Jobs at Afreximbank via CA Global

Responsibilities:

• Prepare the annual Regional Marketing Plan derived from the Bank’s Strategic Plan for Management’s Approval
• Implement regional strategies for entering various segments of the trade finance market and investment banking
• Implement marketing plans across the region and actively securing mandates and business, as approved by the Bank
• Review and evaluate credit proposals from the region and make recommendations to management on the same
• Represent the Bank in executive meetings, for a; producing presentations of professional standards
• Support the Administrative Services Department to manage the staff, Bank’s assets and property at the branch
• Maintain and improve the Bank’s image in the region

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Post graduate degree in Business Administration, Banking or Finance OR a post graduate professional qualification in Banking from a recognized University
• At least 10 years’ experience. Candidate must demonstrate experience working in the major trade finance products to be offered to clients such as syndication, co-financing, club deals, correspondent banking products including letters of credit, factoring, forfaiting, structured trade finance, carbon financing, corporate finance risk participations, project-related financing and considerable knowledge of how these work
• Ability to interact with senior officials of banks, corporates and governments and to represent the Bank in important professional fora where oral presentation of papers will be necessary to high level technical and professional audiences
• Fluency in English with knowledge of the Bank's other working languages (Arabic, French & Portuguese) an added advantage 
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including ability to organize and manage human resources to attain goals

Contractual information:

• Permanent role
• Willing and able to relocate to Abuja
• Willing to travel extensively and to work long hours where required in order to achieve the Bank's objectives
• Ability to communicate and function in a culturally diverse and change oriented setting
• Ability to interact with senior officials of banks, corporates and governments

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If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.
 
For any further information please get in contact with:
Hugo Lambrecht
hugo [at] caglobalint [dot] com
Managing Director: Banking, Finance, Insurance & Legal
The CA Global Banking, Insurance, Legal & Finance division is a division of the CA Global Group

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Responsibilities:

• The role of the position holder will be to participate in drawing up annual business development plans in trade finance, corporate banking and export development programmes and to assist in implementing these plans with support from the Regional Manager.
• Originating and completing trade finance transactions across a spectrum of sectors in different countries in liaison with the branch teams and with support from the Regional Manager;
• Participate in the preparation of annual business development plans, covering all aspects of the Bank’s business cycle as espoused in the Bank’s strategic plan;
• Translate business development plans into real business for the Bank from all segments of trade finance, corporate banking and export development market e.g. Factoring; Forfaiting; Remittance-backed business;  Investment Banking; Project Finance etc.
• Design schemes and road-shows for establishing market presence with emphasis on broadening the geographic scope of the Bank’s activities.
• Work closely with the Credit and Legal departments to ensure that response time for originated deals are as short as possible and turned around within the required time
• Cultivate and manage relationships with key clients in the region with appropriate relationship management skills over the length of the business cycle i.e. from origination, disbursement to facility expiry.
• Establishing ties with market participants including international banks, African financial institutions, (trade finance intermediaries), corporates and commodity boards and organizations.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by senior management

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Post graduate degree in Business Administration, Banking or Finance from a recognized University or a professional qualification in Banking or International Trade Finance;
• Sound experience of at least 8 years with a leading organisation and familiarity with the major trade finance products to be offered to clients especially syndication, co-financing, club deals, correspondent banking products including letters of credit, factoring, forfaiting, structured trade finance, carbon financing, corporate finance risk participations, project-related financing and considerable knowledge of how these work;
• Ability to communicate and function in a culturally diverse and change oriented setting and therefore knowledge of the workings of the main segments of the trade finance markets and the participants in major regions of Africa;
• Ability to meet senior officials of banks, corporates and governments and win their confidence that the specialist’s products will meet the needs of these parties;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and French. Knowledge of the Bank's other working languages is an added advantage
• Proven experience in marketing trade and project finance products. The candidate must demonstrate experience and knowledge of designing and selling structured trade finance products;
• Willingness to travel extensively and to work long hours where required in order to achieve the Bank's objectives;
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including ability to organize and manage human resources to attain goals.

If you wish to apply for the position please send your CV to Danelle le Roux: danelle [at] caglobalint [dot] com.
 
Please visit our website www.ca-finance.com or www.banking-recruitment-jobs.com for more exciting opportunities.
 
Danelle le Roux
Senior Banking and Financial Recruiter & Executive Search Specialist: Africa
CA Banking, Insurance & Finance is a division of the CA Global Group
 
If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.