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  • Posted: Jun 26, 2015
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    The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a multilateral development finance institution established to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries. The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund. The AfDB’s missi...
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    Operations Assistant , OFSD.4

    Objectives

    The primary role of the Financial Sector Development Department (OFSD) is to help the regional member countries (RMCs) increase reach (e.g. financial inclusion), depth (e.g. financial intermediation), and breadth of financial systems (e.g. capital market, cross-border development). The mission of the Department has four long-term objectives: (i) development of a vibrant private sector through an inclusive access by households and enterprises to financial services; (ii) strengthening markets participants; (iii) developing efficient capital markets, and (iv) deepening regional financial integration.

    The Trade Finance Division (OSFD.4) oversees all the trade finance activities of the Bank.  The Division seeks to address the trade finance gap in Africa by providing guarantees and liquidity support to commercial and development finance Banks involved in trade finance, Corporates, as well as various economic actors including parastatals engaged in this critical sector, with the objective of broadening access to affordable financing in RMCs. The division leads project teams that identify, appraise and process trade finance related projects until first disbursement, at which point primary responsibility, is passed to the portfolio management division depending on the specific product.  The division also implements technical assistance and non-transactional programs in these areas.

    Duties and responsibilities

    The Operations assistant will work under the guidance and supervision of the Division Manager.

    Her/His duties and responsibilities will include:

    • Collects contributions from members of the Divisions and types the divisional annual budget;
    • Discuss with the Division Manager and allocates offices and office equipment to staff in the Division;
    • Provide support to the Trade Finance (TF) middle and back office functions including the following:
    1. Uploading monthly reports received from correspondent banks and RPA partners on the on the TF database;
    2. Generation of specific reports using statistical information available on the database e.g. measurement of development outcomes, intra-African trade and SME development etc;
    3. Monitoring transaction maturity and reconciliation of fee income earned under the Bank’s RPA arrangements; 
    • Monitor the implementation of various aspects of the Division’s administrative budget i.e. missions, representation, equipment, etc.;
    • Deliver personally certain directives of the Division Manager and ensure that various administrative instructions are executed;
    • Keeps a record of staff movements, such as official missions, excused absence, home leave, annual and sick leave;
    • Coordinate the Division mission program;
    • Draft replies to memorandum, faxes, letters, etc. of an administrative nature at the request of the Division Manager;
    • Perform various other related duties as assigned by the Division Manager.

    Selection Criteria

    • At least a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in in economics, finance, business administration, regional planning or in related fields;
    • Preferably a minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience;
    • Strong client orientation with commitment to results on the ground and operational experience;
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and good ability to communicate ideas effectively;
    • Excellent computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc;
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and/or French. A good working knowledge of the other language would be an added advantage;

    Method of Application

    Interested and suitably qualified candidates should click on preferred job titles to apply online.

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