Recruitment of a junior risk management consultant

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Avenue Joseph Anoma – 01 B.P. 1387 – Abidjan 01 – Cote d’Ivoire

Financial Resources Mobilization Department Private Sector Credit Enhancement Facility

E-mail : c.ambert@afdb.org, a.sidibe@afdb.org,

Telephone : + (225) 20 26 2742   Fax: + (225) 20242151

Expressions of interest are being requested for a Junior Consultant Position

Brief description of the Assignment : JUNIOR RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Department issuing the request : Financial Resources Mobilization Department for the Private Sector Credit Enhancement Facility (PSF)

Place of assignment : Abidjan

Duration of the assignment : 1 year (with 3 months probation)

Tentative Date of commencement : 15 May 2019

Detailed Terms of reference for the assignment : Attached

Deadline for applications: 4 April 2019

Applications to be submitted to: c.ambert@afdb.org with a copy to a.sidibe@afdb.org;

Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to c.ambert@afdb.org with a copy to a.sidibe@afdb.org

Thank you.

Terms of Reference-Junior Consultant, PSF :

1. Introduction / Background :

The Private Sector Credit Enhancement Facility (PSF), attached to the Financial Resources Mobilization Department of the African Development Bank, seeks to recruit a Junior Consultant to support financial risk analysis activities of the Facility as outlined below.

2. Objectives of the Assignment :

The Junior Consultant shall undertake, in close collaboration with the team members of the PSF, the following main tasks :

• Computing and maintaining portfolio analytics ;
• Monitoring and reporting on PSF treasury and liquidity management ;
• Modeling and maintaining the PSF’s Profit and Loss Account information ;
• Contributing to quarterly and annual reporting activities of the PSFA ;
• Computing and assessing the credit risk embedded in the PSF portfolio in terms of key risk metrics ;
• Work in close collaboration with the PSF Technical Team to support PSF Activities ;
• Contribute to the preparation of briefs and technical notes ;
• Ad hoc requests as required.

3. Administration/reporting :

The junior consultant will work under the overall guidance of the PSF Administrator (PSFA), and in collaboration of the PSF Technical Team. The junior consultant activities will comprise of two types of products: technical outputs as well as administrative outputs. Technical outputs will include-among others- the support in development and maintenance of financial models, contributions to PSF recommendations to the ADF Board and Management as well as periodic reports. In terms of administrative deliverables, the junior will produce monthly activity reports and timesheets, comprising a review of deliverables undertaken and planned for the forthcoming period.

4. Duration of the assignment :

The consultant will be hired for one (1) year with a (3 months probation period) and paid monthly, based on the schedule and conditions to be negotiated. In addition, a return economy class ticket, via the shortest route will be provided for candidates who need to travel to take up the assignment. Candidates will be responsible for obtaining personal health insurance at their own cost.

5. Qualifications and Experience required :

 The ideal candidate will :

• Have a postgraduate degree in Finance, Business Administration, Mathematics or related fields with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience ;
• S/he should be under 32 years of age ;
• Have a high level of quantitative analytics and modeling, financial and business skill, and solid practical experience, preferably in Africa ;
• Be a self-starter, with the ability to produce quality outputs to tight and sometimes conflicting deadlines and to develop sound analytical frameworks and reports, all with limited supervision ;
• Competence in the use of Microsoft standard software (Word, Advanced Excel level, VBA, and PowerPoint, etc) ;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills – fluent in English or French and working knowledge of the other.

6. The Financial Resource Mobilization Department invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this Assignment (documents, reference to similar services, experience in similar assignments, etc.).

7. Remuneration :

The successful candidate will receive remuneration in line with the Bank’s guidelines on remuneration of junior consultants. The consultant will also be granted leave in line with the Bank’s leave policy for short-term consultants.

The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants under projects financed by the Bank Group, May 2008 Edition, revised on July 2012, available on the Bank Website at http://www.afdb.org. Please, note that interest expressed by a Consultant does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include him/her in the shortlist.

Please attach an updated Curriculum Vitae on the basis of the template below :

MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE – AFDB BAD (CV)