Team Leader - Technical Assistance Programme to various EIB Financial Sector Operations in East and Central Africa

Position title: Team Leader - Technical Assistance Programme
About DAI: DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.
 
Job ID: #624815
Country:
    Kenya
    Rwanda
    Uganda
    United Republic of Tanzania
Theme:    Other
Job years of experience:    10+ years
Team Leader - Technical Assistance Programme to various EIB Financial Sector Operations in East and Central Africa


Objectives of the role: The Team Leader shall be responsible for the delivery of all services and deliverables under this contract. They will supervise the team mobilised for the production of deliverables under the project’s components, ensure quality management, and timely corrective action as required. It will be a full time position; they may also be called upon to provide training and mentoring support for the EIB’s PEFF Allocation Process.

Length of the project: 36 months Start Date: 5th May 2014

Qualifications and Skills: •University degree, preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Banking, or related field or equivalent professional experience •Preferably a Credit Training Graduate from a commercial bank’s credit training and management induction programme. •Speak/write English with native level proficiency •Good writing skills

General Professional Experience: •Good management skills, preferably in the financial and credit analysis function in a credit department/corporate lending department of a commercial bank with a minimum of 10 years in management •Ability to use the advanced functions of word to create reports and excel to create customised spreadsheets for financial analysis purposes and database management reporting purposes

Specific Professional Experience: •Minimum of 10 years professional experience within a commercial bank, with specific focus on financial analysis and corporate/SME lending, NPL management, identification of key lending risks, and participation in the drafting of loan contracts to mitigate and control identified risks •Relevant experience in technical assistance programmes for financial sector development outside the EU •Good analytical skills in economic and SME project finance planning and implementation (market and financial analysis risk analysis techniques, and ability to implement computer based models to analyse balance sheets, calculate key financial ratios, and make proactive recommendations in drafting loan documentation and security arrangements) •Practical experience and proven track record in organising and delivering professional bank training programmes and development of curricula and training materials •Together, the TL and DTL/KE should be able to cover all the requisite training topics. They should be able to provide proof that they have successfully delivered such training programmes (or Regional banks / developing markets in the case of regional experts), as well as developed the supporting training materials •Necessary computer skills to assist in the production of a loan exposure tracking database and management information report and excel training programme attendance/performance database and performance monitoring reports for EIB reporting

"Please note that all profiles are indicative only and therefore subject to change once the ToR is made available."

How to apply: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH13/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=DAINC&cws=1&rid=1265
Application Closing date: 31 Jan 2014