Treasury Officer , African Development Bank

• Position title: Treasury Officer - FTRY
• Grade: PL5
• Position N°: 50078366
• Reference: ADB/15/140
• Publication date: 01/10/2015
• Closing date: 21/10/2015

Objectives

The role of the Capital Markets and Financial Operations Division (FTRY.1) is to:  (1) Raise cost effective resources from the capital markets; (2) Contribute to the Capital Increases process and administer the subscriptions of shareholders to the capital of the African Development Bank (ADB); and (3) Contribute to the ADF replenishment negotiations and administer the subscriptions of donors to the African Development Fund (ADF) and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Division Manager, FTRY.1, the incumbent will carry out the following functions, namely:

Implementation of the borrowing program and management of liability

• Monitor bond markets through various information sources including Bloomberg;
• Identify and develop strategies for relevant products or markets;
• Contribute to all stages of the borrowing process;
• Prepare the annual borrowing program;
• Manage relationships with banks and maintain constant flow of discussions on bond markets developments and a proactive and comprehensive coverage across markets and instruments;
• Draft, negotiate and finalize the technical documents required to launch new bond issues;
• Source, analyse, price, negotiate and execute borrowing, derivatives, buyback trades and other liability management transactions;
• Participate in the investors relations program to deepen and widen the Bank’s investor base, updating them on the Bank’s credit story;
• Update the Bank’s borrowing documentation including the GDIF (Global Debt Issuance Facility) and GIS (Global Information Statement).

 Administer resources and subscriptions of the ADB, ADF and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI)

• Provide advice to the Manager on issues related to the administration of subscriptions;
• Draft and prepare technical papers;
• Review and control documents related to the implementation of the ADB, ADF resolutions and MDRI;
• Advise shareholders and internal parties on key issues related to their subscriptions;
• Implement the relevant resolutions of capital increases, ADF replenishments and MDRI;
• Work on the improvement / establishment of automated systems for the management of subscriptions and contributions;
• Administrative management of subscriptions, contributions, payments and encashments;
• Prepare the voting powers;
• Prepare financial notes, briefs and status reports.

  Participate in the Bank’s credit rating review process

• Contribute to the annual rating review process with Credit Rating Agencies;
• Participate in the review of the Bank’s financial policies;
• Provide advice to the Manager on issues pertaining to financial policies;
• Prepare the Bank’s Financial Presentation booklet;
• Prepare the administrative hedge of the Bank’s capital.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• A minimum of a Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics or related quantitative discipline;
• A minimum of five years (5) of relevant professional experience in international Capital Markets, fixed income markets;
• Very strong working knowledge of derivative products;
• Ability to write clear, convincing and well-structured business documents and reports; 
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of financial instruments, particularly bonds, derivatives, structured products, and risk management concepts;
• Ability to work effectively with in a multi-cultural environment;
• Ability to cope with multiple demands and competing priorities;
• Ability to bring together people with complementary skills to ensure a project’s success;
• Ability to take ownership for projects and ensuring that output is of the highest quality and delivered in a timely manner;
• Command of standard computer software applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, Summit/Numerix would be an advantage;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and / or French with a good working knowledge of the other language.

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To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online application, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). The AfDB President reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply: www.afdb.org/jobs

Accountant – (1) Herman Gmeiner School – Zambia

SOS Children’s Villages Zambia is a childcare and development non-governmental organization existing in 134 countries worldwide and looking after children. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following positions in the organization.

Accountant – (1) Herman Gmeiner School – Zambia

Experience & Qualifications:

1. Full Grade 12 School Certificate with a minimum of a Diploma in Accounts, ACCA level 1 or the equivalent.
2. At least five (5) years’ proven experience as an Accountant
3. Should be computer literate, a team player with leadership skills, integrity, progressive un-blemish track record and an effective communicator at all levels of staff.
4. Must be a paid-up member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountant (ZICA).
5. This is a supervisory position at the location and the job holder will be accountable to the Facility Head(s) and National Office Accounting team based in Lusaka.

Applicants for the above positions should be willing to up-hold the Child Protection Policy.

To apply for any of the above positions enclose the application and CV to:

The National Director
SOS Children’s Villages Zambia
National Office,
Plot # 23217 / 35,
PHI, Off Police Post Road
P.O Box 37907,

Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday, 2nd October , 2015  

You can also email your application letter and CV only to jobs@sos-zambia.org. Please DO NOT email academic and professional certificates as they will only be required during the interviews to the applicants who will be responded to. 

SOS Children`s Villages Zambia is an equal opportunity employer.

Accounts Assistant , BBC Media Action Zambia

BBC Media Action is the international development charity of the BBC. We are currently looking to recruit for the following position:

Accounts Assistant

Requirements

• A minimum of two years of professional experience with accounts
• Part ZICA qualified essential
• Applicants must have practical experience of working with cash books, processing PAYE/NAPSA, handling petty cash and fixed asset registries
• Having previous experience from an NGO would be advantageous
• Must be able to take initiative and work independently

Applicants should send a motivational letter and CV in one document which clearly states the applicant’s name and the position which is being applied for in the subject line.

Email: administrationzambia@bbcmediaaction.org

The deadline for submitting applications is 2nd October, 2015

Assistant Manager, Credit job at Finance Bank Zambia Plc

Finance Bank Zambia Plc is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced persons in credit Support Department based at Head office.

