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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) erstwhile Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan
(ADBP) is the premier financial institution geared towards the development of agriculture
sector through provision of financial services and technical know how. The restructuring of
former ADBP is being carried out with the aim to uplift the agriculture and rural sector by
raising farm productivity, streamlining the institutional credit and increasing income
generating capacity of the farming community. ZTBL was incorporated as a Public Limited
Company on 14th December, 2002 through repeal of ADB Ordinance of 1961.
The report is not an expert view; this is only an internship report of my practical experience in
the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited which I have recently completely in the month of July and
August 2009. The report consists of the primary and secondary data which I have collectedduring the period of internship at ZTBL head office Islamabad from different sources.
During the internship, I learned some practical aspects of the organization apart from the
theoretical study. The internship report comprises of five chapters. In chapter one I give brief
introduction, purpose, scope of study and methodology used in collecting the data.
In chapter two, discussing an over view of the banking sector of Pakistan, role of ZTBL in
Pakistan, budget review if ZTBL, the hierarchical structure of the organization and the
schemes offered by the bank to its customers.
In chapter three, the overall organization and its prescribed functions which are being
performed by the bank are discussed.
In chapter four, the things related to my field human Resource (HR) are Actual and
prescribed functions of ZTBL, Summary of the Whole Organization, current number
of staff, Training Opportunities to Employees, Workload on Employees, Salary
structure, Promotion criteria, Incentives & motivation, Communication system, Filing
system, Morale of staff, Physical facilities, Performance Management, Procedure of
Performance appraisal, Performance appraisal form and policies department of ZTBL.
In chapter five made the SWOT analysis (strength, weakness, opportunities and
threats), PEST analysis (political, economical social and technological) and findings
and recommendations for the organization are given
(Brief history of ZTBL,
2009)
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Chapter one:
Introduction
1.0 Background of Study
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) erstwhile Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan
(ADBP) is the premier financial institution geared towards the development of agriculture
sector through provision of financial services and technical know how. The restructuring of
former ADBP is being carried out with the aim to uplift the agriculture and rural sector by
raising farm productivity, streamlining the institutional credit and increasing income
generating capacity of the farming community. ZTBL was incorporated as a Public Limited
Company on 14th December, 2002 through repeal of ADB Ordinance of 1961.
The new corporate structure redefines the bank's status as a public limited company registered
under companies Ordinance'1984 with an independent Board of Directors which aims at
ensuring good governance, autonomy, delivering high quality
ZTBL is a key R.F.I of Pakistan providing affordable, rural and agriculture financial/non-
financial services to the rural Pakistan, comprising 68 % of the total population. The Bank
through a country-wide network of 341 branches is serving around half a million clients
annually and over one million accumulated account holders with the average loan size of
around Rs.89,000 serving 65%, 31% & 4 % of subsistence, economic and large growers
respectively.
The total assets of the Bank stand at Rs.84 billion with authorized capital of Rs.25 billion as
of 31.12.2005, with a nation-wide working strength comprises 5500 employees. The share of
ZTBL in total national institutional agricultural credit remains around 35%.
ZTBL was incorporated as a Public Limited Company on 14th December, 2002 through
repeal of formal Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan Ordinance of 1961. Thereby
transforming the bank as a corporate entity to serve as a R. F.I
(Brief History of ZTBL,
2009)
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1.1 Corporate Vision
Dedicated to serve the needs of the farming community, by delivering financial products and
technical services on a competitive and sustainable basis, in a convenient, efficient and
professional manner, leading to success of the Bank and the farmers.
(Brief history of ZTBL,
2009)
1.1.1 Corporate Mission
To play effective role in the promotion of economic growth, by enhancing the availability of
credit to the agriculture sector, through reliable access to sustainable financing, special
lending programs, technical assistance, and other products & services, and to promote career
development opportunities for increasing professionalism and technical proficiencies of the
employees.
(Mission of ZTBL,
2009)
1.1.2 Corporate Objectives
Develop and operate as a financially and operationally sustainable R.F.I of the
country.
Assist rural community, particularly the small farmers, in raising their productivity
and income levels through timely delivery of credit, advisory and ancillary services.
Build ZTBL's image as a proactive, client friendly, financially & operationally
sustainable with indigenous product deployment.
Establish and provide backward and forward linkages to strengthen agri. value added
commodity chains.
Engage in public - private and wholesale - retail partnership to deepen outreach and
reduce operating cost.
To function as a rural commercial bank to mobilize rural capital formation and to
commercialize the agri-sector by delivering the true value of credit to the client.
Provide a wide range of risk insurance products to its clients.
Open up it venues of operation to Domestic & International Banking Industry to avail
comparative advantages.
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Transformation of ZTBL to R.F.I of the country and road to excellence.
Healthy and well-functioning rural finance markets are directly related to achieving
the two key national policy objectives of accelerating rural/agriculture growth and
reducing poverty. The realization of these objectives depends on the simultaneity of
developments in rural finance and non-financial markets to foster the creation of
diverse sources of rural finance to build sustainable financial institutions, and
stimulate products and capital flows in the rural sector. For this, rural finance must be
seen as an integral part of equitable development within a framework of macro
economic stability. The ongoing corporatize restructuring lays the basis for
fundamental reforms for rural finance market development.
The recurring financial drain, pursuing the old rural finance paradigm and thenarrowing fiscal space have also promoted a shift in Governmental strategy that now
seeks viable intermediaries for enhancing outreach.
For the majority, access to affordable rural financial services is also important to
enable them to compete in the post-World Trade Organization scenario. Inability to
compete because of high financial costs could reduce income of the majority of
farmers and rural clients, particularly the small and subsistence clients. Lack of
access to affordable rural financial services will also prevent the clients from
switching to non-farm activities.
The ZTBL restructuring plan covering the following; (i) governance: establish an
environment that facilitates good governance and accountability; (ii) systems:
modernize operations through use of technology, networking, and communication
tools; (iii) business processes: streamline products and delivery systems so as to
reduce transaction costs, simplify operations, and increase outreach; (iv) products and
services: introduce products and services that are financially economically viable; (v)
human resource development: improve standards and skills of management and staff
and strengthen training capacity; and (vi) IT: establish new hardware and software
platform to support MIS, accounting system including forensic accounting, and risk
management functions.
The reforms shall establish ZTBL as a key R.F.I of the country, aiming to outreach
annual rural clientele to 600,000 by the end of year 2008. By expanding its private
sector role, the bank aims to establish network of high tech rural and agri. financial
services through intermediations under public private participation and whole-sale
-retail lending mechanism. Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) erstwhile
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Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan (ADBP) is the premier financial
institution geared towards the development of agriculture sector through provision of
financial services and technical know how. The restructuring of former ADBP is
being carried out with the aim to uplift the agriculture and rural sector by raising farm
productivity, streamlining the institutional credit and increasing income generating
capacity of the farming community. ZTBL was incorporated as a Public Limited
Company on 14th December, 2002 through repeal of ADB Ordinance of 1961. The
new corporate structure redefines the bank's status as a public limited company
registered under companies Ordinance'1984 with an independent Board of Directors
which aims at ensuring good governance, autonomy, delivering high quality.
(Brief history of Ztbl,
2009)
1.2 Purpose of the Study
The importance of practical orientation to the organizational setup plays a vital role to
enhance the skills and knowledge of a student. The present study aims to shed the
insight of the organization (ZTBL) is to enhance the practical skills and knowledge
along with the theoretical study by making the analysis of strategies and its practices.
