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Education
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OLUMIDE IDOWU

OLUMIDE IDOWU

Ibadan,Nigeria

Summary

Skilled Branch Manager with demonstrated success in coordinating team and financial activities. Friendly and adaptable professional with remarkable leadership and programme management skills. Strong track record of forging trusted client relationships.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Branch Manager

Fidelity Bank Plc
Ibadan, Nigeria
06.2022 - Current
  • Ensure that quality staff with top-level strengths, improving overall talent and skills set for organization are recruited, motivated, trained and retained for the Bank.
  • Uncovered and resolved strategic and tactical issues impacting sales management and business operations.
  • Boosted branch sales by developing and deepening customer loyalty through efficient relationship management.
  • Conducted regular branch staff meetings to communicate goals and objectives.
  • Performed monthly and quarterly employee performance appraisals.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, training/development and supervision to all staff of the branch.

Team Lead

Fidelity Bank Plc
Ibadan, Nigeria
04.2014 - 06.2022
  • Developed and implemented strategic processes for improved productivity and profitability.
  • Quality relationship management of the customers within the purview of my relationship management, and the entire bank customers at large
  • Promoted company values and vision, ensuring full team adherence and investment.
  • Mentored and coached junior staff to produce high-performing, quality team members.
  • Monitored staff performance levels, implementing necessary changes to improve productivity and meet targets.

Cash Management Officer, Regional Operations

Fidelity Bank Plc
Ibadan, Nigeria
11.2012 - 04.2014
  • Monitoring of vault balances for branches across the South West Region which spans through 7 different states, and ensure that the branches are alerted when they are close to, or overshoot their vault limits; or has a volume of cash that is too low to cater for their cash transactions/operations
  • Cash Movement across the branches of the South West Region in Nigeria - Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Ekiti, and Kwara States
  • Facilitation of cash swaps with other banks
  • Established clear budgets and cost controls strategies to meet objectives.

Head, Customer Service Unit

Fidelity Bank Plc
Ibadan, Nigeria
09.2011 - 11.2012
  • Ensuring that all Customer Service processes (account opening, etc) are performed accurately, efficiently, and in line with the bank's policies, to produce reliable records and prevent transaction errors
  • Ensuring the implementation of standard/minimum turnaround time for the various products and services in the unit and ensure adherence
  • Ensuring customers (internal and external) are satisfied by the quality of service offered in order to reduce customer complaints to the barest minimum
  • Conduct of daily inspection on the branch equipments and facilities (e.g air conditioners, computers, printers, restrooms etc) to ensure optimal functionality
  • Ensuring the professional image of the bank as it affects or relates to public relations and the brand is strongly preserved
  • Supervision of other customer service officers and effectively manage all human resources related issues in the unit
  • Owned end-to-end complaint handling and resolution in line with established procedures.
  • Identified complaint trends and patterns to report to supervisors and guide changes.
  • De-escalated aggressive behaviour using effective conflict resolution techniques.
  • Responded to customer feedback within target timescales.
  • Documented customer interactions, following company policy and procedure in all engagements.
  • Communicated customer feedback through appropriate channels to help fuel continuous improvement.

Customer Service Officer

Fidelity Bank Plc
Ibadan, Nigeria
12.2009 - 09.2011
  • Opening of Accounts (Savings, Current, Domiciliary, Fixed deposit, Facility accounts, and so on)
  • Setting up/maintenance of customers' mandate/instruction: account closure, reactivation, accounts freeze/unfreeze, standing order maintenance, issuance of account statements, banker's confirmation, reference letters, stop payment orders, sms alerts, internet/mobile banking application set up, cheque requisition, priming of atm cards, etc
  • Prompt response to customers' complaints/queries/balance enquiries, etc and ensure that solutions are promptly proffered to the complaints/requests
  • Provided professional and helpful support to new and existing clients.
  • Applied best practices to comply with customer service procedures.