Assistant Manager – Credit

Reporting to: Executive Director

Main purpose of the job

Responsible for general lending activities of the bank and will be stationed at head office. The incumbent will co-ordinate day to day loan monitoring/administration and deliver outstanding credit risk business performance, through provision of efficient management, outstanding leadership and team development.

Key area of responsibility

• Agree targets and take accountability for the overall achievement of a healthy loan portfolio of the bank
• Preparation of facility letters, perfection of security and general correspondence
• Marking of limits/loans contracts, monitoring credit facilities and maintenance of accurate MIS
• Reconciliation of suspense accounts and periodic review of the loan book
• Competent in the preparation and prompt submission of prudential return to Bank of Zambia.

Qualifications

• He/she should have good interpersonal, analytical and personal writing skills
• He/she must have a minimum of a degree in Business administration, Economics, Finance or equivalent with least 5 years post qualifying practical experience.
• Proficiency in Ms Office(Word,Excel,Powerpoint and outlook)is recommended

To apply
If you think you are the right person we are looking for and meet the above qualification and experience, apply to jobs@financebank.co.zm

Credit Officer job at Finance Bank Zambia

Finance Bank Zambia Plc is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced persons in credit Support Department based at Head office.

Credit Officer 

Main purpose of the job

To provide administrative support to the Assistant Manager – credit, in the day to day general lending activities of the bank.

Key areas of the responsibility

• Preparation of facility letters, perfection of security and general correspondence.
• Marking of limits/loan contracts, monitoring credit facilities and maintenance of accurate MIS
• Reconciliation of suspense accounts and periodic accounts reviews of the loan book
• Competent in the suspense accounts and prompt submission of Prudential Returns to Banks of Zambia

Qualifications

• He/she must have good interpersonal, analytical and strong writing skills.
• He/she must have a minimum of a degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or equivalent with at least 3 years post qualifying practical
• Proficiency in Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlook) is recommended

To apply

If you think you are the right person we are looking for and meet the above qualification and experience, apply to jobs@financebank.co.zm

Internal Audit Officer Job at ZAMTEL

Job Title: Internal Audit Officer

Closing Date: 21st August, 2015

OVERALL PURPOSE

Participating in timely delivery of high quality, value added assurance to Zamtel Senior Management and the Finance and Audit Committee over a portfolio of business activities in respect of governance, risk management and internal control.

JOB SPECIFICATION

Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree and/or
• Professional qualification accounting qualification such as ACCA and CIMA
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certifications added advantage.

Professional Registration: Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) or Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

Minimum Experience : Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an auditing environment

Key Skills:

• Good working knowledge of the principles, theories and practices commonly used in internal auditing
• A broad understanding of the Telco business Knowledge of Telco regulatory environment, Accounting principles and the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)

Click here to download the full job profile.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their applications electronically via our website www.zamtel.co.zm.

Applications should be sent electronically consisting of a letter and CV as a single document(PDF or word).

Applications should be saved and sent in the following format:Job title_Name_CVnote e.g. Senior_Network_Administrator_Bwalya_Mpundu_CVnote

Note: If you previously applied for this particular job and made a mistake in applying by sending an incorrect CV or Application and wish to change the file, simply re-upload the file and re-apply to update the previous document.

BUSINESS SUPPORT MANAGER JOB AT AIRTEL ZAMBIA

JOB TITLE: Business Support Manager

DEPARTMENT: Enterprise

LEVEL: Senior Manager

LOCATION: Lusaka

JOB PURPOSE

The Job holder will be responsible for providing business support to the enterprise segment customer facing teams (Sales), Collections teams and Corporate Customer Service. The Job holder will help in developing and maintaining systems and processes to support the effective running of the business.

REPORTING TO THE ENTERPRISE DIRECTOR, THE ROLE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Design and create enabling frameworks for the delivery of the desired corporate customer experience.
• Identification of root cause problems and proposal of tested and relevant solutions.
• Identification and management of suitable measurement tools to ensure performance improvement.
• Draw up, monitor and enforce internal departmental SLAs for the purpose of effective corporate customer service administration
• Implement and enforce back office processes in support of tight systems of internal control and therefore ensure no financial loss to the company
• Supervise the postpaid debt collection process to ensure no revenue loss
• Supervise the whole postpaid debt administration process including outsource collections partners
• Tracking of daily collections performance and ensure collection targets are met every month to account manager level
• Ensure correct bills are sent and delivered to customers on time

REQUIRED SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Educational Qualifications  & Functional / Technical Skills

• Tertiary Education at Degree level in Finance, Information systems, Business Administration or any other related field.
• An instinctive inclination & orientation towards service.
• Proven coaching and development skills.
• Training delivery and facilitation, mastering questioning technique.
• Project Management Skills

Relevant Experience (Type of experience and minimum number of years)

• Minimum of 5 – 8 years total work experience,
• 3 years in high volume debt collection management,
• Strategic level customer relationship management,
• Business development and debt risk management.
• Extensive experience in a managerial customer service role.

Other requirements (Behavioral etc.)

• Excellent communication, presentation skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to influence and guide strategy at senior levels.
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills
• Proven relationship management capability
• Strong Leadership skills

CLOSING DATE

Suitable candidates are required to send their application & Curriculum vitae to jobs@zm.airtel.com.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 18th August, 2015.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.