Vision
To transform HR into a dynamic and leading department that is respected for its professionalism by its stakeholders.

Mission
We are committed to excellence at acquiring, developing and retaining the right talent for SBP by:

    (i) Continuous innovation & improvement of the HR policies & procedures
    (ii) Providing effective facilitation and advisory services to line departments
    (iii) Efficient and timely delivery of HR services.

Currently, Human Resources Department comprises of the following Divisions.

    1. Compensation & Benefits Division
    2. Employee Relations Division
    3. HRIS Division
    4. Performance Management Division
    5. Planning & Development Division
    6. Recruitment Division


Brief functions of each Division are as under:

1. Compensation & Benefits Division
The Compensation & Benefit Planning Unit is responsible to carry out all activities related to developing best market strategies regarding compensation and benefits for our employees. Employee motivation & retention unit works on conducting motivation surveys and developing market based employee satisfaction & retention strategies.

2. Employee Relations Division
The Discipline & Litigation Unit deals with union matters, discipline issues & litigation processes. Further, the Employee Counseling Unit addresses employee grievances and counseling through behavior modification.

3. HRIS Division
This Division focuses on Oracle Human Resource Information System and to solve the issues in smooth implementation and management of HRIS. The employees Database Unit is responsible for maintaining & updating employee data and HR Broadcast of various messages/ circulars/ orders etc. for prompt communication to Bank’s employees. The Service Record & Compliance Unit maintain and update employees’ personal files, verify employees’ particulars, and ensure timely confirmation of eligible employees in the Bank’s service. HR Automation unit works for customization of Oracle HRMS with merging needs of HR processes.

4. Performance Management Division
The Performance & Reward Management Unit of this Division manages and implements PMS in the Bank, advice the annual merit increase, and facilitates the promotion process. The Career Development Unit caters to the manpower requirements of the Bank through internal transfer and posting, and to manage promotion process, seniority list of OG-2 & above officers of the Bank. The newly created Organizational Development Unit is a conscious effort to increase organizational efficiency through planned interventions.

5. Planning & Development Division
This division looks after the department’s Budget & Business Planning process through its Budget Management & Administration Co-ordination Unit. The Manpower Planning Unit is also a part of this Division, which is responsible to develop annual manpower plan for SBP, prepare job descriptions, and conduct job evaluation process. Further, this division is also responsible for catering to the training needs of HRD officers in co-ordination with the Training & Development Department.

6. Recruitment Division
This Division is responsible for attracting, selecting and recruiting the right people from the market. State Bank of Pakistan is proud of its highly professional, transparent and objective approach in its recruitment and selection processes. After applying the eligibility criteria, which depends on the Job grade, a series of selection procedures are applied before hiring employees. Normally the candidates go through the process of test, group discussion and interview. The Interview is conducted by a team of internal as well as external professionals of the related area. Sophisticated recruitment and selection tools like oracle based data management system; online application and behavioral based interviewing techniques have been introduced.

Internships

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