1.3 Scope of the Study
The scope of studying this organization is only to the extent of reviewing the policies
and practices of the organization that consists of:
1.3.1 Human resource management policies and practices
1.3.2 Financial management policies and practices
1.4 Methodology
This data consists of both qualitative and quantitative. The study utilizes primary and
secondary data:
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1.4.1 Primary Data
The first hand data, i.e. the data collected for the first time is called primary data.
Primary data for this report was collected through unstructured interview and
participative and semi-participative observation. The source of Primary data ispersonal interviews with the management and the head office personnels and my
personal observation in the branch.
1.4.2 Secondary Data
Secondary data is the one collected from other sources and already processed through
mathematical and statistical techniques. Secondary data is comprised of Annual
Reports of ZTBL, Banking Manuals relevant materials, relevant books and
Newspapers, website of SBP (state bank of Pakistan and ZTBL).
1.5 Organization of the Study
The organization of study is ZTBL (Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited) and more
specifically the HR department and its operations.
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Chapter Two
2.0 Overall respective sectors in Pakistan
The quarter under review is marked with the significant translation of weakened
macroeconomic fundamentals on to the Pakistani banking system. The IMFs latest
projections estimate that world GDP is likely to decline by 1.3 percent during 2009, while
growth rate for Pakistan has also been revised down to 2.5 from 3.5 percent. Accordingly, theheightened credit risk transpired in significant increase in non-performing loans (NPLs) and
associated asset quality indicators. Besides, the slowdown in economy dampened the growth
rate of the banking system. However, banks largely maintained their resilience and registered
improvement in key solvency indicators. The stress test results show that due to
improvements in solvency position, the system maintains a strong resilience.
During the quarter under review, the asset base of the banking system passively grew by 1.6
percent. In the face of increased credit risk and resultant risk aversion on the part of banks as
well as the lack of demand for bank credit from private sector, the asset mix of the banking
system shifted away from loans and advances to risk-free govt. papers and govt. guaranteed
bonds of stock exchange. The loan portfolio (net) declined by 5.6 percent over the quarter
while investments in govt. papers increased by 20 percent. As the banks deposits remained
stagnant, banks had to resort to inter bank borrowings for financing the marginal increase in
their asset base.
Besides the decline in loans and advances, the curtailed repayment capacity of the borrower
also resulted in significant increase in NPLs (non performing loans), which registered an
unprecedented over the quarter increase of 21 percent. However, the rate of this increase was
not uniform among all banks, as a couple of banks contributed a substantial share of this
overall increase.
Moreover, this unusually high increase also encompasses the external audit review
adjustments for CY08. e.g. on account of subjective classification of loans rather than just
based on time based criterion. The key asset quality indicators witnessed significant
deterioration infection ratio deteriorated to 11.5 percent (9.1 percent in Dec-08). Since
major increase in NPLs occurred mainly in Doubtful category, which requires only partial
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provisioning coverage, the NPLs coverage as well as net infection ratios also deteriorated.
Accordingly, the capital impairment ratio i.e. net NPLs to capital, went up to 17.9 percent for
commercial banks, signifying that banks inability to recover NPLs and further deterioration
in their credit quality could impinge on solvency. Due to external audit review adjustments
for CY08 that were directly recognized in the un audited quarterly report of conditions for
Mar-09, the retained earnings as well as the equity registered a slight contraction that was,
however, more than covered by surge in revaluation surpluses on account of gains in
revaluation of AFS securities during the quarter. The eligible regulatory capital showed
improvements during the quarter, while shift in asset mix towards govt. papers reduced the
value of the risk-weighted assets. Accordingly, capital adequacy ratio improved to 12.9
percent (12.2 percent in Dec-08).
Since the large share of additional provisioning requirements has been recognized in retained
earnings through audited accounts for CY08, the earnings of the banking system for March-
09 quarter remained largely immune. Banks posted before tax profit of Rs26.2 billion (Rs93.6
for the year 2008 and Rs28 billion for Mar-08). The bottom line registered a more than
proportionate increase as compared with 2008 results, and baseline indicators of profitability
i.e. pre-tax ROA registered a slight improvement to 1.8 percent (1.7 percent for 2008).
Banks deposits remained stagnant during the quarter. After facing a significant deposit
withdrawal during Sep-Oct 2008, the banks succeeded in recouping the deposit and posted a
marginal increase by the end of Dec-08. During the quarter under review, banks efforts for
deposit mobilization were, however, largely muted by Central Directorate of National Savings
(CDNS) products, which offer higher returns and greater security. Nevertheless, due to
significant decline in loans and advances and increase in govt. papers the liquidity profile of
the banking system further improved during the quarter. The market risk profile of the
banking system also moderated. A strong recovery by the capital market made for a
substantial part of the revaluation losses and enlivened the banks interest in equity
investments. Interest rate risk also remained subdued. Interest rates gradually declined duringthe quarter, thus appreciating the value of fixed income securities while re-pricing
mismatches remaining within acceptable ranges.
Going forward, the impending economic slowdown and domestic securities issues may
dampen the growth of the banking system in coming quarters. Low demand for banks
advances and increased risk aversion on the part of banks will further shift asset mix away
from advances to Govt. papers. Banks will have to brace up their efforts for mobilizing the
deposits, which are still showing stagnancy in the latest post quarter statistics. In the third
week of April 2009, SBP cut the policy rate by 100 bps. Contrastingly, the interest rates have
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shown slight inch up in post announcement weeks as the credit demand for commodity
operations picks up. However, this rise also indicates normalization of market conditions and
KIBORs tendency to restore its parity with discount rate that was disturbed after last
quarters liquidity stress. Nevertheless, in line with SBP monetary policy of gradual easing
out, the interest rates are likely to remain relatively low.
The heightened credit risk will remain a fundamental area of concern for the banking system
in coming quarters. Nevertheless, the system is expected to remain profitable though the
levels as well as the pervasiveness of earnings among different market players will remain
constrained as compared to past years results. (Banking sector of Pakistan,
2009)
2.1 Over view of banking sector in Pakistan
Mar-08 Dec-08 Mar-09
Assets Growth 1.3 2.6 1.6
Advances growth 4.3 3.7 -5.6
Deposit Growth 0.8 3.8 0.03
Investments 6.8 5.2 20
Equity 0.7 4.2 1.5
Capital Adequacy Ratio 13 12.22 12.92
Capital to total Assets 10.4 10.36 10.35
NPLs to total loan 7.7 9.13 11.54
Net NPLs to net loan 1.3 2.48 3.86
Return on Assets (Before Tax) 2.2 1.73 1.84
ROE (Avg. Equity &Surplus (Before Tax) 20.7 16.74 17.7
Liquidity Assets/ Total Deposits 41.7 36.92 41.51
Advances to deposits ratio 72.3 75.94 71.69
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70
80
90
(State bank of Pakistan, Banking sector review, 2008)
2.2 Role of the Organization in Pakistan
Zarai Taraqiati bank limited plays a vital role in the agriculture as well as in economic
development of Pakistan. ZTBL is the only bank in the Pakistan which works for the up lift of
agriculture sector of Pakistan because 50% of Pakistans economy is based on agriculture
sector. Since the very inception the banks only purpose and focus is the development in the
agriculture sector of Pakistan.
The bank continued to play a significant role in financing farm investments to modernize
agriculture, increase productivity and raise farm incomes. The bank accorded highest priority
to fulfill the demand of small farmers with land holding under 25 acres. Ztbl alone serves
about half a million farmers annually and has a share of around 30% of the total institutional
agriculture credit.
