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Principal Credit Risk Officer - Department Credit Risk Management Division

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  • Grade: PL-4
  • Position N°: NA
  • Reference: ADB/12/095
  • Publication date: 03/05/2012
  • Closing date: 04/06/2012

Objectives

Within the global mandate of developing and promulgating financial policies and guidelines for the African Development Bank and reporting on compliance thereof, the Credit Risk Management Division’s role is to assess and monitor the risk profile of the Bank’s sovereign and non-sovereign portfolio.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the technical supervision of the more senior Credit Risk Officers and the general supervision of the Division Manager, you will perform the following:

  • Assist with the development of methods for processing and analysing data and perform other related duties in support of enhanced credit risk measurement, assessment, monitoring and management
  • Assist with preparation of Special Country Risk notes of individual RMC’s, as well as the quarterly sovereign portfolio credit risk review and the country risk profile
  • Perform the computer processing of the annual country risk survey questionnaire coordinated by the Division and generate the country ratings, including quarterly updating of these ratings and review reports
  • Collect and compile data from economic intelligence sources, national and international publications
  • Maintain and operate the Division’s Country Risk Databases and ensure their integrity and periodic updating, including developing data presentation formats and/or charts for periodic reporting activities

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

  • At least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Finance, Business Administration or applied Economics
  • At least six (6) years of relevant experience related to Country Risk: sovereign credit risk analysis methodology, credit risk management policies and guidelines, and financial products in general
  • Strong credit and financial analysis for projects, corporate, banks, investment companies background and experience
  • Very good understanding and knowledge of financial statements, credit risk portfolio management
  • Very good understanding of the use of risk transfer and structured financial instruments for risk mitigation
  • Very good ability to think proactively and to be resourceful without overreliance on supervisor
  • Ability to make critical decisions such as assigning rating to new and old transactions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and/or French, with a working knowledge of the other language
  • Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).

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

  • Submitted by: Mohamed Youssouf, Division Manager, CHRM.1
  • Approved by: Gemina Archer-Davies, Director, CHRM

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

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