Housing Finance Officer (Bratislava, Slovakia)

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is currently seeking a talented professional for the position of HOUSING FINANCE OFFICER (EUROPE/CENTRAL ASIA). Reporting to the Housing Finance Manager (Europe & Central Asia), this position will contribute to the growth and development of the existing housing finance programs in the region, consistent with HFHI standards and strategic goals towards sustainably serving families. At the same time, the Housing Finance Officer will assist with the development and implementation of a regional expansion strategy with special focus in partnerships. This position will be located at our Europe/Central Asia office in Bratislava, Slovakia.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Development and support of new Housing Finance projects

• Assist in developing, piloting and implementing Housing Finance and Housing Micro Finance projects in cooperation with National Organizations and area office team.
• Assist in developing, piloting and implementing partnership projects in cooperation with NOs and the area office team.
• Support the development of credit proposals by National Organizations.
• Monitor and follow-up implementation of new Housing Finance and Housing Micro Finance projects.
• Promote alliances with other institutions related to the Credit area, such as Banks and other Micro Finance institutions.

Capacity development for Housing Finance

• Generate learnings and promote scaling of effective models, sharing and knowledge transfer in the area and globally.
• Identify capacity gaps in the field of implementing capacity of HF and HMF projects and cooperate with Finance and Program team in developing capacity, including legal aspects and financial literacy of clients.
• Lead area wide initiatives for financial education.
• Promote adoption and adaptation of successful HF and HMF models among HFH entities within Europe/Central Asia Area.

Center for Innovation in Shelter (CISF) and Microbuild Fund (MBF)

• Lead learning and knowledge generation strategic initiatives
• Liaise with MFC and lead appropriate product and service development to support housing to become mainstream in the MFI sector in the region
• Support pilot project preparation and implementation to feed the pipeline for MicroBuild activities
• Support appropriate Due Dilligence, both desk and on site and prepare MFI proposals for scale up

REQUIRED SKILLS INCLUDE:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field: finance, microfinance, housing, economics, business.
• Financing (for housing) analysis abilities. Familiarity with Net Present Value and Future Value calculations would be an asset.
• Credit and micro credit analysis abilities.
• Strong MS office skills, especially Excel.
• Fluency in English; Russian language strongly preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience managing and/or advising in financing and micro-financing for housing.
• Experience in implementing development projects in the field.
• Experience monitoring and evaluating financing and microfinance programs.
• Knowledge and understanding of the ECA region.
• Cross-cultural communication skills.
• Process facilitation and organizational development skills.
• Decision making and problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of time to National Organizations and Affiliates.

Habitat for Humanity International is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. The purpose and goal of Habitat for Humanity International is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses in partnership with families in need. Habitat for Humanity has an Operational Headquarters in Americus, Georgia and an Administrative Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and is a global, non-profit ministry where our employees build futures and lives.

HFHI is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

How to apply:

Candidates please cut and paste your cover letter and resume into our applicant tracking system as ONE DOCUMENT when applying at http://www.habitatjobs.org/JobDetail.asp?jid=44346.