Job description
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank previously known as the PTA Bank and now re-branded and trading as Trade Development Bank (TDB) is a specialized African multilateral financial institution serving most of the Eastern and Southern Africa states and corporations.
TDB’s objective is to provide short, medium and long-term financing to viable trade, projects and infrastructure finance activities in member states.
TDB aims to attract and retain exceptionally talented professionals by offering a conducive working environment and attractive salaries and benefits. In line with its growth strategy, TDB is looking for self-motivated and results oriented professionals to join a team committed to building a world class financial institution aimed at promoting trade, economic development and regional integration. Interested and qualified candidates from TDB’s member states are therefore invited to apply for the subject position:
Program Overview
The Young Professionals Program is designed to attract a pool of young and talented multi-disciplinary individuals from TDB member countries, with outstanding academic, and leadership and professional qualities. The program provides participants with a well-structured intervention that is designed to further develop their professional and leadership capabilities and to support the Bank in meeting its operational requirements in the medium to long term.
Location
During the initial year on the program, Young Professionals (YPs) will be based at the Bank’s Nairobi regional office. The second year may be spent in one of the Bank’s other offices in Mauritius, Burundi, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe.
Minimum Requirements:
Nationality:
Be a national of a Trade and Development Bank member country.
Age:
35 years or younger in the year of joining the program
Education and Experience:
Hold a Master’s degree with at least three (3) years of relevant professional work experience in areas related to TDB Operations.
Area of Specialization:
Economics, Finance, Commerce, Accounting, Risk Management, plus other operational specialisations relevant in the banking industry
Language Requirements:
Be fluent in English. Working knowledge of French or Portuguese an added advantage
Additional Requirements:
Aptitude to work in a multi-cultural environment
Commitment and passion for African development
Strong communication and client orientation/client centricity
Leadership Capability
International country experience – having or lived elsewhere from home country
Program Duration:
The program offers a two-year contract that includes a rotational component as required across different functional areas within The Bank, as well as on-the-job work experience. Training will commence with on boarding. Formal training as well as mentorship and coaching will be included.
Compensation and Benefits:
YPs will be placed on the professional entry level and will receive salaries commensurate with this job grade – salaries are paid in US dollars. Furthermore, candidates may be eligible for a suite of benefits including health, life and other insurance products.
Graduation:
Graduation from the program will be based on successful completion of all training coursework, as well as the achievement of satisfactory performance on assigned tasks. Selection for the YPP does not guarantee future employment with the Bank although all effort will be made to retain suitable candidates according to the Bank’s business requirements.
Applications will go through a thorough and rigorous screening process that will result in a short-list of CVs to form part of the interview process.
Selection Process:
April 2018 : Open application periodMay 2018 : Candidate selection and interviewJuly 2018 : Successful candidates commence program
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