Organisation: East
African Development Bank (EADB)
African Development Bank (EADB)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Director
General
General
About EADB:
The East African Development
Bank (EADB) is an international development finance institution, whose mandate
is to promote the sustainable economic development of East Africans.
Shareholders of the EADB are Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, the African
Development Bank (AfDB), and other international financial institutions.
Bank (EADB) is an international development finance institution, whose mandate
is to promote the sustainable economic development of East Africans.
Shareholders of the EADB are Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, the African
Development Bank (AfDB), and other international financial institutions.
Job Summary: The
Principal/ Senior Investment Officer (Portfolio) will be responsible for guaranteeing
that the extension, servicing, monitoring and collection of loans and other
facilities (finance leases, equity investments, etc.) by the relevant operating
units, is done in strict adherence to set institutional standards and practices
as spelt out in the relevant investment policies, procedure manuals and client
agreements. The incumbent is also accountable for identifying, and mitigating
any process shortcomings to enable the Bank extend service and collect loans in
a safe and sound manner.
Principal/ Senior Investment Officer (Portfolio) will be responsible for guaranteeing
that the extension, servicing, monitoring and collection of loans and other
facilities (finance leases, equity investments, etc.) by the relevant operating
units, is done in strict adherence to set institutional standards and practices
as spelt out in the relevant investment policies, procedure manuals and client
agreements. The incumbent is also accountable for identifying, and mitigating
any process shortcomings to enable the Bank extend service and collect loans in
a safe and sound manner.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support
the development of disbursement policies and conditions as well as project
supervision guidelines and share the same with clients and investment
officers; - Assess
progress reports and recommend or deny disbursement; - Work
closely with investment officers to guide or provide technical assistance
to project promoters; - Evaluate
supervision reports and troubleshoot any problems detected. Carrying out periodic sample based rapid
portfolio reviews and stress tests as an early problem loan identification
mechanism; - Propose
solutions to pre-empt problems in the portfolio; - Identify
projects, clients showing signs of stress, delinquency or deteriorating
credit rating and in liaison with the responsible Country Manager,
transfer primary responsibility for managing the projects to the Workout
Unit; - Rigorously
track key covenants and terms and conditions contained in loan agreements
with borrowers and ensure that Project Officers are monitoring their
observance; - Track
the billing and repayment processes and ensure that concerned Investment
Officers make timely debt collection; - Conduct
portfolio analysis to establish the quality of the Bank’s portfolio and
propose change recommendations; - Research
and keep abreast with market movement, financial/ economic policies and
trends in the region, analyze their impact to the Bank’s investments and
propose interventions to management timeously; and - Perform
any other duties assigned by Management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
candidate should possess a good finance-related, engineering or other
numerate degree from a recognized university; - Professional
accounting or finance qualifications such as CPA, ACCA or CFA; - Relevant
Post graduate degree such as an MBA or Masters in Finance; - Seven
or more years of similar or relevant experience in a large commercial or
development bank, preferably engaged in long term funding or project
financing; of which three should be
at middle management level; - Hands-on
experience in originating, appraising and implementing projects in a
number of sectors is required; - Proven
track record and substantive experience of successful investment,
appraisal, analysis and recommendations is required; - Ability
to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environments and build effective
working relations and colleagues; - Strong
analytical and financial analysis skills and experience in using Financial
models; - Possess
the ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries and
work as team to meet strict timelines; - Significant
experience working with a large financial institution or multilateral
organization is required while International exposure is key; - High
level of integrity with a clean record of service; - Experience
in organizational/ business structuring/ restructuring; - Ability
to dialogue with senior policy makers and client representatives; and - Ability
to work independently and show professional judgment in carrying out
assigned tasks. - International
exposure will be an added advantage. - Self-motivated,
flexible, mature and articulate in speech and presentation - Excellent
analytical skills, problem identification and solving skills - Highly
innovative - Business
acumen with proven successful projects - Tact
, Diplomacy and Good networking skills - Good
negotiation skills with the ability to interact with and influence high
level decision makers. - Customer
service orientation - Results-orientation
and dedicated to growing the Bank’s business in East Africa - Fluent
in English but working knowledge of Kiswahili will be an added advantage.
How to Apply:
If you are a national of one of
the EADB member states and your career aspirations match the aforementioned job
role, please send your application via email, quoting the position on the
subject of the email or cover letter.
The cover letter should specify your suitability for the position that
you are applying for and the detailed CV should highlight relevant experience,
details of current and expected salary, a day time phone contact, email
address, and the names and telephone contacts of three professional referees.
the EADB member states and your career aspirations match the aforementioned job
role, please send your application via email, quoting the position on the
subject of the email or cover letter.
The cover letter should specify your suitability for the position that
you are applying for and the detailed CV should highlight relevant experience,
details of current and expected salary, a day time phone contact, email
address, and the names and telephone contacts of three professional referees.
The applications should be
addressed to:.
addressed to:.
Adept Systems,
Management Consultants,
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO
00100
00100
Deadline: Wednesday 21 May 2014
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