Employment at Trade and Development Bank

The Trade and Development Bank (TDB), formerly known as PTA Bank, is a specialized African
financial institution serving most of the Eastern and Southern African regions. The Bank’s objective
is to provide short, medium and long term financing to viable projects and trade finance activities in
member states, including equity finance and guarantees. The Bank’s vision is to become a world
class financial institution contributing to the economic growth and prosperity of the Eastern and
Southern African region through provision of trade, projects and infrastructure finance.
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, the Bank is looking
for self-motivated and results-oriented professionals to join a team committed to building a worldclass financial institution. Interested and qualified candidates from the Bank’s member states are therefore invited to apply for the following position:

INFORMATION SERVICES/TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

Job Summary:
Reporting to the Principal Information Services Officer, or his designate, the Information Services
Assistant will have cross-cutting responsibilities between the Business Systems Development and
Infrastructure & Service Delivery functions within the Information Services/Technology Unit.
The position holder will mainly be involved in the development, maintenance and support of the
Bank’s SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP ERP) system. However duties would also involve
ICT infrastructure support and maintenance including local and wide-area networks, and telephony,
as well as virtual server & storage systems. Other responsibilities would include an end-user
support/help-desk role.

Job Specifications:

 A Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or
Management Information Systems;
 Hands-on/good working knowledge of SAP ERP in the following areas is mandatory:
 ABAP/SAP language programming
 Workflow Configuration and Maintenance
 ICT Infrastructure skills in the following areas is also a requirement:
 Networking and Communications;
 Server Virtualization and Storage Systems;
 Windows Server Environment including Active Directory management and MS
Exchange.
 A minimum of five years in total of job-related experience with demonstrable track record;
 Key competencies include: technical aptitude; troubleshooting ability/methodical and
disciplined approach to problem solving; independence to work under minimal supervision;
strong skills in business analysis is an advantage; ability to work in a multi-cultural setting.

Applications should include: a resume clearly detailing how the stated work experience relates to
the job requirements set out above (SAP project implementation experience should be indicated),
recent passport size photo, full contact address and the names and addresses of three referees to
recruitment@tdbgroup.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

TDB is an equal opportunities employer. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications can be sent directly to the above e-mail address, on or before 14
th July 2017.This being a re-advertisement, previous applicants need not apply.