Credit Specialist - Tanzania

Global Communities (formerly CHF International) is an international development organization whose mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them improve their social, economic, and environmental conditions. Global Communities is seeking local candidates for theAgribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) program, a five-year project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture.  AIMS’s mission is to bolster trade for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in agribusiness in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi by increasing their access to bank finance and by expanding their trade outlets.

OPEN POSITIONS:

 Credit Specialist - Tanzania 
The Credit Specialist in the Dar Es Salam office will be responsible for arranging participation of select lending institutions in the Program’s Loan Guaranty Facility (LGF), for reviewing loan applications and, in consultation with the Nairobi-based Credit Manager, for confirming a consent to guarantee. The Credit Specialist, with support as required of AIMS-Tanzania’s two Credit Officers, monitor and ensure compliance to the terms specified in the formal LGF Agreement between the Guarantor and the lending institution in question. Responsibilities will include related capacity building of participating lenders to facilitate quick loan consent turnaround, as well as ongoing day-to-day liaison coordination with partner banks on loan guaranty implementation, plus related target data collection and all related reporting for M&E purposes. 

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The deadline for the application is on Wednesday, April 29, 2015.

Applicants are to submit their application letters with detailed CV to vacancies@chfkenya.org with the title of the position in the header of the application letter. The application letters shall be addressed to the Country Director.Only short listed firms/candidates will be contacted. Global Communities is an equal opportunity employer.