Job Vacancies at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)

Job Description
Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have knowledge of managing the vulnerability process across the bank, and ensure that all critical vulnerabilities identified are remediated within 15 days in line with CISA recommendations.
• Must have basic knowledge in supporting the various operating system and conversant with vulnerability assessment and penetration testing process.
• Must be smart, enterprising, have a positive attitude and be a team player.

Job Objective (s)

• To identify and manage the vulnerability process across the bank in line with CISA recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for managing the vulnerability remediation process across the group which entails the patching or fixing of all cybersecurity weaknesses that are detected in enterprise assets i.e. networks, systems and applications. 
• Act as a liaison between the Information security management team and respective service owners in IT to ensure prompt closure of identified vulnerabilities.
• Key performance indicators will strictly be based on an acceptable vulnerability remediation threshold using a risk-based approach to determine the required remediation velocity for the business.
• Ensure that all critical vulnerabilities identified are remediated within 15 days of initial detection in line with CISA recommendations.
• Ensure that all high vulnerabilities are remediated within 30 days of initial detection in line with CISA recommendations.
• Maintain an up-to-date remediation plan and record of all identified vulnerabilities with their respective remediation status at all times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• CISA or related certification is an added advantage.
• 3-4 years of related experience.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Have basic knowledge in supporting the various operating system in use in the bank i.e. Windows, Linux, Unix and AIX.
• Be conversant with the vulnerability assessment and penetration testing process and techniques.
• Good understanding of endpoint security.
• Basic knowledge of the common web servers in use i.e. Apache, IIS, Nginx, Sun Java.
• SSL certificate provisioning on web applications.
• Knowledgeable of the use of common remediation tools i.e. SCCM and Ansible.
• Knowledge of common/known vulnerabilities and remediation techniques/procedures.
• Ability to develop and promote team spirit.

What We Expect From You:

• A high degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain an excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

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Job Description
Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have knowledge of auditing in a financial service industry. Must have good investigative skills, analytical skills, pay attention to details, have good communication skills (written & oral).

Job Objective(s)

• To implement the Bank and audit division’s mandate relating to review and assessment of controls over the information systems, safeguard the Bank’s assets, ensure the completeness and accuracy of transaction records; and prevent/detect incidences of related frauds and irregularities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the review of all digital banking income lines using CAAT tools to ensure that all incomes are received accordingly.
• Review adequacy of existing control to give reasonable assurance that all possible income leakages are blocked.
• Prepare activity report for the Group Head, Internal Audit and any other assigned functions
• Design audit work plan for Preliminary internal control review to determine the strength of the Internal Control
• Assist in the development and revision/update of the annual IT audit strategy and work plan in conjunction with the Head, Corporate Audit and Compliance
• Participate and supervise the process reviews/redesigns as well as systems upgrade/implementation efforts to ensure that appropriate system controls considerations are effectively taken on board and implemented
• Monitor adequacy of security and control built into the bank’s IT architecture
• Ensure periodic Review of actual expense against budgets and resolve expense mis-alignment
• Review the procurement process of e-banking infrastructure to ensure that they are in line with procurement policy of the bank.
• Review and ensure clear roles, responsibilities, segregation of duties and succession planning for the various levels of IT & e-banking staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Accounting or any other numerate discipline.
• Relevant professional certification e.g. CISA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CISSP and MBA etc will be an added advantage.
• 3-5 years related experience.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Banking operations, policies and procedures
• Interpersonal skills and communication skills (written and oral)
• IT proficiency
• Integrity
• Good investigative skills
• Good numerate and analytical skill.
• Structured query language (SQL Navigator)
• Audit command language (ACL)
• Unix operating systems
• Business objects (BO)
• FTP – file transfer protocol
• Microsoft office tools.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

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Job Objective (s)

• Coordinate the implementation of the Internal Audit’s mandate to the review and assess the bank’s controls on its information systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the review of all digital banking income lines using CAAT tools to ensure that all incomes are received accordingly.
• Review adequacy of existing control to give reasonable assurance that all possible income leakages are blocked.
• Prepare activity report for the Group Head, Internal Audit and any other assigned functions
• Design audit work plan for Preliminary internal control review to determine the strength of the Internal Control
• Assist in the development and revision/update of the annual IT audit strategy and work plan in conjunction with the Head, Corporate Audit and Compliance
• Participate and supervise the process reviews/redesigns as well as systems upgrade/implementation efforts to ensure that appropriate system controls considerations are effectively taken on board and implemented
• Monitor adequacy of security and control built into the bank’s IT architecture
• Ensure periodic review of actual expense against budgets and resolve expense mis-alignment
• Review the procurement process of e-banking infrastructure to ensure that they are in line with procurement policy of the bank.
• Review and ensure clear roles, responsibilities, segregation of duties and succession planning for the various levels of IT & E-banking staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Accounting or any other numerate discipline.
• Relevant professional certification e.g. CISA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CISSP and MBA etc. will be an added advantage.
• 5-8 years related experience.

Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have knowledge of auditing in a financial service industry. Must have good investigative skills, analytical skills, pay attention to details, have good communication skills (written & oral).

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Banking operations, policies and procedures
• Interpersonal skills and communication skills (written and oral)
• IT proficiency
• Integrity
• Good investigative skills
• Good numerate and analytical skill.
• Structured query language (SQL Navigator)
• Audit command language (ACL)
• Unix operating systems
• Business objects (BO)
• FTP - file transfer protocol
• Microsoft office tools.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

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Job Objective(s)

• To carry out E-Channel fraud investigation across the Group and come up with recommendation to ensure that fraud E-Channel frauds are reduced to the barest minimum.
• Investigation of Fraud and Forgeries to identify incident root causes, internal control gaps and failure points; and to proffer solutions / recommendations to prevent reoccurrence and exposure to corporate liability, sanctions and litigations.

Responsibilities

• Carry out computer and E-channels forensic examination functions to generate admissible evidence for court proceedings.
• Carry out computer forensic seizure, analyses and technical support on requests coming from other divisional investigators, African country operations and affiliates.
• Conduct prompt investigation of frauds and forgeries and customers’ complaints, process & services failures and other cases reported on Cards & other E-channel platforms; and ensure that the cases are dispensed within set deadlines.
• Conduct prompt investigation of breach of policy, procedures, regulatory policies and code of conduct for appropriate disciplinary action.
• Identify process inefficiencies, control weakness, and proffer relevant mitigating recommendations for management review, consideration and subsequent implementation.
• Respond promptly to and cultivate effective liaison with other banks in relation to issues of frauds, customers’ complaints and other investigation matters for the purpose of containment of fraud losses and salvaging fraudulent funds.
• Issue Sensitization memos on the Learning Points arising from the various investigation cases.
• Root-cause analysis to identify critical control gaps/process inefficiencies and provide effective recommendations and solutions to the identified risks.
• Attend UATs, and proof of concept sessions to ensure information security risks are considered/mitigated in applications and systems before acquisition and deployment.
• Payment card acquiring reviews & risk management, continuous monitoring of fraud triggers using various tools for acquired merchants’ suspicious or collusive activities for immediate remediation and countermeasures.
• Liaise and follow up with e-channels host/switch companies, payment card schemes and mobile payment providers (Interswitch, UPSL, NIBSS, eTranzact, MasterCard, Visa, etc.)  for management and resolution of electronic payment card, mobile banking risks.
• Review tracking and blocking of fraud proceeds transfers, placing of restrictions, obtaining / issuance of court orders and indemnity documents for recovery/repatriation of salvaged funds.
• Render periodic reports of frauds and forgeries to regulatory authorities and management.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Computer Science, Accounting, Banking & Finance, and any related numerate fields
• Masters’ regree or a professional qualification will be an advantage
• 3 - 5 years related experience.

Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have knowledge of auditing in a financial service industry. Must have good investigative skills, analytical skills, pay attention to details, have good communication skills (Written & Oral).

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Sound experience in the following key areas: Audit/Investigation, IT Audit/ Control, IT security and Risk Management & E-fraud and forensic Investigation.
• Sound knowledge of the banking operations and internal control.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced computer skills
• Information security and IT audit skills
• Good Understanding of the Nigerian Banking Industry.
• Knowledge of CBN’s policies and the business environment.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

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Job Objective(s)

