Our client, Access to Finance Rwanda (APR), is a fund initially sponsored by DFID and the World Bank. Other sponsors are likely to join in coming months.
The overall aim of APR is to help more people and small businesses achieve greater and more effective access to a deeper financial system in Rwanda.
This entails a focus on rural and poorer communities, as well as micro and small enterprises. APR will fund a wide variety of initiatives and investments in the financial sector using grants, loans, subordinated debt and other instruments.
APR intends to appoint a Technical Manager (TM) who will report to the Technical Director.
The Technical Manager will have a crucial role in supporting the Technical Director in identifying and managing the programme's activities in order to achieve AFR's objectives, as well as the first APR strategy as implemented by annual business plans. The contract will be for three years with extension by mutual agreement and dependent on performance.The overall aim of APR is to help more people and small businesses achieve greater and more effective access to a deeper financial system in Rwanda.
This entails a focus on rural and poorer communities, as well as micro and small enterprises. APR will fund a wide variety of initiatives and investments in the financial sector using grants, loans, subordinated debt and other instruments.
APR intends to appoint a Technical Manager (TM) who will report to the Technical Director.
The Technical Manager's (TM) role will include but will not be limited to the following:
- Manage and monitor the project investment cycle to ensure appropriate performance by investees, and provide continuing strategic input and technical support;
- Develop new opportunities for APR that focus on building and maintaining a pipeline of investment opportunities through strategic thinking and business planning;
- Build and maintain strategic linkages with a wide range of stakeholders including: government ministries, departments and agencies; banks, microfinance and other private sector financial service providers; businesses providing services to these; and NGOs and other organisations contributing to financial sector development;
- Organisational, administrative and fiduciary responsibilities.
Skills and experience required include:
- At least five years' experience in one or more of the following: banking, microfinance, financial risk management, finance for small enterprises, finance for agricultural value chains, all preferably in the private sector. These should include at least three years' management experience in one of these areas.
- Familiarity with issues facing the development of the financial sector in Rwanda
- A first degree or equivalent qualification such as ACCA or CPA
- First rate written and oral communication skills in both English and Kinyarwanda.
- Good written and spoken French would be an added advantage
- Demonstrated previous ability to work well in a team and work under pressure to tight reporting deadlines
- An individual with initiative, is performance driven and has considerable planning and organizational skills.
- Preference will be given to Rwandans and Rwandans who may currently be living abroad.
- APR intends that over time all team members will be Rwandans.
Remuneration and other benefits in APR are set to be competitive and independently benchmarked against a range of private and public sector organisations. Starting salary will depend on the experience and qualifications of the successful applicant.
If your career aspirations and experience match this role, please email your application quoting the relevant job title by 21st February 2011 to Executive Selection Division, KPMG at the following email address: esd@kpmg.co.ug.
Please attach your CV (maximum 4 pages) containing an e-mail address, daytime telephone contact, qualifications, achievements, experience, present position, current remuneration and names & addresses of three referees together with a covering letter (maximum 2 pages) summarising why you consider yourself particularly well suited for the position.
All applications should be sent via email.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted and provided with more information.
For any questions regarding the application process please contact
Executive Selection Division,
KPMG on
+256414 347833,
+256414 346294 or
+256414 340315.
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