Operations Manager

FirstRand Bank Limited

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Gaborone Until 10/5/2026 First posted May 19, 2026 Last posted August 6, 2026
Job description

Job Description

To oversee and optimise daily operations of the organisation to ensure efficiency, quality, and cost-effective resource management. This job is key in aligning operational activities with strategic objectives, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of excellence. Streamlines business processes, achieves performance targets, and ensures consistent customer satisfaction.
  • Establish, align and manage target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs for a range of functional areas to increase cost efficiency
  • Drive significant growth and profitability in the context of cost management
  • Develop a service culture which builds rewarding relationships, proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service
  • Enable Business Unit service delivery through implementing systems, processes and metrics for measuring service levels and satisfaction.
  • Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members
  • Translate strategies into actionable goals and execute relevant projects / initiatives aligned to strategic objectives with specific performance measures and control systems to track progress
  • Comply with governance in terms of legislative and audit requirement through Governance - develop, monitor, maintain and ensure compliance in the business
  • Identify report and mitigate operational risk at a product, process and/or channel level within a business unit
  • Drive operational efficiencies and delivery of superior quality customer experiences and improve operational processes and procedures on an ongoing basis
  • Manage SLA agreements for the Business in line with business objectives
  • Improve business decisions by providing accurate and reliable business intelligence (information) together with analyzing trends and data
  • Plan and execute campaigns successfully and on schedule. Maintain operational accountability for all campaign execution.
  • Support effective teamwork within the function. Participate and collaborate across teams
  • Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of Team Leaders and teams in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies
  • Manage personal and management development to increase own skills and competencies for the managerial function and future Leadership growth opportunities

 

Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

14/08/26

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

About this role

Summary

Oversee daily operations, improve efficiency, manage teams, ensure compliance, and enhance customer satisfaction.

Job title

Operations Manager

Experience level

management level

Industry

finance

Location requirements

Gaborone, Botswana; remote work not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

operations managementbudget controlstakeholder managementperformance measurement

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

operationscost managementcustomer serviceperformance improvement
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Gaborone, Botswana

Work arrangement unknown City