Great reasons to join Barclays Africa
Who we are
Our people
Barclays Africa is a diversified financial services provider offering an
integrated set of products and services across personal and business
banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and
investment management and insurance
Share our Values which
define the way we think,
work and act. They are
Respect, Integrity, Service,
Excellence and Stewardship
Why join us?
Our Goal
To be the
‘Go-To’
bank in Africa
Our Values
Guide our
behaviours and
govern our ways
of work
Our Purpose
Helping people
achieve their
ambitions in the
right way
Unique opportunity
to work for a global
financial institution
We identify, nurture and invest in talent
Diversity and inclusion
Achieving ambitions
A performance culture
Two-thirds of our hiring decisions create career
opportunities for existing employees
Barclays is here to help people achieve their
ambitions – in the right way. Let’s start with yours
Driving innovation
Barclays Africa
150 years doing business
on the African continent
12m customers in Africa
48m c ustomers worldwide
Africa
Apple watch – South Africa
The Absa app is one
of the first apps available
on the Apple watch
Regionally
relevant
Globally
connected
Barclays launched innovation hubs in
Nairobi to provide space and resources
for upcoming developers
Locally grounded
Rise
Our presence
We have a presence in 12 African countries
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Seychelles
• South Africa
Our ‘Proudly African’ campaign scooped the
Gold Award in the Best Pro Bono category at the
Advertising Media Association of South Africa
(AMASA) Awards
Best Foreign Investment Bank – June 2014
Innovation Hub – Kenya
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
Global innovation programme,
Rise, is an exciting new physical
space and digital platform created
by Barclays to create a community
for the top fintech start-ups to
connect, co-create and scale their
innovative ideas
We are building a performance culture which favours
long-term relationships and builds sustainable value
What others say about us
Gold Award – October 2015
Our customers
Our flag continues to fly high at global calendar
events, winning three out of six top accolades at
the Barclays Diversity Business Awards 2015
African Banking Awards for 2014, EMEA Finance
has named us:
• Best Foreign Investment Bank in Egypt
• Best Investment Bank in Ghana
• Best Foreign Bank in Mauritius
Best Investment Bank in Africa – November 2014
The prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence has
recognised Barclays Africa as:
• Best Investment Bank in Africa
• Best M&A House in Africa
Best Bank of the Year – October 2015
The Banker has named Barclays as ‘The Best Bank
of the Year’ in Botswana, Seychelles and Zambia
Best of the best – October 2015
Barclays excelled at the 14th Annual JSE Spire
Awards 2015, which recognises excellence in
South Africa’s fixed income, currency and commodity
derivatives markets, winning the following awards:
• Overall Best Fixed Income and Currencies House.
• Best Bonds House; Best Research House
• Best Interest Rate Derivatives House
Caring for the environment – March 2015
Barclays Africa’s Corporate Real Estate Services won
the Energy Efficiency and Carbon Management
category for their submission of the Barclays Africa
Head Office Building refurbishment at the 2015
Mail & Guardian’s Greening the Future Awards
Innovator of the Year – November 2015
Absa Life scooped the Innovator of the Year
award at the 5th Annual Distribution and
Bancassurance Conference