The bank operates through a network of 35 zonal offices and 342branches and a team of 1269
mobile credit officers (MCOs) in the field. Since inception up to 31-12-2007, the bank has
disbursed loan amounting to Rs.481372 million. The bank so far has financed 488,630
tractors and 144.013 tube wells besides being major source of financing for farm inputs
including seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides. Priority was also accorded to the
provision of more credit for livestock, dairy farming. Poultry farming, aqua-culture and
financing of oil seed crops. The bank continued to channelize flow of credit through several
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financial schemes and delivery mechanism such as revolving finance scheme, sada bahar
scheme, one window operation, etc. under the supervised agriculture credit system. The credit
advanced for various purposes was instrumental in enabling the farmer to raise farm
production, increase yield, boost income and expand capacity.
(karim.Q.mehmood, personal communication, Aug 29, 2009)
2.3 Latest Budget Reviews of ZTBL (2007-08)
The pattern of disbursement in different areas is almost proportionate to the
agriculture potential of respective provinces/areas.
Accordingly, during the year 2007, the bank disbursed Rs.44, 327 million (79.3%) in
Punjab, Rs.7, 384 million (13.2%) in Sindh, Rs.3, 802 million (6.8%) in NWFP,
Rs.99 million (0.2%) in Balochistan, Rs.131 million (0.2%) in AJK and Rs.168
million (0.3%) in federally administrated northern areas.
0
44,327
7484
3802 99
province wise
disbursement of loan
Punjab
sindh
NWFP
balochistan
(ZTBL Annual report, 2009)
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2.4 HIERARCHY OF THE ZTBL
The designation in the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited is a true picture which shows
how the things are working properly. The powers and authority may differ at all levels
of the designations, but all the procedure is updated according to the desired needs of
the time. The bank has a larger burden of work in all the divisions but the proper
arrangements of officers make it possible to handle it at proper time. They all perform
key roles in making policy as well as the decision regarding the progress of bank.
(Vilklanova, P., Bernardin, H.J., Dahmus, S., Sims, R. (p.53), 1993)
Graphic representation of the hierarchy of the basic division of designations of the bank is
given below.
President
Senior Executive Vice President. (SEVP)
Executive Vice President (EVP)
Senior Vice President
Vice President (VP)
Assistant Vice President. (AVP)
Senior Officer.
Officers
Stenographers and clerical/non clerical staff
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(Organization structure, 2009)
2.5 Schemes Offered By the Bank to Its Customers
Zarai Traqiati Bank Ltd. apart from its core functional activity marked with
country based agri-business, has started to serve its valued customers by offering
lock
i) Sairab Pakistan Scheme
Water plays vital role to improve per acre yield. Out of total 31 million hectors
area of Pakistan, 22 million hectors is cultivated while 9 million hectors is
cultivable waste mainly due to non-availability of water.
ii) White Revolution Scheme
In order to modernize the dairy farming for increasing milk supply and
mitigate poverty in the country and improving the living standards of the rural
inhabitants, a strategic partnership between ZTBL and M/s. Pakistan Dairy
Development Company.
iii) Development Loans
Loans for purchase of items like farm machinery/tractors, irrigation, land
development, orchard/green houses, on-farm god owns/storages, dairy,
poultry, fishery, livestock farming and are recoverable within period
exceeding 18
iv)Production Loans
Loans for seed, fertilizer, pesticides, labor charges and POL etc. to grow crops
and vegetables including working capital for poultry, dairy, orchard, fishery
and are recoverable within 18 months.
(ZTBL, Annual Report, 2008)
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CHAPTER NO 3
3.0 Overall Organization and Functions of the Organization in
Pakistan
I worked at the ZTBL head office Islamabad and the head office defines the functions
of whole bank all over the country and also monitors and controls the functions. Some
of the departments in which I worked and are as under.
Human Resource Division
Human Resource Operations Department
Staff Relations & Welfare Department
Training & Development Department
Performance Management Department
Policy & Regulations Department
Legal Services Department
Business Development & Marketing Department
Branch Operations Department
Credit Division
Services Division
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Research & Planning Division
Recovery Department
3.1 Human Resource Division
Functions
Evolve and adopt measures to implement human resource strategy congruent
to Banks business strategy. Human Resource Strategy to contribute in areas
of employee
Motivation and career development through effective human resource
management systems (comprising of policies, procedures, programs and MIS)
in areas of organizational development; compensation and benefits;
performance management; training and development; recruitment and;
employee relations.
Provide effective human resource administrative services to management and
employees of the Bank.
Adopt measures for seamless operations of the Bank in relations to industrial
peace in the Bank. Thus to maintain a harmonious relationship with key
employee representative body.
Ensure across the board, training and development opportunities.
Identify performance gap and provide appropriate training solutions to
close/bridge these gaps.
Contribute positively to employee motivation through effective career
planning and development.
Ensure statutory compliance vis--vis all applicable employment laws.
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Overall responsibility of HR policies formulation, approval and
implementation. Maintain a Human Resource (Policies and Procedures)
Manual in a current state.
Adopt measures to attract, induct and retain the right talent from the market
into the operations of the Bank.
Adopt measures to ensure continued employee training and development.
Devise a system to monitor effectiveness of HR system and adopt measures to
close gaps/weakness in the system.
Identify risks proactively within human resource systems framework and
adopt measures to mitigate them.
Lead all organizational change initiative.
Ensure up-to-date employee knowledge and skills within human resource
function.
Overall responsibility of payment of retirement/severance benefits to
Employees reaching superannuation or separating under Golden-handshake
schemes or died during Banks service.
Describe job list of all the Divisions, Departments and field offices of the
bank, in consultation with the concerned quarter.
Conduct litigation on behalf of the Bank.
Manage defense on Banks behalf in service matters, recovery and other casesfiled before various courts of law.
Represent the Bank in courts of law and other fora.
Scrutinize and vet legal documents, agreements, house building & conveyance
advance documents and circular.
Take timely steps for preferring appeals, review and revision etc. against the
decisions of lower courts.
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Enlist advocates on panel and as legal advisors and determine their scale of
fee.
Provide legal opinion on various issues to all Divisions of the Bank.
Assist and provide material to Banks Counsel for preparation of case.
Establish good working relationship with employee representative body to
maintain industrial peace/harmony in the Bank.
Act as central point of contact for employee representative body.
Sanction House-Building, Conveyance Advances and other loans to
Employees as per policy and entitlement, and communicate policy decisions
regarding allocation/release of funds.
3.2 Human Resource Operations Department
Functions
Ensure that all employee service matters are handled professionally and within
the policy framework.
Overall responsibility of leave-management and pay fixation of all employees.
Contribute to employee motivation through application of compensation and
benefits, promotion and transfers and posting policies frameworks.
Recruitment and selection of the best talent in the market.
Organize work in various units of the Department to ensure that performance
metrics set for the department are achieved.
Set performance parameters for the units and consistently monitor
Performance of units against the given performance metrics.
Prepare departmental budget and monitor expense against budget.
Ensure that all relevant employment laws of country are complied with.
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Ensure that all change management initiatives of the Bank are implemented
down the line.
Ensure that confidentiality is maintained in sensitive HR issues to ensure
complete trust of management and employees.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs etc.
Overall responsibility of implementation of HR policies and programs in areas
of employee pension management. Obtain feedback on relevant policies,
procedures and programs to recommend improvements.
Establish human resource requirements through a human resource plan
covering qualitative and quantitative aspects i.e. ensuring the right man for the
right job and employee headcount/ manpower numbers.
Grant permission for purchase/sale/gift of movable/immovable property.
Issuance of NOC for passports.
Grant of permission to employees to securing debts/guarantee in their private
capacity to the pecuniary obligations of another employee and marriage with
foreign national.
Process the cases for grant for permission for further studies and appearance in
examination.
