Position Summary
This position focuses on providing support to the specific region in the implementation of business development strategies and plans to meet the department’s revenue targets.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Business Development
Assist the Business Development officer (BDO) to identify and develop new business proposals to meet the department’s volumes of guarantees issued, revenue targets and social impacts;
Use multiple prospecting methods to generate deals, set up sales meetings and pitch appropriate solution-offerings to prospects;
Assist the BD Officer to conduct full credit reviews of financial institutions and corporations;
Actively involved in preparation of guarantee requests for presentation and approval by the relevant approval bodies;
Assist the Business Development Officer to manage the Guarantee process cycle right from Lead
Generation, Credit appraisal which includes credit/risk rating of the Country, Transaction, Lender
and Borrower on the basis of business & financial analysis, due diligence and site visits;
Assist the Region Head in developing and managing relationships with AGF partner lending institutions to meet their guarantee requirements;
Assist to manage and efficiently handle all guarantee claims applications sent by our Partner Lending Institutions (PFI)
Work with the Region Head to develop a Proactive Customer Relationship Management in order to support AGF’s guarantee products utilization by our PFIs
Monitor the PFIs’ submissions of periodic reports to AGF in a timely manner
Monitor the PFIs’ payment of invoice fees in due time
In addition to the above duties, the Assistant Business Development Officer may be required to perform other related or unrelated duties based on the company’s needs.
Desirable Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experiences
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Banking, Finance, or Business Administration, CFA;
A minimum of three (3) years of experience in a financial institution or in financial services;
Excellent knowledge in Financial Analysis;
Ability to compile and report results of activities;
Demonstrated track record in business development and portfolio management with focus in
consultative and solution-oriented sales and marketing approaches;
Demonstrated experience as client-facing staff.
Additional eligibility, critical competencies and desired characteristics
Bilingual – Fluent in English and French
Excellent financial analysis skills;
Ability to work independently and with teams;
Self-driven individual;
Excellent IT skills;
Ability to work in a professionally and culturally diverse setting;
Willingness to travel;
Good knowledge of private equity environment is an added advantage.
Eligibility
The position is open to bilingual French and English speakers from any African country.
Apply on email, sending one document including a cover letter summarizing their relevance to this position, a full C.V. names and contact information of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to:
recruitment@africanguaranteefund.com . “Application for Assistant Business Development Officer” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email message. Applications will be considered until 10thOctober 2021.
Only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about us at:www.africanguaranteefund.coM
Apply via :
recruitment@africanguaranteefund.com
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