Apply: AfDB Senior Treasury Officer

Deadline: 01 July, 2023

Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the role of Senior Treasury Officer.

AfDB’s mission is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction.

Responsibilities 

  • Ensure that the bank’s strategy is implemented and that funding and hedging activities are effective and in line with the division’s processes
  • Lead or participate in roadshows
  • Prepare a well-written and structured annual borrowing programme for board approval in line with the bank’s requirements
  • Ensure that consents are obtained for markets where funding opportunities exist
  • Ensure that all transactions are immediately reported in the division’s internal dashboard (borrowing model)
  • Track and report the secondary market performance, flows and turnover of the bank’s bonds
  • Ensure that the bank’s borrowing documents, listing and SEC filing, among others, are completed and coordinate the 10b-5 due diligence exercise and any other relevant documentation process
  • Ensure an effective and quality investor relations programme
  • Manage subscriptions to the capital of the bank and replenishments of ADF and MDRI
  • Administer all financial aspects of subscriptions
  • Manage the download/publishing of currency exchange rates vs the UA (the bank’s reporting currency), and prepare and execute the administrative hedge of the Bank
  • Prepare documents for technical discussions with credit and ESG rating agencies
  • Prepare the annual financial presentation of the bank to be presented to stakeholders

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Finance, Business administration, Economics, Statistics or a related quantitative discipline
  • Professional certification such as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA, ICMA, FRM) is an advantage
  • Five years, minimum, of professional experience in the international capital markets, with special emphasis on bond issuance
  • Have practical experience in managing global bonds and/or public bonds issuance process, and using derivatives for hedging purposes
  • Very strong working knowledge of derivative products
  • Sound working knowledge of the operation of the organisation as a business and the role of its organisational unit
  • Ability to develop practical and timely solutions
  • Possess and apply knowledge and expertise in appropriate depth
  • Good understanding of clients, markets and needs
  • Innovation, creativity and strong problem-solving ability
  • Strong teamwork and relationship management
  • Ability to work effectively and accurately in a frequently stressful environment
  • Command of standard computer software applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Knowledge of Bloomberg, Summit/Numerix will be an advantage
  • Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English and/or French

To apply and for more information, click here.

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