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3FP Fund Senior Analyst Building Markets New York, United States

Building Markets is establishing the Factor Finance for Procurement (3FP) project, a loan guarantee fund for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries who have successfully won international procurement contracts. This project will work closely with local banks, who will provide the lines of credit (LoCs) to these SMEs, while the 3FP facility will provide a partial backstop. The objective of the project is to increase local SMEs’ access to needed funding when typically these contracts require significant up-front costs and the timing of buyers’ payments can be uncertain. In general, the SME market in developing countries is an underserved segment of the local private sector. In addition, the project intends to increase the lending capacity of local banks in these countries by allowing them to experiment with new forms of lending while having a partner to share the risk. This project will be based in New York with field offices in each of the countries in which the facility operates.

The Senior Analyst provides operational and strategic support to the 3FP Project Lead and 3FP project team.

Responsibilities and Duties

Project Implementation

• Support 3FP Project Lead in executing all strategic efforts
• Manage fund model which estimates and tracks financial performance of the fund
• Conduct project related research in support of Building Markets’ 3FP project
• Assist in reporting to project donors, showcasing project achievements and addressing implementation challenges
• Assist with project planning and implementation as required. Coordinate with the country teams to ensure the execution of project activities
• Assist in the development of project materials including baseline surveys, track sheets, presentations, training materials and manuals
• Perform other tasks as required

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business or other related field (Masters degree preferred but not required)
• Experience in finance and/or accounting and financing modeling
• 1-2 years working for an investment bank or strategy consultancy preferred
• Strong time management skills and attention to detail with a demonstrated ability for quick turnaround on assigned tasks
• Enthusiastic, flexible and possesses strong initiative
• Well-organized and able to work independently
• Experienced in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word
• Interest in international development
• Willingness to travel to developing and/or fragile states

Applications

Interested applicants should email a CV/resume, cover letter and salary expectations with the subject line "3FP Senior Analyst" to vacancies@buildingmarkets.org by 28 September 2012.