Job Title: Head of
Investment
Investment
Organisation: East African
Development Bank (EADB)
Development Bank (EADB)
Duty Station: Kampala, 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
Investment will be responsible for advising EADB on how best to manage its
funds in order to achieve its mandate including the socio economic development
of the East African region. The position’s primary roles are to assist EADB
acquire funds for investment, to assist and guide management in making astute
investment decisions and to provide timely and accurate financial information.
Investment will be responsible for advising EADB on how best to manage its
funds in order to achieve its mandate including the socio economic development
of the East African region. The position’s primary roles are to assist EADB
acquire funds for investment, to assist and guide management in making astute
investment decisions and to provide timely and accurate financial information.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop
and implement EADB’s investment strategy, policies and guiding principles
to ensure that the department and the Bank operate within EADB’s mandate. - Develop
and implement fund development plans and revenue generation strategies to
enable the Bank meet its financial objectives. - Develop
growth strategic initiatives for the Bank including market expansion
opportunities and present them to the Director General and the Board for
consideration. - Devise
means of acquiring funds for the Bank and ensure that it has the necessary
funds to meets its business and operational requirements. - Advise
management on investment decisions and management of associated risks to
ensure that all investments yield the projected returns. - Actively
assess the market place to understand EADB’s market needs to facilitate
the development of suitable investment products. - Work
closely with EADB’s clients to understand their strategies and needs to
effectively support and align their investment needs to EADB’s investment
goals and financial objectives. - Establish
appropriate financial models to address the client needs and support
solution delivery. - Work
in collaboration with the communication team, develop strategies of
generating demand for EADB’s products and services. - Work
closely with key Bank decision makers to understand the strategic
direction and development focus of the member states in order to position
EADB appropriately to contribute to that development. - Conceptualize,
negotiate and document innovative alliances/ business arrangements with
development partners. - Market
the EADB internationally in order to attract investment partners to enable
the Bank achieve its mandate. - Match
investment partner interests with EADB financial needs at the lowest cost
whilst ensuring that EADB’s values and mandate are not compromised. - Intuitively
study and anticipate market trends in order to provide effective
investment advisory services to internal and external stakeholders. - Conceptualize,
structure and negotiate complex business transactions on behalf of the
Bank. - Monitor
and ensure that EADB promptly repays its debts and meets all other
financial and statutory obligations. - Continuously
assess the performance of EADB’s investments and document/ communicate the
returns and impact to East Africa’s development. - Collaborate
with finance, risk, legal and operations staff to build a congruent team
of investment bankers and deliberately share investment knowledge to unify
the team’s vision and objectives. - Research
local, regional and international regulations and trends to determine
their impact to EADB’s investments. Ensure availability of economic
information to facilitate investment decisions. - Advocate
and lobby for and participate in development and/ or review of financial
policies at local, regional and international level that support EADB’s
mandate. - Account
for and report EADB’s investment performance to the Director General and
the Board on a quarterly and annual basis. - Participate
in stakeholder management to meet partner and client expectations and
facilitate stakeholder retention. - Perform
any other duties assigned by Management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant should hold a good Bachelor’s degree in Economics
(Econometrics), Mathematics (with a financial specialisation), Commerce (accounting option) or other
relevant degree from a recognised University; - Possession
of a Master’s degree in accounting, business, or finance from a recognised
University; - Attained
formal accounting qualification (CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or CIPFA) from
a recognised accounting body and membership in the relevant professional
body; - At
least ten years’ experience heading a finance function in a large
development or investment or multinational bank, and a minimum of three
years working in the Treasury Department of a similar financial
institution with a track record of success in business and financial
management. - Extensive
knowledge of development finance and astute investment management is
required. - Past
exposure and experience in managing a portfolio of currencies; experience
in resource mobilisation and capital markets transactions in particular; - Expert
knowledge of financial and accounting procedures preferably in a
development finance institution; knowledge of International Financial
Reporting Standards, International Public Sector Accounting Standards and
International Standards on Auditing required; - Prior
experience in treasury operations; asset/liability management; swap book
management and liability funding; credit management, funds transfer
pricing and product pricing. - Practical
experience in concluding resource mobilization transactions in the local
and international capital markets, donor community and IT literacy. - The
applicant should be familiar with structuring and negotiating
documentation for complex transactions. Such documents include
transactions agreements and security documentation for, but not limited
to, secured and unsecured cross border lending and borrowing
transactions, swaps and derivative
transactions, cross border capital market or corporate finance
transactions (bonds, IPOs). - Possess
a strong financial acumen, drive, strategic vision, inspirational
leadership qualities, and proven capacity to manage multi-discipline and
multi-national teams and to deliver success through change management. - Good
oral and written communication skills; - Strong
problem-solving and decision-making skills; - Business
acumen; - Team
leadership skills; - Results
orientation; and - High
degree of personal integrity
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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