Funds Transfer Officer

Fidelity Bank Plc
Ibadan, Nigeria
11.2009 - 12.2009
  • Processing of funds transfer from one account to another within the bank; and to accounts in other banks
  • Collection and processing of clearing instruments - outward cheques, dividend warrants, managers cheques, inward cheques, etc
  • Preparation of caution notice on outward cheques
  • Issuance of manager's cheque/bank draft
  • Preparation of Proofs of accounts maintained by the Funds Transfer Unit and ensure they are submitted to the Head of Operations or the appropriate person/unit before deadline


Teller

Fidelity Bank Plc
Ibadan, Nigeria
02.2009 - 11.2009
  • Processed account deposits, withdrawals and updates to meet customer needs.
  • Completed accurate, high-volume money counts via both manual and machine-driven approaches.
  • Reconciled cash drawers and daily transaction records to support accuracy.
  • Adherence to vault security procedures and access requirements.
  • Upheld strict financial controls by keeping funds secure and accurately transferring monies.

Administrative/Human Resources Officer

Rohi International School
Igbusi, Ogun State, Nigeria
10.2007 - 01.2009
  • Management and update of a database programming for the entire school system
  • Performing Human Resources related functions such as Recruitment & Selection, Training & Development, Compensation & Benefit, Performance Management, Career Management & Succession Planning, and so on.
  • Assessed and improved compensation packages, attracting highly qualified applicants for organizational vacancies.
  • Managed performance appraisal systems and policies.
  • Educated management on successful approaches for enhancing policy implementation and enforcement, preventing legal issues involving employees.
  • Delivered consistent and reliable administration through strategic planning and coordination of HR functions.

National Youth Service Corp

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency
Lagos, Nigeria
10.2006 - 08.2007
  • Transmission of Aeronautic messages from the Communication Centre (MMIA) to the NAMA HQ through the electronic medium of Microsoft Outlook
  • Receipt of Aircrafts' Arrival & Departure messages from the CONTROL TOWER and dispatching accordingly for electronic transmission
  • Transmission of Aircrafts' Arrival & Departure messages through the electronic medium of Microsoft Outlook
  • Receipt of FLIGHT PLANS from the Aeronautical Information Services (AIS), and dispatch accordingly for electronic transmission.

Education

Chartered Member (ACIPM - Human Resource Management

Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria
Nigeria

Master of Science - Managerial Psychology

University of Ibadan
Nigeria
09.2013 - 12.2015

B.Ed (Hons) - Economics Education

University of Ibadan
Nigeria
09.2001 - 02.2006

West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) -

Loyola College
Nigeria
06.1997 - 06.1998

West African Examination Certificate (WAEC -

Methodist Grammar School
Nigeria
09.1991 - 06.1997

Skills

  • Risk mitigation strategies
  • Human resources knowledge
  • Verbal/written communication
  • Relationship management
  • Student motivation techniques

Languages

English
Fluent

Timeline

Branch Manager

Fidelity Bank Plc
06.2022 - Current

Team Lead

Fidelity Bank Plc
04.2014 - 06.2022

Master of Science - Managerial Psychology

University of Ibadan
09.2013 - 12.2015

Cash Management Officer, Regional Operations

Fidelity Bank Plc
11.2012 - 04.2014

Head, Customer Service Unit

Fidelity Bank Plc
09.2011 - 11.2012

Customer Service Officer

Fidelity Bank Plc
12.2009 - 09.2011

Funds Transfer Officer

Fidelity Bank Plc
11.2009 - 12.2009

Teller

Fidelity Bank Plc
02.2009 - 11.2009

Administrative/Human Resources Officer

Rohi International School
10.2007 - 01.2009

National Youth Service Corp

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency
10.2006 - 08.2007

B.Ed (Hons) - Economics Education

University of Ibadan
09.2001 - 02.2006

West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) -

Loyola College
06.1997 - 06.1998

West African Examination Certificate (WAEC -

Methodist Grammar School
09.1991 - 06.1997

Chartered Member (ACIPM - Human Resource Management

Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria
OLUMIDE IDOWU