Technical Assistance to Development Finance Corporation

The overall objective of the TA is to help DFC become an efficient, modern and accountable organization by supporting the implementation of, and ensuring the successful execution of improved enterprise risk management.

The specific objective of this Technical Assistance operation is to build risk management capacity within the DFC by transferring best industry practice on the following topics:

• Providing, in conjunction with the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), necessary guidance to both Board and Management on the most appropriate principles of enterprise wide risk management for a development bank. This includes the development of necessary protocols and rating models to identify and mitigate the credit, interest rate, liquidity, market, strategic and other operational risks to which DFC is exposed;

• Advising, in conjunction with the CRO, on an appropriate organisational structure of the newly established division of risk management;

• Reviewing the policies and procedures with respect to the credit delivery, credit administration and loan recovery functions and related services;

• Advising, supervising and providing training to the Chief Risk Officer; and to other DFC staff according to the training needs assessment

• Strengthening of DFC’s treasury function through the implementation of the tools and processes required for effective asset and liability management including interest rate, funding and liquidity management.

 

Qualifications: 
  • University degree, preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Banking, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
  • Speak/write English with native level proficiency.
  • Good management skills, preferably in the financial and risk management in a credit department / corporate lending department of a commercial bank, or a consulting firm specialising in MSME capacity building activities with a minimum of 8 years.
  • Experience in organising events for risk management training 
  • Track record in managing risk management capacity building activities aimed at raising the level of financial literacy, improving managerial capacity and building entrepreneurship skills of risk management.
  • Good writing skills as well as ability to use the advanced functions of word to create reports and excel to create customised spreadsheets for financial analysis purposes and database management reporting purposes.
  • Good analytical skills in economic and SME project finance planning and implementation, fully conversant with market and financial analysis risk analysis techniques, and ability to implement computer based models to analyse balance sheets and calculate key financial ratios for lending analysis.
Start / Duration: 

open /  the initial period of execution of the contract shall be of 18 months.

Please send your most recent CV to

Barbara.Braun [at] afci.de

Thank you!

Please note that only shortlisted experts will be contacted