Verify particulars of officers/ staff for staff advances.
Verification of credentials of newly appointed Officers and above.
Police verification of antecedents and character.
Process awards/sanction of increments on improving qualifications to all
employees of the Bank.
Process cash awards on passing of DAIBP examination.
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3.2.1 Employee Service Matters Unit
Manage all issues related to employees seniority.
Manage all promotion, move-over, switch-over related issues.
Maintain declarations of assets and liabilities of all employees of the Bank.
Dispose off service matters received from officers and other employee
representative bodies.
Manage the process of sanctioning of all kinds of leaves including Ex-Pakistan
Leave as per policy.
Process applications of employees seeking any outside employment and grant
of lien, thereof.
Process counting of pervious service including settlement of accounts with
pervious employer.
Maintain personnel files and record of all employees.
Prepare replies to parliamentary questions and queries related to employee
service matters.
Liaise all employee litigation cases in respect of promotion, move over/
seniority and other employee service matters with Legal Services Department.
Issue all types of Service Certificates to employees.
Any other individual service matter case as per policy/ instructions of the
Bank.
Issue clearance certificates for sanction of employees confirmation, Ex-
Pakistan leave, foreign tours etc.
Process all resignation and severance of employment cases.
Sanction Education Allowance to Clerical/Non-clerical Staff.
Grant permission for purchase/sale/gift of movable/immovable property.
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Issuance of NOC for passports.
Grant of permission to employees to securing debts/guarantee in their private
capacity to the pecuniary obligations of another employee and marriage with
foreign national.
Process the cases for grant for permission for further studies and appearance in
examination.
Verify particulars of officers/staff for staff Advance.
Verification of credentials of newly appointed Officers and above.
Police verification of antecedents and character.
Process awards/sanction of increments on improving qualifications to all
employees of the Bank.
Process cash awards on passing of DAIBP examination.
3.2.3. Transfers and Postings Unit
Ensure compliance with transfer and posting policies and procedures of
the Bank, thus monitor employee tenure at a particular position and place
of posting and initiate transfer requirements.
Justify transfer and posting requisitions.
Provide brief/detailed rsum of employees, and qualification-wise lists
for postings and transfers.
Establish human resources requirements through a human resources plan
covering qualitative and quantitative aspects i.e. ensuring the right man for the
right job and employee headcount/manpower numbers.
Ensure compliance to transfer and posting orders and handover and
takeover procedures of the Bank.
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Maintain and monitor yearly manpower budget and organization chart.
Recommend initiation of disciplinary action for non-compliance with
posting orders.
3.2.4 Compensation and Retirement Benefits Unit
Process cases of retirements of employees on attaining the age of
superannuation and family pension cases.
Grant of pension, gratuity, Leave Preparatory to Retirement (LPR).
Decide on all LPR related cases.
Notify dates of retiring employees annually.
Obtain requisite No-Demand-Certificates (NDCs) of employees proceeding on
retirement.
Maintain a database of Accumulated Leave Accounts and monitor compliance
with policies and procedures.
Calculate pension to prepare Pension Payment Order (PPO).
Overall responsibility of processing payments under Golden-Handshake
schemes as and when announced.
Authorize change of pension disbursing Branch on the request of pensioners.
Process options on employee separation schemes and to prepare and submit
Para-wise comments on the petitions filed by the optees after exercising
option/relieving from the Bank service.
Pay fixation of all Officers & above.
3.2.5 Recruitment and Appointments Unit
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Review manpower requirements of the bank in the cadre of officer and above,
establish need for additional headcount/manpower and recommend
accordingly. Also ensure that Banks human capital is adequately utilized and
adopt measures to regulate HR need with business volume and capacity.
Overall responsibility of contract management for regular, contractual, sub
contractual, on-deputation and firm hiring, this also includes drafting of
contracts, obtaining legal opinion and advice.
Keep current internal and external job application databank.
Prepare internal and external job advertisements and obtain requisite approvals
and coordinate with department/unit concerned to place advertisement.
Screening of job applications to short listed candidates.
Prepare interview assessment forms for line management consumption and
arrange for logistics for selection interviews. Obtain requisite approvals on
selected candidates.
Prepare job offers and employment contracts.
Notify employees joining and monitor probationary period of all new
inductees. Process decision on shortening or extending of probationary period.
Arrange for verification of character, academic and professional/ employment
records of all new inductees.
Process all resignation and severance of employment cases.
Provide feedback on policies related to Unit to mitigate weakness and initiate
improvements.
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3.3 STAFF RELATIONS & WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Functions
Establish good working relationship with employee representative body to
maintain industrial peace/harmony in the Bank.
Act as central point of contact for all employee representative body.
Resolve conflicts professionally to the mutual advantage of the Bank and
employees.
Counsel employee to resolve grievances/issues/conflicts amicably.
Ensure statutory compliance in dealing with CBA.
Contribute positively to employee motivation by organizing various employee
participatory events.
Process employee House Building, Conveyance Advances and other loans as
per approved policies.
Overall responsibility of administration of Employee Welfare Trust Fund and
administration of financial relief to eligible employees.
Prepare departmental budget and monitor expenses against budget.
Ensure recovery of dues from ex-employees.
Organize work in various units of the department to ensure that performance
metrics set for the department are achieved.
Perform administrative functions for the department such as sanction of leave,
approval of tour programs etc.
Ensure presentation of gifts to retiring employees.
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3.4 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Functions
Assess training and development needs of all employees in the Organization.
Identify best possible training and development innovations/solutions.
Ensure that the Bank possess trainers who are adequately trained to design,
deliver and validate training and development programs.
Ensure that all requisite logistic support is available to the training academies.
Establish an environment for trainees conducive to learning.
Liaise with all major training agencies, trainers and vendors to the Banks
advantage.
Supervise various units to ensure achieving performance metrics set for the
department.
Monitor designed performance parameters for the units against the set
performance metrics.
Overall responsibility of implementation of HR policies and programs in areas
of training and development and career planning.
Prepare departmental budget and monitor expenses against budget.
Ensure that change management initiatives of the Bank are implemented at all
tiers.
Provide guidance to units in resolution of problems and complaints.
Evaluate overseas training programs for their suitability vis--vis ZTBL,
propose nomination and finalize cases accordingly.
Manage all aspects of donor agencies funded training and development
initiatives.
Plan, arrange and conduct induction courses for new inductees, at all levels.
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Arrange internships for students in Business Administration of recognized
universities, in the Field and at H.O.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs, approval of travel allowance etc
3.4.1 Training Administration and Coordination Unit
Ensure effective administrative and logistic support in organizing training and
development programs, make arrangements for boarding and lodging of
trainees, coordination with trainees and training vendors.
Maintain a central database on training and development (T&D) for each and
every employee of the organization.
Payment of Annual Subscription Fee to Member of ICMA etc, reimburse 50%
fee of Institute of Banker/allow reimbursement of fee to all employees for
attending coaching classes/refresher courses.
Issue nomination of different categories of employees for various courses to
be conducted at Staff colleges.
Motivate Bank employees for developing and promoting the culture of team
work to make the Bank vibrant, financially viable and sustainable organization
through workshops and seminars at workplaces.
Nominate employees for various courses/workshops/seminars conducted by
other institutions, within Pakistan.
Process cases for overseas training.
Process bills of all vendors.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs, approval of travel allowance etc.
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3.4.2 Skills Training and Development Unit
Initiate Training and Development Needs Assessment (NA) process in the
Bank.
Review Training Needs Assessment (TNA) for its appropriateness.
Decide the best suited training solutions to close the competence gap, and
prepare annual T&D plan/ calendar.
