Qualification BA/BSc/HND
Job Field Administration / Secretarial Banking

Job Description
Most Service Centres offer the same functionalities, products and services as a full Branch only on a smaller scale, therefore the Head Service Centre needs to have the knowledge and experience to manage complexities that range from people management, customer service and treasury management to the physical security of the Centre and its staff.

People Management:

The most important aspect of this job is the ability to lead a small team that is responsible for the full service and sales offering.
The Head Service Centre’s day begins by understanding all the various complexities of the Service Centre, from secure opening procedures, cash management, telling, enquiries to one of workforce planning, understanding customer arrival patterns and customer behaviour and aligning the tellers and enquiries staff to deliver a consistent customer experience.
Due to the fact that the Head Service Centre oversees the full Service Centre offering he/she is also responsible for identifying critical productivity trends and making recommendations around capacity management, including the employment and management of temporary staff.
He/She is also responsible for the management of the full Performance Cycle, ensuring that all performance contracts are in place for all staff, regular performance feedback discussion must take place to ensure that the performance is at the required level.
In cases where staff do not have the required skills or show competency gaps, the Head Service Centre needs to decide on what training interventions are required to close the skills gaps, he/she also participates in the quarterly Career Management Committee discussions, conduct and lead team meetings and teambuilding sessions.
Customer Service:

The fact that the Service Centre offers the full spectrum of the Banks services and products, customer service must be at the forefront of the Head Service Centre’s role! The customers last experience is their lasting impression so the Head Service Centre needs to be absolutely passionate about customer service and creating customer delight.
He/she must understand and manage the impact of his/her staff on customer expectations.
He/she also needs to identify trends and opportunities that should be referred to management as possible migration and or sales opportunities.
Position Requirements
Product Knowledge:

Although the Service Centre reports into the main branch and often does not have its own sales and service targets, it still remains responsible for quality sales and lead generation.
The frontline roles are the roles that most frequently interact with the customer – all the front line staff need to be geared to identify customer needs and pass on quality leads to the relevant areas! In order to do this the Head Service Centre will guide, coach, develop and support the staff through applying an in depth knowledge of all the Bank’s products.
The Head Service Centre will also manage and track cross selling and lead generation opportunities and ensure that the team’s sales and service targets are being met, furthermore he/she will participate in sales and marketing activities when required.
Routine Management:

One of the critical aspects of the Head Service Centre is to take full responsibility for the activities of the Centre’s staff as it relate to routine requirements.
He/she must ensure that laid down procedures are being adhered to by all the staff.
The Head Service Centre must also be available to conduct customer needs analysis, keep records in terms of the various Financial Industry regulations and take part in any special investigations of losses and/or staff defalcations.

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