IBPS SO IT Officer Salary & Job Profile

By Jyoti Bisht|Updated : November 30th, 2021

Hello friends,

IBPS is going to conduct the SO Interview in various fields on various dates in Mid March 2016. There appears a lot of confusion like – how is it different from PO and what task they undertake in a bank.

 

So to help you avoid confusion, here is an article describing the various roles a SO officer has in the functioning of the bank.

Some of the Specialist Officers fields in a bank are given below:

  • Information Technology Officer
  • Agricultural Field Officer
  • Rajbhasha Adhikari
  • Law Officer
  • HR/ Personal Officer
  • Marketing Officer

With the advancement in technology coupled with new Banking products and services, there is a dire need of specialized man power in the banking system, who can handle them in a better way. Thus increase the business of bank efficiently.

Below we are discussing the roles and responsibilities of these Specialist Officer one by one:

Role of IT Officer:

1. An IT Officer provides end-to-end support for Bank's core banking system.

2. She/he is responsible for management of various sub-systems like ATM, Kiosks, Mobile Banking and internet Banking, Networking etc.

3. She/he develops new software or modifying the Bank's existing software.

4. With cyber-crime witnessing a rise, IT officers are responsible for looking after the Bank Network Security and Anti-Virus update. In cases of fraud or any incidence of a breach in the Bank's internal security, IT officers are called for important inquiries.

Overall IT Officer looks after the technological perspectives of Banking Operations.

Role of Marketing Officer:

1. She/he takes care of all the marketing and promotional activities in a given state/region or nationwide.

2. Marketing team is responsible for conceptualizing and design of advertisements, taking the banks message to masses.

3. Marketing Officer co-ordinates with advertisement agencies in order to draft various forms of communication.

4. She/he develops various marketing strategies and plans to boost up sales and profits.

5. Marketing Officer is also required to search for new services and Products of the Banks.

Role of HR Officer

1. As an HR Officer, one handles the training and induction of new employees; circulate appraisal forms, form leave schedules, creation of salary accounts etc.

2. After few years of experience, he/she conducts recruitment interviews, address labor laws, employee promotions and other critical human resource related activities.

3. They also manage industrial relations, performance and promotion Policy.

Role of Agricultural Field Officer (AFO)

1. AFO promote banks’ loan products in rural areas, particularly among farmers.

2. AFO meets and maintain good relationship with farmers and thereby generate Leads

3. They conduct pre-loan sanction inspection.

4. They follow up in case of recovery of loans.

5. They also ensure the proper recovery of loan and getting the acknowledgement of debt (AOD)

Role of Law Officer

1. They deal with documentation work within a bank.

2. They check the sanctions imposed by the bank and make sure all the relevant documents are executed.

3. In case of any litigation, banks are represented by practicing lawyers which are guided by law officers of the bank.

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