Develop annual Training Needs Assessment (TNA) budget on the basis of
training and development plan/ calendar. Monitor expenditure against budget.
Prepare, maintain and update syllabi of various courses periodically.
Ensure that employees attend training programs as per approved training and
plan.
Keep abreast the Bank employees with computer skills/ information
technology through developing/designing various courses to make them
computer literate. Training on office automation soft wares may also be
arranged enabling them for performing computer related assignments.
Launching of innovative technical skill orientation training programs like
Agri-Tech Courses for progressive farmers.
Prepare in coordination with Performance Management Department career
planning and roadmaps.
Prepare and forward training unit annual development plan.
Formulate annual development budget on the basis of development plan/
calendar.
Validate development programs.
3.4.3 Staff College Islamabad
Execute and administer different courses according to syllabi.
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Help in designing of course syllabi for different courses to be launched at
Staff Colleges.
Maintain a cadre of professional trainers and to cater for the administrative
needs of the trainers/trainees.
Tailor training schedule of the courses to be conducted at ZTBL Staff
Colleges.
Arrange and conduct field visits as a part of training package in different
courses.
Develop a feedback system for evaluating course contents and the trainers,
from the trainees with a view to improve the training programs and
methodology.
Promote integrated approach at work place focusing on achieving optimal
level of capacity building to meet out the new challenges of banking sector.
Conduct special courses for the participants of friendly countries as and when
required.
Arrange briefing to the visiting delegates from different institutions,
ministries and countries etc. visiting Staff College/ZTBL Farm.
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3.5 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Functions
Formulate Bank-wide performance management system to ensure that
performance metrics are set and measured across the Bank.
Initiate and manage annual performance management cycle. Identify
anomalies and adopt measures to resolve them.
Maintain in current state a central performance management database of all
employees concerned.
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Organize work in various units of the Department to ensure that performance
metrics set for the department are achieved.
Set performance parameters for the units and consistently monitor
performance of units against the set performance metrics.
Overall responsibility of implementation of HR policies and programs in areas
of performance management and enhancement.
Obtain feedback on various HR policies, procedures and programs to
recommend improvements.
Prepare departmental budget and monitor expense against budget.
Ensure that all relevant employment laws of Pakistan are complied with.
Adopt measures for risk identification and mitigation.
Ensure that all change management initiatives of the Bank are implemented
down the line.
Provide guidance to units under supervision in resolution of problems andcomplaints.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs, approval of travel allowance etc.
3.5.1 Performance Management Systems Unit
Devise a Bank-wide system for setting up of performance metrics,
performance assessment and monitoring.
Transfer the performance measurement system to line functions and ensure
that line-management and employees are well trained on use of the system.
Initiate annual exercise of performance targets/standards setting for the
coming years.
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Prepare and maintain a central database of performance targets/standards of
each & every officer in the Bank.
Highlight and escalate to the required level anomalies cited in the performance
management for adoption of remedial measures.
Adopt measures to resolve conflicts, if any, on account of disagreements with
the performance assessment.
Identify high performing employees to aide career development and
succession planning.
Share performance gaps with the Training & Development Department to
close them.
Prepare and forward to executives concerned a consolidated performance
ratings for the year.
Prepare on request and periodic MIS reports.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs, approval of travel allowance etc.
3.5.2 Performance Management Units (1-2)
Initiate annual exercise of performance targets/standards setting for the
coming years for their respective territory.
Prepare and maintain a database of performance targets/ standards and
subsequent feedback on achievements of each & every officer in their
respective territory.
Initiate periodic performance reviews by the Bank management and to ensure
timely completion of the process.
Review performance assessment against the agreed performance targets/
standards.
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Highlight and escalate to performance management system unit anomalies
cited in the performance assessments for adoption of remedial measures.
Collate performance ratings.
3.6 POLICY AND REGULATIONS DEPARTMENT
Functions
Overall responsibility of Human Resource Information System to facilitate
qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Undertake comparative policy and program analysis of related industry to
recommend HR policy and program changes.
Maintenance of employee records and database thus ensuring that accurate and
updated employee records are available for decision making.
Design, implement and monitor HR tools for bringing efficacious
improvement to HR system.
Prepare recommendations for formulation of pay-package.
Organize work in various units of the Department to ensure that performance
metrics set for the department are achieved.
Set performance parameter for the units and consistently monitor performance
of units against the set performance metrics.
Overall responsibility of formulation and implementation of HR policies and
programs. Obtain feedback on various HR policies, procedures and programs
to recommend improvements.
Prepare departmental budget and monitor expenses against budget.
Define financial & administrative powers for all functionaries of the Bank.
Define job description of all positions in the Bank in consultation with the
concerned Division/Department/Office.
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Up-dating of HR manual.
Adopt measures for risk identification and mitigation.
Recommend change management initiatives.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs, etc.
Arrange maintenance/destruction of old record of the bank.
3.6.1. HR Systems Unit
Develop competency profiles for all job families in the Bank.
Prepare memo and concept papers for internal and Board approvals.
Maintain job descriptions of all functionaries in the Bank in a current state.
Circulate a consolidated quarterly position of circulars/circular letters issued
by various Divisions.
Arrange maintenance/destruction of old record of the bank.
Define job description of all positions in the Bank in consultation with the
concerned Division/Department/Office.
Define aims, objectives and functions of Departments, Divisions alongwith
their aims and objectives and keep it in a current state in line with
restructuring /reorganization process.
Adopt measures for risk identification and mitigation.
Prepare Departmental budget and monitor expenses against budget.
3.6.2 HR Policy Unit
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Formulate and implement HR system (policies) in line with HR strategy.
Maintain Human Resource Policies.
Prepare recommendations for formulation of pay package.
Manage process of delegation of administrative and financial powers to
various functionaries of Bank.
Prepare all concerned memo and concept papers for internal and Board
approvals.
Provide clarification and pronouncements on all policies and procedures
announced by the Department.
Obtain feed back on various HR policies, procedures and programs to
recommend improvement.
Pupation of HR Manual. 2.8 Adopt measures for risk identification and
mitigation.
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3.6.3 Human Resource Information System Unit
Act as central system administrator for Human Resource Information System
(HRIS).
Ensure posting accuracy in update of all relevant employee records on the
system.
Perform data-integrity checks on HRIS database/files.
Ensure that all requisite details of ex-employees are maintained.
Maintain employees seniority list on the system.
Maintain and update record of posting and transfer orders as well as relieving
and joining of all the employees.
Obtain quarterly staff headcount/manpower positions.
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Prepare all statistics of manpower as per requirement of different
Departments.
Allocate PP No. to the newly appointed employees of the bank and inform
accordingly the same to Recruitment & Appointment Unit.
3.7 LEGAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Functions
Provide legal assistance to the Management and the Board in policy making
and operational objectives.
Conduct litigation on behalf of the Bank.
Manage defense on Banks behalf in service matters, recovery and other cases
filed before various courts of law.
Represent the Bank in courts of law and other fora.
Scrutinize and vet legal documents, agreements, house building & conveyance
advance documents and circular.
Take timely steps for preferring appeals, review and revision etc. against the
decisions of lower courts.
Enlist advocates on panel and as legal advisors and determine their scale of
fee.
Provide legal opinion on various issues to all Divisions of the Bank.
Assist and provide material to Banks Counsel for preparation of case.
Prepare budget estimates and maintain record of expenses on Law Charges.
Arrange payment of professional fee and misc. expenses to the Banks
Counsel and respond debit advices of such expenses received for the Field
offices.
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Coordinate with Legal and Litigation Cells in the Field for conduct of
litigation in the courts of respective area.
