Absa

What we do

Barclays owns a majority stake in the Absa Group, one of South Africa's largest financial services organisations. Acquired in 2005, Absa is a perfect fit with Barclays drive towards providing a range of retail and commercial banking services in developing markets.

Headquartered in Johannesburg, Absa offers a comprehensive range of retail, business, corporate and investment banking, insurance and wealth management products and services. Absa’s business is conducted primarily in South Africa, and has business interests in Mozambique and Tanzania.

Absa offers a variety of career opportunities in consumer, commercial and corporate financial services roles, and core support function roles.

Why join us

Working at Absa means that you will work alongside talented, inspiring professionals who strive to exceed the needs of customers. As part of an organisation that puts the customer at the centre of all that we do, you will be expected to build relationships and collaborate with colleagues to help deliver on the Absa vision.

At Absa we recognise that it is the people who work in our company today that help shape our business of tomorrow. It is for this reason that Absa has two prestigious Leadership Development Programmes, geared towards building future leaders. These three-year programmes offer high-potential employees a series of growth opportunities and experiences within the business.