African Guarantee Fund Feb Jobs

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF), a Pan African non-bank financial institution was established in 2010 by the African Development Bank, the governments of Denmark and Spain, to contribute to economic development and poverty reduction in Africa through improved access to finance and long-term credit for SMEs.

AGF will target financial institutions that wish to increase their lending to SMEs with a mix of guarantee products.

The institution will also provide support for capacity development of partner lending institutions to improve their SME lending capacity as well as business development providers to help SMEs improve their business management skills and bankability.

AGF will manage the guarantee facility and operate according to market principles.

Currently headquartered in Mauritius and operating out of Nairobi, its Kenyan Branch, AGF has ambitious expansion plans to cover the whole of Africa over the next 5 years.

AGF requires a highly skilled and motivated talent base in order to succeed. We are thus seeking to recruit the following;

Bilingual Receptionist / Switchboard Telephone Operator

With a minimum of 3 years’ experience preferably in an international multi-cultural organization.This ¡s a new position and the incumbent will be the first client interface point for the organization.

Reporting to The Administration Officer, the Bilingual Receptionist and Switchboard Telephone Operator,will be expected to manage the Reception Area; the Switchboard for all incoming and outgoing calls; managing lines and reporting faults; maintaining and updating directories; taking and passing on messages; as well as carrying out basic Administrative/Secretarial tasks.

Educational Requirements:

• Diploma in Business Administration/ Secretarial Studies (minimum).
  
• Advanced training in MS-Office software, particularly Word, Excel and Access is essential.

Work Experience:

• At least 5 years progressively responsible experience in office administration.
  
• It is desirable that this should include experience in receptionist duties, maintenance of sensitive data in manual and electronic form, basic bookkeeping, and organization e.g. official functions, travel and meetings.Work experience in an international environment is desirable.

Languages: English and French are the two working languages. For this post, fluency ¡n English is required.Working knowledge of French language is desirable.

Other Desirable Skills: Other desirable skills are: customer care, on-line document / information searching and retrieval, editing and proof reading of documents, drafting internal and external communications, and making presentations.

Administration Officer

Reporting to The Chief Financial Officer, the Administration Officer will be responsible for the provision of comprehensive administrative services including but not limited to purchasing and procurement, vendor/supplier contract and relationship management, general administrative services, facilities, property or space management.

He/She will also be expected to plan, direct, and coordinate activities of supplier, purchasing of materials, products and services on behalf of AGF according to its available budget for each department.

Additionally, he/she will be analyzing market and delivery systems, manage procurement budgets, develop and implement purchasing and contract management policies, administer on-line purchasing systems, among others.

Major tasks will involve;

• Managing Operating Budget;
• Overseeing Facilities,Technology and Materials Requirements and Utilization;
• Implementing and Supporting Services, including Procurement of Supplies and Services,Travel, ICT and Supplier / Vendor Contract and Relationship Management;
• General Administrative Functions; and
• Any other duties assigned by Management.

Key Competencies

• Sound Administration, and Procurement skills and capabilities;
• Strong Operational Budget Management and Reporting Capabilities;
• Strong property and space management capabilities;
• Very good support services experience;
• Attention to detail as well as very good problem solving capabilities;
• A Team Player; and
• Very good communication and interpersonal relationship attributes.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, or any other Social Sciences based Degree or their equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Masters Degree in Business Administration from a recognized institution;
• Professional Qualifications ¡n Administration, Purchasing and Supplies, will be an added advantage.
• At least 5 years relevant experience

Junior Credit Analyst

Reporting to The Senior Credit Analyst, the position holder’s role will among others, involve carrying out credit analysis of banks and other non bank financial institutions to determine whether they meet AGF’s facility extension criteria for its SME loan
guarantees and other facilities.

The Junior Credit Analyst will in particular, perform the following functions;

• Analysis of financial statements to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit facilities;
• Review of Credit Standards and Culture ¡n client Financial Institutions;
• Loan Portfolio Reviews in order to asses quality;
• Preparation of Credit Approval Requests for review by superiors; and
• Management of assigned portfolio.

Key Competencies

• Very good Financial Modeling and Computer skills;
• Experience with the use of the CAMEL Framework;
• Good Stress Testing and Sensitivity Analysis skills;
• Ability to effectively deal with conflicting priorities and multiple tasks;
• Team Player;
• Very Good Communications and interpersonal skills; and
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance option), Economics, Finance or Business Administration;
• Full professional accounting qualifications and a member of a professional body;
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications;
• At least 3 years relevant experience.

Junior Auditor

Reporting to The Internal Auditor, the position holder will be responsible for the timely execution of risk-based internal audits in accordance with annual audit plans, as well as assisting with other audit matters and assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting risk assessments of assigned departments or functional areas within the required timelines;
• Establishing risk-based audit programs;
• Determining review scopes in conjunction with the Internal Auditor;
• Reviewing suitability of internal controls;
• Conducting audit testing of specified areas and identifying reportable issues and dimension of risk;
• Determining compliance with policies and procedures;
• Communicating findings to the Internal Auditor; and
• Any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Internal Auditor.

Key Competencies

• Hands on experience in developing and managing audit plans and strategies;
• Strong Risk-Based audit capabilities;
• Very good knowledge of and experience with General Accounting Principles, International Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Planning and Management, Financial Scheduling and Audit Reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting;
• Professional Accounting Qualification;
• Strong Analytical,Written/Oral, Communication, Interpersonal and Relationship Building skills;
• Ability to handle multiple assignments under pressure while meeting tight deadlines;
• At least 3 years relevant experience through a public accounting/auditing firm (Big Four a plus) or financial industry experience.

To apply for these positions, please send your applications (by e-mail only) to info@africanguaranteefund.com with the position title placed ¡n the subject line, by close of business Friday 2 March, 2012.

Please include your Curriculum Vitae containing details of your qualifications, experience, present position, current and expected remuneration as well as copies of professional/academic certificates.

Include day and evening telephone numbers, e-mail address, names and address of three references.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.