• Build strong audit and compliance environment and ensure zero level fraud, zero infraction to policies, improved value for money and provide compliance counselling, advisory and decision support services to business units and audit function in the country.
• Participate in formulation, design and revision of Subsidiary’s Internal Audit strategy.
• Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and control activities in line with the overall business goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of sound audit program capable of identifying areas of high operational risk within the bank.
• Continuous reviewing of the Internal control system of the bank with a view to evaluate the effectiveness of the control environment as well as the process flow and ease audit process thereby strengthening the control environment of the bank.
• Engagement of audit client in a thorough walkthrough audit to have a clear knowledge and deep understanding of the process, products, system, development, structure and effect of changes on operations, reporting and compliance environment.
• Conduct a systematic and discipline review of off-site documentation using the approved audit programme, checklist, audit planning memorandum and generally accepted best practices.
• Conduct a comprehensive compliance and substantive audit test on the process, products, systems, reports, records, accounts, structure, operations, environment and people.
• Ensure completion and closure of audit engagement within approved turnaround.
• Briefing of team lead on deviations and non-compliance observed in processes, products, systems, reports, records, accounts, structure, operations, environment, people.
• Conduct planned spot checks to test areas of vulnerabilities or inadequacies in processes, policies, procedures, systems, records and accounts.
• Conduct special investigation to establish root-cause of service failure at the instance of the board, management, customer’s complaints, fraudulent activities, board, etc.
• Ensure that effective follow-up of audit clients to resolve all open items in the published audit report within the agreed time-lines
• Escalate non closure of audit exceptions to supervisors.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Accounting, Banking & Finance, and any related Numerate fields
• Master's Degree or a professional qualification will be an advantage
• 3-5 years in banking operations, Financial Control or Auditing, and other related experience.
• We are looking for a candidate with good investigative and analytical skills and knowledge of auditing in the financial service industry.
• Our ideal candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in banking operations, auditing, and financial control.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Sound experience in the following key areas: Audit/Investigation, IT Audit/ Control, IT security and Risk Management & E-Fraud and Forensic Investigation.
• Sound knowledge of the banking operations and internal controls.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced computer skills
• Information security and IT Audit skills
• Good Understanding of the Nigerian Banking Industry.
• Knowledge of CBN’s policies and the business environment.

What We Expect From You

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

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Job Description
Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have knowledge of auditing in a financial service industry.
• Must have good investigative skills, analytical skills, pay attention to details, have good communication skills (Written & Oral).

Job Objective(s)

• The core objective of the Head Office Audit is to systematically evaluate the framework for internal control, risk management, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, policies and procedures of the Group to ensure that the operations of the Group are carried out in a safe and effective manner. Head Office Audit shall provide management with assurances that controls, which govern the group’s and subsidiary activities and its computer systems and operations, are properly conceived, in line with global best practice and are being effectively administered.

Responsibilities

• 100% execution of approved annual audit plan including focused audit and spot checks
• Ensure full compliance with regulatory requirement and avoid regulatory penalties.
• Ensure adherence to policies, procedures and processes instituted by Board and Executive Management.
• Identify and mitigate risks inherent in people, process, systems and technology and recommend corrective action plans.
• Review and evaluate effectiveness of the control environment and report on any exceptions noted to the management.
• To conduct focused audit/spot checks to test vulnerability of high risk areas
• Engagement of audit client in a thorough walkthrough audit to have a clear knowledge and deep understanding of the process, products, system, development, structure and effect of changes on operations, reporting and compliance environment.
• Conduct a systematic and discipline review of off-site documentation using the approved audit programme, checklist, audit planning memorandum and generally accepted best practices.
• Review of audit exceptions for final response with audit clients
• Notification of audit exceptions to audit clients and collation of responses to deviations and non-compliance observed.
• Conduct planned spot checks to test areas of vulnerabilities or inadequacies in processes, policies, procedures, systems, records and accounts.
• Conduct special investigation to establish root-cause of service failure at the instance of the board, management, customer’s complaints, fraudulent activities.
• Ensure that all audit documentations received off-site and obtained on-site are safely and securely archived on a secured folder.
• Ensure that all published audit reports, approved audit programmes, audit checklist, rating sheet and audit planning memorandum are safely and securely archived on a secured folder.
• Work with the subsidiaries where necessary.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Management, Social Sciences, Risk Management, Science
• Masters’ Degree or professional qualification such as ACA or ACCA is an added advantage
• 5-8 years in banking operations, financial control, auditing, and other related experience.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Banking operations and credit (domestic and foreign).
• Comprehensive treasury knowledge.
• Comprehensive capital market operations.
• Fraud and operational risk knowledge.
• Banking, Insurance, and financial services knowledge.
• Extensive working knowledge of Microsoft word, Excel and Power Point and the core banking application (Finacle) of the bank.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Auditing and accounting skills.
• Analytical and investigation skills.
• Policy and regulation interpretation/ implementation.
• Finance and financial strategy skills.
• Conceptual skills.
• Leadership skills
• Advisory skills
• General corporate finance and financial strategy skills.
• Policy and regulation interpretation/ implementation.
• Conceptual skills.
• Corporate performance management skills

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

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Job Objective (s)

• To ensure an effective business partnering relationship in assigned regions, in line with the strategic objectives of the bank
• To provide strategic input on Talent Management issue to Business Leaders.

