Trade Finance Manager (CA Global)

CA Global Headhunters has been retained by the Afreximbank – an African focused Trade Finance bank – to recruit for a Trade Finance Manager based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Should you meet the minimum requirements and wish to apply for the position please apply directly to CA Global Headhunters.

Responsibilities

• Participate in drawing up annual business development plans in trade finance, corporate banking and export development programmes and to assist in implementing these plans with support from the Regional Manager;
• Originating and completing trade finance transactions across a spectrum of sectors in different countries in liaison with the branch teams and with support from the Regional Manager;
• Participate in the preparation of annual business development plans, covering all aspects of the Bank’s business cycle as espoused in the Bank’s strategic plan;
• Translate business development plans into real business for the Bank from all segments of trade finance, corporate banking and export development market e.g. Factoring; Forfaiting; Remittance-backed business; Investment Banking; Project Finance etc;
• Design schemes and road-shows for establishing market presence with emphasis on broadening the geographic scope of the Bank’s activities;
• Work closely with the Credit and Legal departments to ensure that response time for originated deals are as short as possible and turned around within the required time;
• Cultivate and manage relationships with key clients in the region with appropriate relationship management skills over the length of the business cycle i.e. from origination, disbursement to facility expiry;
• Establishing ties with market participants including international banks, African financial institutions, (trade finance intermediaries), corporates and commodity boards and organizations;
• Any other duties as may be assigned by senior management.

Requirements

• African nationals only
• Post graduate degree in Business Administration, Banking or Finance from a recognized University or a professional qualification in Banking or International Trade Finance;
• Sound experience of at least 8 years with a leading organisation and familiarity with the major trade finance products to be offered to clients especially syndication, co-financing, club deals, correspondent banking products including letters of credit, factoring, forfaiting, structured trade finance, carbon financing, corporate finance risk participations, project-related financing and considerable knowledge of how these work;
• Ability to communicate and function in a culturally diverse and change oriented setting and therefore knowledge of the workings of the main segments of the trade finance markets and the participants in major regions of Africa;
• Ability to meet senior officials of banks, corporates and governments and win their confidence that the specialist’s products will meet the needs of these parties;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Portuguese. Knowledge of the Bank’s other working languages is an added advantage;
• Proven experience in marketing trade and project finance products. The candidate must demonstrate experience and knowledge of designing and selling structured trade finance products;
• Willingness to travel extensively and to work long hours where required in order to achieve the Bank’s objectives;
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including ability to organize and manage human resources to attain goals.

Contractual information

• Permanent role;
• Willing and able to relocate to Harare, Zimbabwe;
• Willingness to travel extensively and to work long hours where required in order to achieve the Bank’s objectives.