Monitor the progress of cases and the performance of the Banks Counsel.
Prepare monthly and quarterly status reports about the cases filed in various
courts.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs, etc.
Arrange defense/replies of the complaint received from Wafaqi/ Banking
Mohtasibs and represent the Bank.
3.7.1 Service Matters Unit
Deal with all service matter cases filed before various courts of law.
Assist and provide legal opinion in service matter cases and vet relevant
documents.
Assist and provide material for drafting petitions and preparation of defencen
statements to the Banks Counsel.
Offer comments on petitions/plaints/appeals in service cases filed for or
against the Bank.
Appear along-with the Banks Counsel in courts as departmental
representative.
Take timely steps for preferring appeals, review and revision etc. against
decision of lower courts.
Coordinate with incharge, to manage service matters cases filed in the courts
of the respective area.
Feed relevant rulings of the superior courts and changes in service laws to
concerned LLCs & HR Division.
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Examine legality of Grievance Notices of employees and give timely reply.
Arrange documents/certified copies for preferring appeals against the decision
of lower courts.
Maintain record of service matters cases and submit periodical statements of
pending cases to the Management.
Arrange payment of professional fee and misc. expenses to the Banks
Counsel and respond debit advices of such expenses received from the Field
offices.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction ofleaves, approval of tour programs, approval of travel allowance etc.
3.7.2 Business Matters Unit
Provide legal assistance for decision-making.
Assess and process enlistment of Panel Advocates, Legal Advisors for the
zonal offices.
Render opinions in all Business matters.
Observe and maintain financial control and preparation of budget estimates.
Compile various statements under New Recovery Ordinance Loan Default
Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural required by the SBP.
Maintain record of Banking Courts litigation and monitor the status on
periodical basis.
Process Notices/Summons/Orders received from courts and forward with
guidance and instructions to the concerned quarter for desired action.
Responding Debit Advices for booking of expenses and law charges to the
respective head of account.
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Keep liaison with Legal cells in the Field and propose steps for their
efficiency and smooth working.
Assist in periodical performance analysis of the Legal cells and advocates.
Vetting of house building/conveyance advance cases of employees and staff
advance cases under SR 2005.
3.8 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING DEPARTMENT
Functions
Develop the short term/long term/annual business/operational plans.
Perform analysis-led development and marketing based on real customer
needs.
Develop business and product strategies for the Bank, including new product
development for liability and assets products that would entail specific
development of product features, pricing and positioning.
Issuance of instructions and guidelines on various products.
Evaluate current products and services offered, based on market information
and feedback, bring improvements in the features, pricing and positioning to
derive the maximum value out of them.
Prepare advertisement, promotional programs, product brochures, brand
development programs, marketing database management, lockers/ banking
services and other related activities.
Deliver targeted customer propositions through well-planned campaigns,
including radio and television advertising, direct mail and sales promotions.
Deal with insurance matters related to liability product/services.
Analyze particular customer segments and predict market changes that the
Bank can turn into opportunities.
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Implement policies and directives of BoD, SBP and the GoP on deposit, utility
bills, lockers and other products.
Support users in the application of systems, attending to and resolving system
problems in conjunction with systems specialists.
Ensure that procedures, systems, stationery, documentation etc. related to
credit are in place and in compliance with internal and external
rules/regulations for all present and new products and services of the bank.
Devise procedure system to implement product/ services and monitoring/
evaluation with due coverage of internal control.
Identify all operational and transactional risks to develop key risk indicators
for the function.
Develop and adopt early warning system to proactively mitigate these risks.
Develop customer service quality standards.
Perform any other work/ job assigned by the higher management.
3.8.1 Business Development Unit
Devise procedures, ways and means to increase resource base of the Bank.
Develop the short term/long term/annual business plans of the Bank.
Allocate deposit targets to Zonal offices and monitor/pursue on regular basis.
Develop new products to promote customer loyalty and retention so that Bankis able to maintain and strengthen the current market-holding/share.
Obtain internal and external clearance to ensure regulatory/ statutory
compliance for products and services offered by the Bank.
Prepare product financials, indicating its pricing and revenue targets.
Deal insurance matters related to deposit.
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Support users in the application of systems, attending to and resolving system
problems in conjunction with system specialists.
Develop and adopt early warning system to proactively mitigate these risks.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs, approval of travel allowance etc.
3.8.2 Marketing Unit
Enhance and establish a positive corporate image for the Bank through various
marketing mediums including brochures printed material, press, outdoor
advertisement, electronic media and website.
Responsible for product lifecycle management initiatives including product
launching and product repositioning activities.
Conduct needs assessment/ market survey of the target market to gather the
requisite intelligence to design products and services that meet the market
expectations thus improving the market- penetration of the Bank.
Prepare training material in coordination with HR Division. Arrange
workshops for the relevant staff for all new products and services developed.
Prepare effective marketing and promotional campaigns to ensure
achievement of product revenue targets.
Work closely with the Training and Development Department and be
responsible for preparing and carrying out Training to select Trainers.
Ensure that procedures, systems, stationery, documentation etc. related to
credit are in place and in compliance with internal and external rules/
regulations for all present and new products and services of the bank.
Develop and adopt early warning system to proactively mitigate these risks.
Devise procedure system to implement product/ services and monitoring/
evaluation with due coverage of internal control.
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Perform any other work/ job assigned by the higher management.
3.9 BRANCH OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Functions
Prepare and analyze Field performance reports.
Monitor Branch operations.
Monitor the performance of Zonal offices.
Supervise operations of the branches for identifying the problems and
locating\ weak areas for remedial measures.
Locate and identify reasons/causes of loss sustained by branches during the
year and suggest remedial measures to make them profit earning.
Evaluate performance of Field functionaries for purpose of awards on good
performance.
Undertake field expansion program.
Evaluate and advise on opening/merger/shifting/closing of branches and
bifurcation/merger of MCO circles.
Examine the suitability of the location of branches.
Handle all administrative matters such as employee training and development,
manpower planning, departmental budget, sanctioning of leaves and tour
programs and TA bills of Zonal Chiefs.
Maintenance of fee of SBP license and ensure their availability in branches for
display and record.
Ensure loan and deposit accounts balancing of branches.\
Develop and implement system to record and resolve customer complaints
without compromising on controls.
Preparing job description of each field functionary.
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Support users in the application of systems, attending to and resolving system
problems in conjunction with system specialists. Ensure that procedures,
systems, stationery, documentation etc. related to BOD are in place and in
compliance with internal and external rules/ regulations for all present andnew products and services of the Bank.
Plan, direct and implement reengineering, decentralization and outsourcing to
continually drive improvements in process efficiency.
Devise adequate system and control to minimize fraud and forgeries.
Identify all operational and transactional risks to develop key risk indicators
for the function.
Determine core and specific job competency for each position of field
operation.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs, etc.
Perform any other job/work assigned by higher management.
3.10 Credit Division
Functions
Formulation and review of credit policies/ to ensure compliance with (1)
Memorandum of Association of the Bank (2) decisions of BoD (3) Prudential
Regulations issued by SBP (4) SBP directives and (5) Code of Corporate
Governance issued by SECP from time to time.
Analysis and monitoring of disbursements of zones and persuasion for
achievement.
Preparation of memos on operational performance on the Bank for BoD.
Preparation and updating of Credit Manual.
Liaison with federal and provincial governments, SBP and other agencies on
Credit Policy.
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Study and examine proposals on various insurance schemes including crops
and livestock insurance farm machinery, civil work structures and life
insurance of borrowers of the bank.
Formulate insurance procedures and policies and to monitor and control theinsurance affairs.
