Shelter-Afrique is a regional Housing Finance Institution
established by African governments and the African Development Bank dedicated
to investment in housing and urban development in African countries.
The institution, with its headquarters in Nairobi, would like to fill the following vacancy in its Business Development & Operations Department.
Assistant Officer Direct Lending
Overall Purpose
Directly responsible to the Investment Officer(s) Direct Lending for assisting in project appraisal for technical, financial, economic and legal viability.
Responsible for assisting customers to understand
Shelter-Afrique products, services & processes necessary to access funding.
Assist loan applicants who have difficulty qualifying for traditional loans.
2.0 Core Duties & Responsibilities
- Carrying
out private sector assessment studies on their financial, economic and
investment climate.
- Provide
administrative support in the preparation of required material for
officers to business development missions in assigned countries
- Assist
in collecting all necessary economic, financial and legal, marketing and
technical information/data required to evaluate potential lending or
equity projects.
- Put
together Documentation for the Preparation of appraisal reports and
investment proposals for consideration by Management.
- Processing
of disbursements for approved loans and equity investments, making sure
that project sponsors comply with all contractual obligations.
- Analyze
and verify applications to determine the client’s creditworthiness.
- Understand
and explain Direct loan programs and guidelines
- Establish
prosperous working relationships with referral sources
- Assist
in structuring loan program alternatives to match the borrower’s
motivation
- Develop
and maintain appropriate database on borrowers, investors, governments,
institutions and other collaborating agencies which will assist in the
efficient management of the company’s clients and other related
activities.
3.0 Minimum Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelors
Degree in Finance or related disciplines
- Post
qualification experience of 3 (Three) years in lending/ credit analysis
4.0 Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong
analytical skills and problem solving skills and sound business judgment
to identify issues and present creative and practical solutions
- Enhanced
communication skills.
- Familiarity
with construction projects formulation is an advantage
- Ability
to work as part of team
- Ability
to work in a multi cultural background and across boundaries
- Information
Technology skills, especially Microsoft Office
Terms of offer
Shelter-Afrique offers competitive salary and benefits package and a collegial working environment.
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their
suitability against the listed qualifications/ competencies/skills and detailed
curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of three referees
(including telephone, fax numbers and email address) by email to jobs@shelterafrique.org addressed to: Managing Director, Shelter-Afrique and P.O. Box 41479, Nairobi 00100.
(including telephone, fax numbers and email address) by email to jobs@shelterafrique.org addressed to: Managing Director, Shelter-Afrique and P.O. Box 41479, Nairobi 00100.
Applications shall be considered until close of business October 22 2012
Applicants should indicate the position applied for as the subject line of email submissions.
Only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will
be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about Shelter-Afrique by accessing our web site: http://www.shelterafrique.org
