DAI Deputy Team Leader / Senior Training Consultant Job Vacancy in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

Deputy Team Leader / Senior Training Consultant –
Technical Assistance Programme to various EIB Financial Sector Operations in
East and Central Africa

Location: East Africa

Location Details: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania,
Uganda

Division: Economic Growth

Job Code: 1266

DAI is an employee-owned global development
company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international
development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems
caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability.
Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our
integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together
fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple
disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance
and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector
development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease
control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate
change. Our clients include international development agencies, international
lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national
governments.

Description

Deputy Team Leader / Senior Training Consultant –
Technical Assistance Programme to various EIB Financial Sector Operations in
East and Central Africa

Objectives of the role:

The Deputy Team Leader is a full time position
based in Tanzania and assumes TL functions during absence of the TL. The
Deputy Team Leader works as a consultant-trainer, and diagnoses needs in the
FIBs and drafts TOR to mobilise STEs and quality control their deliverables.
They may also be called upon to provide training and mentoring support for
the EIB’s GL Allocation Processing. The Deputy Team Leader is also a focal
point for MSME Support Actions. They should have relevant experience in
delivery of M/SME support programmes. They will be in charge of preparing
training sessions and/or mobilising STEs to that effect within the geographic
zones/Financial Intermediaries under his remit. Responsibilities include
drafting Training TOR, quality management control, training evaluation,
guidance to trainees, reporting the obtained attendance, performance,
satisfaction, and other indices relating to the functioning of the in situ
training programme or consulting actions delivered. The reporting is to
enable project progress monitoring of results and impacts achieved.

Length of the project: 36 months

Start Date: 5th May 2014

Qualifications and Skills:

University degree, preferably in Business Administration,
Economics, Finance, Banking, or related field; or equivalent
professional experience
Speak/write English with native level
proficiency

General Professional Experience:

Good management skills, preferably in the
financial and credit analysis function in a credit department/corporate
lending department of a commercial bank, or a consulting firm
specialising in MSME capacity building activities with a minimum of 8
years in management
Experience in organising events for MSMEs in
order to promote microfinance or commercial bank lending facilities.
Track record in managing MSME capacity building activities aimed at
raising the level of financial literacy, improving managerial capacity
and building entrepreneurship skills of MSMEs in order to help them
present bankable projects to FIs
Good writing skills as well as ability to
use the advanced functions of word to create reports and excel to create
customised spreadsheets for financial analysis purposes and database
management reporting purposes

Specific Professional Experience:

Experience in commercial lending experience
should preferably focus on lending to the corporate and SME sector. The
expert should be familiar with the microfinance sector
Good analytical skills in economic and SME
project finance planning and implementation (market and financial
analysis risk analysis techniques, and ability to implement computer
based models to analyse balance sheets, calculate key financial ratios,
and make proactive recommendations in drafting loan documentation and
security arrangements)
Practical experience and proven track record
in organising and delivering professional bank/ MSME training programmes
and development of curricula and training materials
Good analytical skills in economic and SME
project finance planning and implementation, fully conversant with
market and financial analysis risk analysis techniques, and ability to
implement computer based models to analyse balance sheets and calculate
key financial ratios for lending analysis
Together, the Team Leader and Deputy Team
Leader should be able to cover all the requisite training topics. They
should be able to provide proof that they have successfully delivered
such training programmes either inside or outside the EU, as well as
developed the supporting training materials