Formulate and review the procedure for booking of tractors and disbursement
of loans thereof.
Modify procedures based on changing business requirements and technical
capabilities.
Devise procedures to ensure full compliance to SBP directives/ regulations.
Approval of insurance policy for the bank from the competent authority.
Improve the access of institutional credit to rural small land holders/ landless
women through a viable credit delivery mechanism system.
Preparation of operating procedures manual.
Enlistment of manufacturers/ suppliers of tractors and circulation of prices of
various makes of tractors.
Perform any other job assigned by the higher management.
3.11 RECOVERY DEPARTMENT
Functions
Prepare, review and update recovery, remission and rescheduling policies.
Arrange implementation of policies and procedures for recovery, write-off/
remission and rescheduling and their constant review.
Examine/process the rescheduling and final settlement of Agri loan cases and
to prepare memos for approval of competent authority.
Ensure accuracy of repayment schedule issued by concerned branches after
rescheduling of Agri. Loans.
Fix recovery targets on realistic basis and monitoring thereof.
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Formulate policy of honorarium to Banks Field staff in recognition of their
good performance.
Conduct daily, weekly, monthly quarterly, half yearly and yearly
review/analysis of recovery operations of the Bank, besides identifying the\
problems and weak areas of recovery operations.
Effective utilization of mandatory provisions of land revenue act. (For the time
being it is suspended).
Determine cases under Recovery Ordinance 2001.
Review Branch/Zonal recovery performance and to pursue/advise aboutachievement of assigned targets.
Deal with the cases of big and influential/difficult borrowers and Banks own
employees with a view to recover dues.
Prepare analytical and historical data of recovery operations.
Analyze on request periodical recovery statements received from the zones for
submission to the higher management.
Analyze performance of Zonal Managers with reference to their personal
recovery targets.
3.12 RESEARCH & PLANNING DIVISION
Functions
Undertake research on subjects that facilitates/promotes business and
economic planning.
Develop and operate a research centre to perform research on relevant issues
of rural and agriculture sector and its development. Keeping track of
developments in global as well as domestic public policy relevant to ZTBLs
business environment including the practices and role of competitors and the
necessary dissemination of this information within ZTBL and the external\
agencies.
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Maintain an up to date repository on policies of GOP on agriculture/ rural
sector and identifying the effects of these policies on ZTBL and the economy
and keeping ZTBL management abreast.
Maintain a system of collecting and collating of data on rural and agriculture
sector for use in decision making process of ZTBL.
Maintain library at ZTBL, H.O. and update adequate number of relevant books
and publications on the subject of agriculture/rural sector, Agri-financing and
related areas.
Maintain data on operational results (Zonal Performance Indicators).
Compilation of Annual Report.
3.13 SERVICES DIVISION
Functions
Develop and maintain policies and procedures manual.
Build strong networking with key stakeholders to leverage timely response
from them.
Provide in compliance with the guidelines modern buildings for Bank offices
at suitable places either by construction or hiring and arrange the proper
maintenance/refurbishment. Medical Services Departments guidelines, if any,
must be complied with. Provide and maintain office furniture and fixture.
Ensure regular and efficient services like AC, water and gas etc.
Arrange residential/office accommodation.
Arrange installation of telephones faxes at H.O and payment of bills thereof.
Maintain telephone exchange (PABX) at H.O and installation of PABX
system in Zonal offices.
Arrange allocation/withdrawal of vehicles.
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Maintain official vehicles properly and to watch their economic use in the best
interest of Institution.
Arrange renewal of token taxes, insurance and registration of Banks vehicles.
Scrutinize repair files of official-cum-private vehicles allocated to entitled
officers.
Supervise affairs of the ZTBL Workshop.
Arrange receipt and dispatch of mail on daily basis and its efficient delivery
through couriers/special messengers (Dispatch Rider).
Maintenance of office equipment through standardized firms.
Ensure proper logistic arrangements for Field offices and supervision of
matters pertaining to vehicles, office equipment etc. for smooth working.
Provision of all types of printed forms, registers, ledgers, other documents and
negotiable instruments to Field offices and H.O. divisions/ departments. etc.
Provision of all types of computer stationery computer paper, tapes,diskettes, ribbons etc to all the Zonal Computer Centers, Information Systems
Division/departments.
Provision of adequate and standardized items of table stationery to all H.O.
Divisions/Departments.
Arrange forms, pamphlets, brochures, periodicals, directories, books, manuals,
loan guidelines, technical bulletins, reports, etc. compiled by various
Divisions/Departments.
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Chapter Four
4.0 Actual and Prescribed Functions
4.1 Functions of HR Division
Evolve and adopt measures to implement human resource strategy congruent to
banks business strategy.
Provide effective human resource administrative services to management and
employees of the bank.
Identify performance gap and provide appropriate training solutions to
close/bridge these gaps.
Contribute positively to employee motivation through effective career planning
and development.
Overall responsibility of HR policies formulation, approval and implementation
and maintain a Human resource policies and procedures manual in a current state.
Devise a system to monitor effectiveness of HR system and adopt measures to
close gaps/ weakness in the system.
Identify risks proactively within Human resource systems framework and adopt
measures to mitigate them.
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Ensure up to date employee knowledge and skills within human resource
functions.
Represent the Bank in courts of law and other forums.
4.1.1 Actual Functions
As an internee in ZTBL, I observed that HR division performing its whole function
according to its prescription rather than some functions. Like identifying risk
proactively in ZTBL there isno any concept of risk identification. They are failed in,
to identifying risk related to human resources. Another ambiguity is that some units
have conflict in their responsibility & their duties are mixed with other units of a same
department. Some units are transferred from the supervision of one department to
other departments.
4.2 Human Resource Operations Department
Organize work in various units of the Department to ensure that performance
metrics set for the department are achieved.
Set performance parameters for the units and consistently monitor
performance of units against the given performance metrics.
Prepare departmental budget and monitor expense against budget.
Ensure that all relevant employment laws of country are complied with.
Ensure that all change management initiatives of the Bank are implemented
down the line.
Ensure that confidentiality is maintained in sensitive HR issues to ensure
complete trust of management and employees.
Perform administrative functions for the Department such as sanction of
leaves, approval of tour programs etc.
Overall responsibility of implementation of HR policies and programs in areas
of employee pension management. Obtain feedback on relevant policies,
procedures and programs to recommend improvements.
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Establish human resource requirements through a human resource plan
covering qualitative and quantitative aspects i.e. ensuring the right man for the
right job and employee headcount/ manpower numbers.
Actual Functions
I observed that there is no difference in actual and prescribed functions of HR
operation department. Some deficiencies present in implementation of HR policies
this is due to lack of awareness system. Now bank is improving this deficiency.
There are four units of this department.
4.2.1 Employee Service Matters Unit
Manage all issues related to employees seniority.
Manage all promotion, move-over, switch-over related issues.
Maintain declarations of assets and liabilities of all employees of the Bank.
Dispose off service matters received from officers and other employee
representative bodies.
Manage the process of sanctioning of all kinds of leaves including Ex-
Pakistan Leave as per policy.
Process applications of employees seeking any outside employment and grant
of lien, thereof.
Process counting of pervious service including settlement of accounts with
pervious employer.
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Maintain personnel files and record of all employees.
Prepare replies to parliamentary questions and queries related to employee
service matters.
Issue all types of Service Certificates to employees.
Any other individual service matter case as per policy/ instructions of the
Bank.
Issue clearance certificates for sanction of employees confirmation, Ex-
Pakistan leave, foreign tours etc.
Process all resignation and severance of employment cases.
Sanction Education Allowance to Clerical/Non-clerical Staff.
