PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT OFFICER

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank commonly known as the PTA Bank, is a development financial institution established as part of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) economic arrangements. The Bank’s objective is to provide short and medium term finance to support viable projects and trade finance activities in member states.

The Bank is looking for self motivated and results oriented individuals to join a team committed to building a world class financial institution.Interested and qualified candidates from member countries are therefore invited to apply for the following positions. The Bank offers attractive salaries (tax free) plus 21% provident fund; generous education allowances up to four children under 25 years of age, 24 hours insurance cover, medical cover, home leave, annual leave, loans, relocation allowances and other benefits commensurate with the standards of excellence that it expects.

Members Countries: Burundi, China, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the AfDB as an institutional member.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT OFFICER

Job Summary:

Handling loan disbursements, letters of credit operations; monitoring project implementation; managing project and infrastructure loans and trade finance transactions, including turnaround schemes, restructuring, payment and recoveries.

Requirements:

• BA degree in Accounting, Banking, Business Administration, Finance or equivalent. A Master’s degree will have added advantage.
• 5 - 8 years of relevant experience in a reputable financial institution.
• Excellent analytical, planning, report writing and negotiation skills.

Applications should include a resume, recent passport size photo, full contact address and the names and addresses of three referees. Candidates must be nationals of member countries and have a good knowledge of the operating environment. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. All inquiries should be sent to Kifle.Hamza@ptabank.org

Applications should be sent to the following address on or before 15 March 2012:

Director, Human Resources and Administration
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development (PTA Bank)
Bishop’s Road, NSSF Complex 22^nd Floor
P. O. Box 48596 00-100
Nairobi, KENYA