EAST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Head of Investment
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| Job details |
| Reference number: EADB/HI/2013 |
| Job Title: Head of Investment | Supervisor: Director General |
| Location: Uganda – tenure up to three (3) years |
| Job summary |
| The Head of Investment is responsible for advising the EADB on how best to manage its funds in order to achieve its mandate, including the socio economic development of the East African region. The position’s primary roles are to assist the EADB acquire funds for investment, to assist and guide management in making astute investment decisions and to provide timely and accurate financial information. |
| Key responsibilities |
- Develop and implement the EADB’s investment strategy, policies and guiding principles to ensure that the department and the Bank operate within the EADB’s mandate.
- Develop and implement fund development plans and revenue generation strategies to enable the Bank meet its financial objectives.
- Develop growth strategic initiatives for the Bank including market expansion opportunities and present them to the Director General and the Board for consideration.
- Devise means of acquiring funds for the Bank and ensure that it has the necessary funds to meet its business and operational requirements.
- Advise management on investment decisions and management of associated risks to ensure that all investments yield the projected returns.
- Actively assess the market place to understand the EADB’s market needs to facilitate the development of suitable investment products.
- Liaise with the Bank’s clients to understand their strategies and needs to effectively support and align their investment needs to the EADB’s investment goals and financial objectives.
- Establish appropriate financial models to address the client needs and support solution delivery.
- In collaboration with the communication team, develop strategies of generating demand for the EADB’s products and services.
- Liaise with decision makers to understand the strategic direction and development focus of the member states in order to position the EADB appropriately to contribute to that development.
- Conceptualize, negotiate and document innovative alliances/ business arrangements with development partners.
- Market the EADB internationally in order to attract investment partners to enable the Bank achieve its mandate.
- Match investment partner interests with the EADB’s financial needs at the lowest cost whilst ensuring that the EADB’s values and mandate are not compromised.
- Study and anticipate market trends in order to provide effective investment advisory services to internal and external stakeholders.
- Conceptualize, structure and negotiate complex business transactions on behalf of the Bank.
- Monitor and ensure that the EADB promptly repays its debts and meets all other financial and statutory obligations.
- Continuously assess the performance of the EADB’s investments and document/ communicate the returns and impact to East Africa’s development.
- Collaborate with finance, risk, legal and operations staff to build a congruent team of investment bankers and deliberately share investment knowledge to unify the team’s vision and objectives.
- Research local, regional and international regulations and trends to determine their impact to the EADB’s investments.
- Ensure availability of economic information to facilitate investment decisions.
- Advocate for and participate in development and/ or review of financial policies at local, regional and international level that support the EADB’s mandate.
- Account for and report the EADB’s investment performance to the Director General and the Board on a quarterly and annual basis.
- Participate in stakeholder management to meet partner and client expectations and facilitate stakeholder retention.
- Perform any other duties assigned by Management.
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