CHALLENGING CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC

Applications are required from suitably qualified, experienced and self-motivated individuals to fill vacancies that exist in our South Directorate covering branches in Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu and Rivers States. 

Position 1: Marketing Officers 
Reporting directly to the Branch Managers, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties amongst others:

Development of overall Business Strategy design to grow the business of the location.
Assessment of the market, creating new assets and business contacts for the Bank.
Growing the Bank’s deposit base and cross-selling of the Bank’s products.
Overall supervision of Relationship management of high net worth individuals, professionals, entrepreneurs within their area of coverage.
Our preferred candidate must:



Have first degree - minimum of 2.2 or HND minimum of Upper Credit in any discipline (MBA or other higher degree will be an added advantage)
Associate membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) or Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and other relevant professional body, would be an added advantage
Be 26 years and above with 2 - 5 years banking experience (with at least 2 years in relationship management)
Have a well developed analytical skills/abilities
Have a sound knowledge of the industry and coverage environment.


Position 2: Branch Operations Officers



Reporting directly to the Head, Branch Operations, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties amongst others:



Cash operations and Teller Management.
Funds management and remittance (Funds transfers).
Operations Support (Clearing / Inter-Region & Inter-Branch Transfers).
Foreign Operations Services
Rendering appropriate returns to management as required e.g monthly service reports etc
Meet set target for the Branch.


Position 3: Customer Service Officers.



Reporting directly to the Head, Branch Operations, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties amongst others:



Account opening & processing
Market assessment and account maintenance
KYC documentation
Cross-selling of Bank’s Products
Customers’ enquiries and resolution


Our preferred candidate for positions 2 & 3 above must:



Have first degree - minimum of 2.2 or HND minimum of Upper Credit in any discipline (MBA or other higher degree will be an added advantage)
Associate membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) or Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and other relevant professional body, would be an added advantage
Be 26 years and above with 3 - 10 years banking experience (preferably in branch operations)
Have a well developed analytical skills/abilities
Have a sound knowledge of the industry and coverage environment.
Skills requirement

Candidates for all positions must also possess:

Leadership and Supervisory skills,
Team building and Conflict resolution skills,
Good communication and Interpersonal skills, and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite

REMUNERATION

We provide a work environment that thrives on adherence to excellent standards, sound professional processes and training, good and well-structured career development prospect and competitive rewards.

Interested candidates should complete the online forms on or before the close of business on November 29, 2006.


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As regards the recruitment issue at First Bank, most of us that thried to apply could not access their online application form. What is the format or how pls. I understand it is closing tmr 29/11/2006

Olu-Hak