Deadline: 22 July, 2020
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Division Manager, Capital Markets and Financial Operations.
AfDB’s mission is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs).
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and effective people management
- Ensure that the division has strong controls and processes in place
- Lead and coordinate the formulation of the bank’s funding and investors relation strategy, and the preparation of the bank’s annual borrowing programmes
- Oversee and ensure regular review and update of the bank’s borrowing documentation and capital markets requirements
- Oversee the execution of the bank’s annual funding programme in capital markets in line with its funding and hedging strategy, conservative asset and liability management framework, policies, guidelines and benchmarks
- Lead and supervise the asset/liability management activities of the division
- Provide leadership in the analysis of capital market trends and their likely impact on the bank’s liability and derivatives portfolios
- Build and maintain the bank’s reputation in the capital markets by developing and maintaining contact with market participants
- Keep abreast of market developments
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics or a related quantitative discipline
- Eight years, minimum, of professional experience in international capital markets, specifically in fixed income markets
- Dynamic, achievement-focused leader and manager with an established performance record and extensive experience and understanding of global capital markets
- Ability to lead, guide, develop, mentor and motivate staff members to achieve optimum performance in their roles
- Ability to work with others to maximise team effectiveness and develop strong working relationships within and outside the bank
- Very strong ability to effectively cope with multiple demands and competing priorities under pressure
- Capacity to propose innovative and creative approaches to activities in order to enhance performance and create added benefits to the bank and its clients
- Capacity to plan strategically in an uncertain environment and achieve desired results timely
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Working knowledge of French is an advantage
To apply and for more information, click here.
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