Trade Finance Expert - Technical assistance project for Financial Institution

The objective of the Facility is to support ACP partner countries and regional institutions in their structured public-private dialogue process in order to improve the trade and business environment, including by supporting public-private dialogue processes. The Facility is part of the third pillar of the European Union's External Investment Plan ("Improving the Investment Climate") and contributes to improving the business climate by supporting reforms with a view to sustainability and on the basis of public-private dialogue (PPD).

For this tender we are looking for a Trade Finance Expert with previous experience in the following:

  • Providing capacity building and training to financial institutions´ employees in Trade finance;
  • Preparing training materials on Trade Finance covering specific topics related to regulatory and organizational implications of Trade Finance operations;
  • Knowledge dissemination in the following topics:international trade risks in emerging markets; Financing trade in challenging markets; Pre-finance – what can go wrong; Payables-centric solutions; Warehouse/Inventory Finance; Receivables-centric solutions; Risks in commodity Trade contracts; INCOTERMS & Transport Documents; Marine Cargo Insurance; Commodity Price Hedging; FX Risk; Fraud; Dilution Risk relating to the topic.
Qualifications: 

Qualification and Skills:

  • University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Banking, or related field;
  • Fluency in French and English is required;
  • Computer literate;
  • Excellent leadership and organizational skills;

General Professional Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in institutional support, capacity building;
  • Knowledge of the financial sector in Africa. Knowledge of the challenges of working with development banks would be a plus;
  • Minimum 10 years experience in trade finance in developing countries, ideally in West Africa;
  • Minimum 5 years experience in the use of blended training techniques (face-to-face + online), and a good understanding of the challenges of adapting traditional training to these new formats;

Specific Professional Experience

  • Excellent knowledge of the regulatory and organizational implications of trade finance operations;
  • Practical experience and proven track record in organizing and delivering professional training/coaching programs in trade finance-related topics.
Start / Duration: 

The services will take place until June 2022.

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