Responsibilities
Strategic Workforce Planning:

• Analyze, forecast, and plan workforce supply and demand, assessing gaps, and implementing target talent management interventions to ensure that the Bank has the right people - with the right skills in the right places and at the right time.
• Partner with key stakeholders across business groups to conduct workforce planning following the outcome of job analysis and evaluation.
• Make use of relevant tools in churning out important workforce planning information to be used in reaching talent decisions and making feasible plans.

Employee engagement and motivation:

• Drive a culture of Simplicity, Responsiveness and Goal orientation & deploy a system that drives a culture of openness, equity and inclusiveness.
• Drive the employee engagement initiatives in line with your unit’s strategy.
• Provide consultation to employees and managers on grievance and disciplinary matters & ensure hearings are conducted fairly.

People strategy & change management:

• Drive and execute your units People Strategy with the objective of achieving optimal staff productivity across line of Business.
• As the execution arm of HR, implement proffered Talent Management solutions and group-wide initiatives.

Employee retention:

• Implement & ensure an efficient employee onboarding process that leaves a lasting impression of excellence in the mind of the new employee.
• Drive and manage the system of clear career progression for staff that leverages on the diversity and vast scope of operations across line of business.
• Drive initiatives that ensures employees commitment to the organization's goals & values, are encouraged to contribute to organizational success.
• Track and manage poor performance, within the Bank and providing performance report to Business leaders for informed decision.

Succession management:

• Monitor and manage successors in Anchor & critical roles within your line of business at every point in time.
• Provide Supervisors with the tools to create individualized development plans for their reports.

Coaching and mentoring:

• Drive bank wide mentoring programmes.
• Establish metrics for measuring the effectiveness and success of the coaching and mentoring programs.
• Create opportunities for mentors and mentees to connect, beyond online mentoring platform.

HR Compliance:

• Provide advice and guidance on a wide range of highly complex HR issues to senior management and or management teams.
• Monitor the external environment and provide guidance on new developments which may be required in response to changing market, legislative and employment conditions.

Qualifications

• First Degree in any relevant Social Science Degree.
• 5 - 8 years’ related work experience.
• HR certification such as CIPD, SHRM, CIPM and proven experience as a HR Business Partner in a financial sector is an added advantage.

Candidate's Profile:

• We are looking for a candidate who has practical and hands on business partnering experience. Our ideal candidate must be knowledgeable about HR processes, employee lifecycle and the business.
• He/she must have strong business acumen, relationship management and analytical skills.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Good knowledge of employee lifecycle model with practical/hands-on experience.
• Knowledge of HR metrics & analytics.
• Knowledge of HR processes & labour law.
• Good coaching and counselling skills.
• Rational, confident and mature approach to decision making.
• Well-developed critical and analytical thinking.
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving, negotiation and expectations management.
• Effective listening skills.
• Project management skills.
• Strong orientation towards customer support and responsiveness.
• Ability to build teams and foster team spirit.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

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Job Objective (s)

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create and execute marketing campaigns and outbound communication including messaging, product launches, and go-to-market strategies.

Responsibilities

• Be the expert on each respective product/channel target market.
• Know who they are, how they buy, and the criteria. 
• Work closely with sales and product teams to develop product features, key messaging, and value propositions. 
• Plan and participate in the launch of new services and products with the involvement of all necessary stakeholders. 
• Work across several aspects of marketing – from branding and positioning to targeted outreach and strategy, go-to-market strategy, campaigns, advocacy, events, and communication. 
• Create and execute innovative strategies and marketing plans that drive awareness, engagement, and product adoption.
• Leverage marketing insights to better understand our customers and represent the voice of the customer.
• Forecast, measure, and report the results of various projects with partners, including co-created and/or co-branded content promotions, lead sharing, and/or event partnerships campaign reporting and analysis on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree.
• MBA, MSC, MA, ML, and/or professional qualification is an added advantage.
• 3-5 years of relevant marketing/banking experience.

Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have knowledge of product development and management.
• Must have demonstrable experience in developing and managing successful marketing and communications plans and/or materials.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Marketing, product/service development & management.
• Brand creation, management & rejuvenation.
• Insight generation.
• Product development & marketing processes.
• Experiential marketing
• Team & Individual behavioural dynamics.
• Written and verbal communications.
• Interpersonal/relationship management skills.
• Demonstrable experience in developing and managing successful marketing and communications plans and/or materials.
• Presentation skills.
• Organisation & coordination.
• Prudent budget management.

What We Expect From You:

• A high degree of professional ethics, integrity, and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain an excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.