TDB VOLUNTEER PROGRAM VACANCY
Established in 1985, the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) is a multilateral, treaty-based, investment-grade development finance institution, with 41 sovereign and institutional shareholders and assets of approximately USD 8 billion. TDB Group is an autonomous COMESA-based institution and currently serves 22 economies in eastern and southern Africa region, with the mandate to foster trade, regional economic integration, and sustainable development.
The TDB Volunteer Program is an initiative of TDB Group whose aim is to promote volunteerism as a mean for expanding and diversifying the talent pool available for the advancement of sustainable development in TDB Group’s Member States. The TDB Volunteer Program seeks to attract qualified and highly motivated volunteers, with outstanding technical, professional and leadership qualities, to support the work of TDB Group through its various constituent business units and affiliated institutions. The TDB Volunteer Program is administered by the Trade and Development Fund (TDF), a subsidiary of TDB Group.
TDB Volunteers are not TDB Group staff members. They are neither subject to the TDB Group Staff Manual (The Staff Rules, Regulations and Conditions of Services) nor to the pay, benefits, or other conditions contained therein. They are nevertheless TDB personnel and are governed by the terms of the Conditions of Service for TDB Volunteers (CSTV), including any amendments that may result from future revisions of the CSTV.
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply for the subject position, under the TDB Group Volunteer Program.
ANALYST, COVERAGE (NATIONAL TDB VOLUNTEER)
Job Summary
The Analyst Coverage provides financial analysis, administrative, and technical support to the East Africa Coverage officers to advance TDB Group’s operations, grow its client coverage strategy and support revenue generation.
Job Specifications
The key roles and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Work with the Executive, Coverage and the broader team on developing new markets and business opportunities.
- Help screen projects at early stages for financial viability, risk, and developmental impact.
- Analyze operations and different business models in the relevant industry and support Coverage Officers in preparing country, sector and client strategy papers.
- Conduct industry, market, and company research including undertaking financial review and analysis of customers financial statements to assist with identifying customers’ needs and crafting bespoke solutions.
- Participate in all aspects of the deal approval process including due diligence, appraisal, and approvals.
- Prepare investment-related documents for internal and external audiences including pitchbooks.
- Perform analytics on markets, company performance, portfolio data and storage of market and other relevant information.
- Help design and maintain proper KPI database for portfolio companies and opportunities and internal KPIs including budgets and pipelines.
- Work on development and update of lessons learnt database and knowledge management materials.
- Support Coverage Officers during disbursement by proactively engaging with lending operations to ensure timely disbursement.
- Support various technical and clerical tasks in connection with the management and the closing of transactions handled by the department (e.g., producing documents, making, and receiving phone calls, and preparing and sharing correspondence, routing of documents, processing instructions and invoices to customers, etc.).
- Maintain transaction and customer information in accordance with applicable policy.
- Arrange and support meetings and follow up on tasks.
- Support various operation-related projects and initiatives in the department.
Qualifications and Competencies
· A Master’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Commerce, Engineering, or related field, with relevant professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CFA or equivalent as added advantage.
· A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in customer focused corporation in a customer facing role, including work experience in finance, banking, investment advisory.
· Robust analytical and quantitative orientation with financial modeling and conceptual skills encompassing finance, investment, risk management and corporate finance;
· Excellent problem solving, negotiation, organizational and planning skills.
· Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, manage dynamic priorities, strong professional independence, unquestionable integrity and able to work under pressure to deliver on strict deadlines with minimal supervision.
· A results-oriented individual with excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Fluency in English is a requirement. Knowledge of TDB’s other working languages (French or Portuguese) would be an added advantage.
Duty Station
The duty station for the role is Nairobi, Kenya. The candidate must be a national of the duty station country.
Application Procedure
Application package should include a cover letter, resume, academic and professional certificates, full contact address, and three reference names and addresses.
Interested and qualified candidates should express their interest by submitting their applications by 23 April 2023 through the TDB Career Website.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted further. TDB Group is an equal opportunities employer, within the framework of the TDB Group Charter.
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