Technical assistance to the Rural Impulse Fund II

Client: 
EIB
Position: 
Operations and Risk Management Expert
Region: 
Africa
Country: 
ACP
Languages: 
English
Nationality: 
open
Status: 
Tenders
Deadline: 
Monday, May 23, 2011
Description: 

The specific objective of this Contract is to support an effective and efficient use of the RIF II TA Facility towards the provision of tailor-made TA operations for RIF II portfolio MFIs in ACP region, including improvement on operational, strategic, financial, managerial, organizational areas, product design and outreach methodologies for rural areas.

Qualifications: 

The Operations and Risk Management Expert will be mostly responsible for the implementation of TA operations related to relevant fields and will report to the Project Manager. He/she will have the following minimum background/experience: Qualifications and Skills: Professional qualification or university degree in the area of Finance and/or Economics Excellent command of English, including effective spoken presentation and written reporting abilities Knowledge of French is seen as an additional asset Professional Experience: Proven track record in similar assignments. Extensive experience in microfinance, and specifically in the fields of operations and risk management of MFIs (at least 8 years, of which at least 3 years of experience in ACP region) with extensive experience in the following areas: Credit methodology Product development and management Credit risk and portfolio management Internal audit development HR training and development Rural microfinance (agricultural microlending, rural product design, outreach methodology) Experience as a trainer and/or in capacity building Personality commensurate with the functions and attitudes of a senior adviser in a foreign environment Sensitivity to multi-cultural environments

Start / Duration: 

July 2011 until September 2014: minimum 100 working days over a period of up to 36 calendar months

Contact: 

If you are interested to cooperate with us in this EIB funded tender please send you most recent CV to Barbara.Braun [at] afci.de Thank you!