Job Title: Head of
Operations
Operations
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 Head of
Operations is primarily responsible for directing all the Bank’s lending
activities in the region, and shall take full accountability for the overall
performance of the Operations Department. The position ensures strategic
relevance, economic justification, sustainability and quality of the Bank’s
lending operations as well as the establishment, monitoring and evaluation of
service standards.
Operations is primarily responsible for directing all the Bank’s lending
activities in the region, and shall take full accountability for the overall
performance of the Operations Department. The position ensures strategic
relevance, economic justification, sustainability and quality of the Bank’s
lending operations as well as the establishment, monitoring and evaluation of
service standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Offer
strategic leadership to the Operations department and guide all its
activities to support the Bank’s growth strategies and achieve projected
business results. - Initiate,
establish and maintain the Bank’s operating policies and procedures;
monitor and ensure their regular update and consistent application. - Drive
operational processes, maintaining effectiveness and efficiencies while
monitoring compliance to relevant local and international regulations as
well as total client satisfaction. - Design
a risk management framework for the department and supervise activities to
ensure that the risks associated with the Bank’s new project lending,
equity investments, asset leasing and guarantee operations are clearly
identified, are acceptable and that appropriate mitigation measures are
instituted. - Institute
regular quality checks and assessment on the Bank’s portfolio and prepare
monthly reports showing the portfolio status. - Design
project appraisal policies and guidelines to ensure that the quality of
appraisals is at international standards enabling management to make the
right investment decisions. - Design
disbursement and supervision policies, monitor the performance of all
projects financed by the Bank and initiate/ authorise immediate remedial
actions where problems are identified. - Establish
and maintain clear project performance metrics to track and evaluate loan
portfolio quality, efficiency of the operations systems and the
performance of staff against stated business objectives. - Develop
and manage a team of highly skilled professionals and motivate them to
grow the bank’s business and deliver quality results. - Monitor
daily operations in order to ensure the achievement of a firm level of
compliance to internal controls and
adherence to the highest standards of quality both within the processes
and in the services to clients - Perform
any other tasks assigned by management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant should possess a good Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Engineering
, Banking, Finance, Business Administration or other relevant degree on
a full-time programme from a
recognised university - Possession
of a Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Development
Studies, Engineering or any related field from a recognised university - Professional
qualifications in a related field (e.g. CFA, ACCA, CPA, ACIB) - A minimum of fifteen (15) years’
experience in project cycle management with specific competences in
project finance, structuring and negotiation, project appraisal and
supervision in a commercial, merchant, or development banking environment. - At
least seven (7) years’ experience in a senior management role in a major
banking institution - Possess
excellent analytical skills in particular financial modeling skills - Profound,
practical hands on structuring
experience earned through the development of large projects in infrastructure and industry;
and - Extensive
knowledge of project cycle management (project analysis, monitoring and
evaluation). - Clean
record of service in the banking industry with specific expertise in
project planning and credit management. - Superior
business management and negotiation skills - Strategic
leadership skills with demonstrated ability to drive a team to execute and
deliver business objectives - Strong
decision-making, conflict resolution and problem solving skills - Logical
and conceptual thinking - Business
acumen and results orientation - Excellent
communications skills (oral, written and formal presentations) - Networking
skills, Tact and Diplomacy - Possess
the ability influence at senior government levels (national, regional and
international) - Organisational
awareness and commitment
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
Email: [email protected]
Deadline: Wednesday 21 May 2014
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