Organisation: Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust
City Kampala,
Country Uganda
About aBi Trust:
The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust is an institution set up by the governments of Uganda and Denmark to support agribusiness initiatives in the country. In particular it is to support the private sector to increase their contribution to the agricultural sector by increasing productivity and competitiveness leading to poverty reduction through economic growth, wealth, and employment creation.
The vision of aBi Trust is of “competitive private sector led agriculture in Uganda” with the mission to” promote private sector driven agribusiness development to enhance wealth creation in the country.” aBi Trust implements its interventions through partners.
Job Summary:
The Senior Investment Officer will perform economic and market analysis and forecasts to enable aBi finance to be well positioned for opportunities whilst managing risks within agreed parameters.
The Senior Investment Officer will also maintain quality investment mix on approved policies and manuals.
The Senior Investment Officer is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the performance of aBi finance investments
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Monitor market trends regularly to inform decision making.
Coordinate all Line of Credit & money market activities with targeted yield and portfolio mix.
Monitor liquidity / cash flow forecast by ensuring that all transactions in and out of the main accounts are captured in cash flow position.
Develop and / or modify tools to support Treasury function of aBi finance.
Proactively explore and manage introduction of new products.
Monitor , manage / mitigate and report risks in the investment department in accordance to the risk management framework obligations
Train and sensitize partners for improved portfolio quality and timely reporting.
Monitor financial institutions closely on product utilization, fee / interest payments, beneficiary tracking and maturing repayments.
Support process of assembling relevant reports to management and Board.
Emphasize and protect high portfolio quality (Guarantee and Lines of Credit)
Maintain records, files pertaining to the Lines of Credit and Guarantee schemes including legal and collateral documentation.
Maintain outstanding guarantees, lines of credit and any other investments and propose actions where necessary.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should possess a Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, statistics and related professional courses from accredited institutions
Additional training in credit analysis and risk management is a requirement
At least three years in credit risk analysis, treasury or financial risk analysis
Excellent analytical and report writing skills
How to Apply:
All interested persons who meet the above criteria should submit their application together with an updated CV and at least three (3) suitable referees and telephone contacts to; invo@abitrust.com
NB: E-mail applications should not exceed 2MB
Deadline: 4th October 2013
