M/SME Training Expert - Technical Assistance Programme to various EIB Financial Sector Operations in Southern Africa Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi and Botswana
Objectives of the role: The M/SME Training Expert will work in collaboration with the Key Expert team to provide the required technical assistance to the financial sector operations in the Southern Africa region, specifically in Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi and Botswana. The role will include (but is not limited to) the implementation of the 4 main project components which include the assurance of the smooth flow of the Global Loan Allocation Request from the EIB's Financial Intermediary borrowers, the provision of targeted capacity building to financial intermediaries, the organisation or various M/SME support actions aimed at raising the level of financial literacy and management capacity and, finally, the creation and implementation of extensive training curricula and launch training programmes for financial intermediaries and M/SMEs.
Length of the project: 36 months
Start Date: November 2014
Qualifications and Skills:
- University degree, preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Banking, or related field; or equivalent professional experience
- Speak/write English with native level proficiency
- Fluency in Portuguese would be highly advantageous
General Professional Experience:
- Minimum of 8 years in the financial and credit analysis function in a M/SME department of a commercial bank, or a consulting firm specialising in M/ SME banking activities
- Experience in organising and delivering training events for M/ SMEs in order to promote financial literacy, improv e managerial capacity and build entrepreneurship skills of SMEs in order to help them present bankable projects to FIs
- Advanced skills in financial analysis and financial reporting
Specific Professional Experience:
- Practical experience and proven track record in organising and delivering M/SME training programmes and development of curricula and training materials with the aim of enhancing teaching and research capacity in MSME financing
- Good analytical skills in M/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)
- Good analytical skills in economic and SME project finance planning and implementation, fully conversant with market and financial analysis risk analysis techniques with the and ability to implement computer based models to analyse balance sheets and calculate key financial ratios for lending analysis
- A good network within the financial sector in Southern Africa would be an asset (Universities, Chambers of Commerce, Incubators and Banking/microfinance Institutions)
Deadline for Application: 20 th September 2014 'Please note that all profiles are indicative only and therefore subject to change once the ToR is made available.'
