East African Development Bank (EADB) Jobs - Head of Operations
Organisation: East African Development Bank (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.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.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 clientsPerform 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 universityPossession of a Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Development Studies, Engineering or any related field from a recognised universityProfessional 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 institutionPossess excellent analytical skills in particular financial modeling skillsProfound, practical hands on structuring experience earned through the development of large projects in infrastructure and industry; andExtensive 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 skillsStrategic leadership skills with demonstrated ability to drive a team to execute and deliver business objectivesStrong decision-making, conflict resolution and problem solving skillsLogical and conceptual thinkingBusiness acumen and results orientationExcellent communications skills (oral, written and formal presentations)Networking skills, Tact and DiplomacyPossess the ability influence at senior government levels (national, regional and international)Organisational awareness and commitmentIf 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 applications should be addressed to:.P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.keDeadline: Wednesday 21 May 2014
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