Home Loan Specialist -Thika at Home Loan Specialist -Thika

Full time @Absa Bank Limited in Business and Finance
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  • Post Date : May 8, 2026
  • Apply Before : May 22, 2026
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  • Experience  2 Years
  • Qualifications  Degree Bachelor
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Job Description

Job Summary

  • To recruit and retain Home Loan customers
  • To deliver exceptional retail business performance through Home Loan sales & excellent customer service
  • To develop and maintain a high profile for Home Loans within several branches
  • To ensure that all aspects of operational rigour are maintained when involved in the home loan process

Job Description

Key accountabilities/Deliverables/Outcomes.

Sales and Service   75%

  • Drive and deliver exceptional sales performance by identifying and meeting customers’ home loan needs
  • Achieve & Exceed Home Loan & Cross Sale Targets
  • Utilise the standard sales process to identify customers’ Home Loan requirements
  • Facilitate customer understanding of the Home Loan procedure and process
  • Champion and manage Home Loan product & channels
  • Own and drive the outlet home loan sales objectives/targets
  • Maintain Home Loan sales performance statistics for management information usage.
  • Manage customer queries and complaints by taking ownership, escalating where necessary and resolving in a timely manner.
  • Identify when & where to refer customers to an appropriate area of delivery for other product sales, help, or advice
  • Ensure documentation, such as the home loan application and internal submission forms, is fully completed & error free.
  • Deliver world-class customer service practices and ensure adherence to Barclays Service standards.
  • Accurate collation and packaging of relevant documents for processing.
  • Conduct branch Home Loan marketing campaigns and participate in country-level campaigns

 Operational Rigour Practices   15%

  • Achieve operational rigour excellence in all aspects of procedures and processes undertaken to ensure satisfactory audit.
  • Follow the Retail end-to-end procedures for Home Loans, ensuring new accounts are KYC compliant
  • Ensure compliance with operations risk & rigour requirements e.g. Health & Safety standards and security of premises.
  • Ensure the Bank’s Home Loan lending criteria is met

Team Working    5%

  • Build effective relationships with branch staff and key support functions, e.g. service delivery and risk, to develop networking for potential Home Loan referrals.
  • Share knowledge, experience, and best practices with other team members.
  • Provide cover for other Home Loan Advisors at all levels when required.
  • Provide honest, direct, and constructive feedback to others, as well as progress on leads/referrals.
  • Build relationships with external stakeholders to obtain external sales leads and business relationships with third parties.

Self-Development   5%

  • Agree performance development objectives with the team leader.
  • Pursue self-development to increase personal effectiveness, acknowledging strengths and areas for development.

Role/person specification

Qualification

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Knowledge and Skills

  • A good understanding of Retail goals & objectives
  • A good understanding of the outlet’s objectives – growth of sales, cost control, and income contribution
  • A thorough understanding of the sales process
  • An in-depth knowledge of the Home Loan product and lending policy.
  • Good working knowledge of the internal and generic Home Loan, purchasing, and related processes.
  • A good working knowledge and understanding of relevant Home Loan legislation, e.g., KYC, Money laundering, banking code, service standards, health & safety standards, etc.
  • A working knowledge of procedure manuals
  • A thorough knowledge of the bank’s tariff, products, and services
  • A thorough knowledge of the bank’s internal departments, systems & procedures as well as risk & rigour requirements.

Other requirements specific to the role:

  • A high level of drive and determination
  • Completion of certificate on Home Loan product training
  • Knowledge of legal processes involved with property purchase
  • A sound working knowledge of our competitors’ products & services

Training likely to assist effectiveness in the role and may have been completed prior to undertaking this role:

  • Home Loan product and process knowledge
  • Sales & marketing
  • KYC & Operational Rigour
  • Influencing & negotiation
  • Time management
  • PC Skills

Additional details of exceptional aspects of the demands of the role:

  • May be required to move outside branch for sales purposes
  • Will be required to support sales initiatives during campaigns
  • May be required to provide cover outside of home branch
  • The working environment may be highly demanding and challenging
  • An understanding of the current country’s economic trend
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