Issuance of NOC for passports.
Actual Functions
In some cases nepotism is happening in maintaining seniority and in promotion.
Otherwise whole functions are performed according to policies and prescribed
functions.
4.2.2 Transfers and Postings Unit
Establish human resources requirements through a human resources plan
covering qualitative and quantitative aspects i.e. ensuring the right man for the
right job and employee headcount/manpower numbers.
Recommend initiation of disciplinary action for non-compliance with posting
orders.
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Actual Functions
These functions are also function of recruitment and service matter units. It means
their responsibilities are mixed with each other.
4.2.3 Compensation and Retirement Benefits Unit
According to my observation there is no difference between actual and prescribed
functions.
4.2.4 Recruitment and Appointments Unit
Provide feedback on policies related to Unit to mitigate weakness and initiate
improvements.
Actual Function
In above there is ambiguity. This function is not properly done by the unit. They take
assistance from some other units.
4.2.5 Staff Relations & Welfare Department
Resolve conflicts professionally to the mutual advantage of the Bank and the
employees.
Actual functions
There is two employee unions one is with management other is in opposition. During
the internship I observe here that there was a conflict between management and
unions but bank was failed to solve this conflict.
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4.2.6 Performance Management Department
Actual functions
There is concept of nepotism in some cases. For example in performance
measurement appraise did nepotism, because they use MBO techniques for
measurements of performance.
4.2.7 Policy and Regulations Department
Arrange maintenance/destruction of old record of the bank
Actual Functions
As mentioned above, their duties are to arrange and maintain old record. But in
reality, this record is saved in the form of manual. So they lose it after some years.
4.2.8 Legal Service Department
Actual functions
Some matters deal by respective units. Like retirement cases deal by compensation
and retirement vice president and others.
4.3 OPERATIONS DIVISION
The operation division I observed is smoothly running and performing actually
according to the prescribed functions.
4.4 Relationship of Head Office to the Branch Offices
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The relationship among branches and Head office is not up to the mark. The
communication system is ineffective with those branches which are located in the far
flung and remote areas of the country. They mostly use fax system, emails, and
telephone. There is no any concept of online system at present like the other banks.
Any information or order which head office SVP want to share with Zonal office
chief he sends him fax or emails. In some branches computer are available but the
technical expertise are not available to run. Mostly work is done through manually in
black and white. ZTBL have vision to modernize its whole branches. Due to manual
work its efficiency of work decreases so to increase its efficiency ZTBL should make
its communication system fast, reliable and effective.
Any order comes in the form of files these orders send by VP or OG2 officer in
relative branches. For getting feedback from branches they have fax machines and
telephone lines.
4.5 Summary of the Divisions and Departments of WholeOrganization
Divisions 12
Departments at head office 33
Staff colleges 2
Medical units at head office 1
Audit directorate fields 10
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Audit and control units 12
Vigilance unit 12
Inspection & complaints unit 10
4.6 Current Staff
Nature of service of employee Number of employees
Permanent employees 870
Contract based employees 400
Total number of employees 1270
(ZTBL, Annual report, 2009)
4.7 Training Opportunities to Employees
The employees of the bank are trained in the staff colleges of ZTBL. In the whole
country there are two main staff colleges, where the employees are given training.
One is situated in Islamabad and other is in Karachi. Mostly training is given to those
who are new or very old employees. It is duty of management to identify what type of
training a person requires according to his performance. Mostly computer training is
given to employees in staff colleges.
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4.8 Workload on Employees
There is more than work load on OG1 & OG2 and on lower staffs because mostly
work in ZTBL is manual work. Every case is filed separately, if they want to
introduce new schemes they have to make its file, this file circulated into whole
division and also in front of higher management.
4.9 Salary structure
In ZTBL there are two systems of salary structure. One is lump sum salary under the
staff regulation (SR: 2005) and other is pay scale according to the agriculture
development bank ordinance 1961 (SSR 1961). In ZTBL both the systems are used,
mostly officers adopted Lump Sum salary, but clerical staff they have the old system
salary. In old salary system, employees can get pension but in lump sum system he
cannot get the pension.
4.10 Promotion Criteria
Promotion criteria in ZTBL based on two systems one is Seniority comes fitness and
other is merit base promotion criteria. Seniority come fitness is for all employees but
merit is specified for AVP, SVP, and EVP.
A criterion for seniority comes fitness is:
Length of service means, minimum eligibility period for promotion, for clerical staff
is 4 year and for OG1, officers, senior officers is 7 years. Total marks for promotion is100 the one who get 60 they are considered as qualified. Total marks are for
promotion division are 100.
Division of marks is
ACR 90
DIB 10
But the qualifying marks are 60. the bifurcation of ACR for we take example of
behavior one give 10 marks for very good, other give 8 marks for good, 5 marks for
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average, 2 ,marks for below than average, zero marks for poor. Diploma must in
between 1-10. Now I discussed some point when ACR deducted.
1) Any employee who has adverse effect then one marks deducted from total ACR
values.
2) If any employee got major penalty then 5 marks deducted.
3) Any employee who does not avail any type of training then 3 marks deducted from
his ACR.
4.11 Incentives & Motivation
Bank pays bonuses to its employees who perform well in their field to motivate and
raise the morale of the employees. The employees who are hired under the (SSR
1961) are paid pension and the others who are hire or transferred them selves to SSR
2005 are paid a lump sum salary which consists of all other allowances and
incentives.
4.12 Communication System
The communication system inside the head office as well as in between the head
office and branches is ineffective because work done by employees through telephone
and through fax machine, file moving system takes a lot of time because it has to pass
through so many tables in files which decreases the efficiency of work. This workefficiency delivers a wrong message to the customers and also increases the cost.
4.13 Filing System
The filling system in ZTBL is mostly manual and the old files are stored in a store
where there is the danger of damage of files by insects and the manual record keeping
also consumes time to find the old data from a bulk of files.
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4.14 Morale of Staff
The morale of employees is not very high because when they perform better then they
are not rewarded with certain benefits accordingly. So to boost the morale of
employees it is necessary to the management to praise and gave them rewards in
monetary and non monetary terms. Another reason of low morale is because some of
the employees who are permanent their perception is that they have permanent job
and their job is secure.
3.15 Physical Facilities
The physical facilities of ZTBL to its employees is not satisfactory because there no
any proper facility of sitting in the rooms, the atmosphere of office is very different,
three to four officers sit in one room and rooms are over crowded with their assistants
and also with customers. Filling system is manual and cupboards are full with files,
and there is no space for telephone on the table. Bank provides computer to those who
have the knowledge of using.
4.16 Performance Management
Performance Management system was introduced from the year 2006 in ZTBL to
inoculate performance driven culture in the bank, reward good performance through
merit increase and employee reorganization program and improve the unsatisfactory
performance through training and development. Performance management department
has further improved the performance appraisal form for the 2007 and further
amendments would be taken for the 2008.
Basically (ACR) Annual Confidential Report is still there for the clerical and non
clerical staff of the bank, but for the officers level there is Performance appraisal
System. Both these are to some extent are the same but few difference are still there in
it.
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Procedure of Performance Appraisal
There are two appraisers rate, a single appraisee and one out of them is the direct
supervisor of the employee and other is the one who weekly visited the departments
of head office or the branch, Zonal chief, President Etc. The direct supervisor is under
whom the employee is working and the other one validate the function of the
departments of bank to be effective or ineffective. Performance of an officer is
appraised annually at the close of each calendar year and also on the transfer of the 1 st
appraiser or appraisee, if any one of them is transferred after three months after the
annual appraisal has been made. Appraisers
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