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Central Support

Our frontline teams couldn't do their jobs without the back-up of our Central Support Functions. They include Legal, Corporate Secretariat, Finance, Investor Relations, Property Portfolio, Risk, Taxation, Treasury, Chief Information Office (our IT function), Marketing, Communications and Public Policy, Corporate Development, Facilities Management, Human Resources and Strategy & Planning.

Find out more about some of the key central functions by using the links below:

CIO (IT)
Human Resources
Finance
Risk
Communications and Marketing

Chief Information Office (CIO)
Our CIO team provides IT services to the Barclays business globally. It's a £1½ billion organisation in its own right with around 2,500 staff across the UK and worldwide. Not only does it run, build, maintain and keep secure a vast array of applications and infrastructure, but it is continually looking for ways to reinvent Barclays IT and provide leading edge technology that will give us competitive edge.

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Human Resources
HR works in partnership with the Group's businesses, helping them to find, attract and retain the best people. The team offers two types of service. The first is an operational service directed at individuals, usually line managers or employees. The second is transformational, and is used by internal business clients to improve the performance of their people and business.

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Finance
The Finance team works with businesses from across the Group to ensure that we are managing our own finances in the most efficient way. This includes putting consistent financial processes in place, making sure the business receives timely performance reports and offering support on all financial matters.

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Risk
Our Risk team operates across the Group dealing with all types of risk and risk management. Risk management is a vital component of our business - rather than preventing people from taking risks, it enables our businesses to understand the risks they face and manage them accordingly.

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Communications and Marketing
Our Communications function includes the following teams: Internal Communications and Editorial, Community and Public Relations, Events, Chief Operating Office and Public Policy. Marketing is split between London, Coventry, Northampton as well as regional and international offices, and is made up of Central Marketing Centres of Excellence, UK Banking Marketing and other Cluster Marketing teams.

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