Financial Services Manager

Financial Services Manager

The Financial Services Manager (FSM) will be responsible for the management of the Trust's Financial Services Program which will provide financial technical assistance services to the various Trust partners. The position will supervise two other contracted staff (the Financial Services Officer and the Operations and Portfolio Officer) and multiple specialist consultants. Duties for this position will include but will not be limited to the following;
• Develop operational plans in accordance with goals set by the BoT for the financial services component;
• Prepare and regularly update the procedural content of Operations Manual relating to financial services;
• Participate in recruiting permanent staff members for the financial service section including developing Terms of Reference, interviewing candidates and negotiating employment terms and standards of performance;
• Establish and maintain relationships with the Financial Institutions and other stakeholders for the Trust's financial services program to establish how these institutions might be assisted to further the Trust's mission through technical assistance, grants and guarantees;
• Participate in recruiting and supervising national, regional and international long and short term consultants supporting the partner Financial Institutions;
• Liaise with the aBi Programme Contractor to provide technical oversight, monitoring and evaluation of technical assistance to the Financial Institutions;
• Based on the set Trust guidelines manage grants to partner Financial Institutions;
• Arrange for regular training/coaching for contract staff, specialist consultants and the development partners, as necessary;
• Prepare annual business plans and budgets in collaboration with other members of the management team; and
• Prepare reports, as required.

Qualifications and experience:
The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications:
• Graduate degree in Business Administration, Finance, Banking, Economics, Agribusiness or another relevant discipline;
• A post graduate degree in a relevant discipline;
• Experience in agricultural finance and financing rural activities;
• Minimum of seven years progressive management experience, experience as a head or deputy head of a grants/technical assistance program, preferred;
-Strong and auditable skills in:
- Spoken and written English
-Quantitative analysis
-Effective Communication
-Staff Development and coaching; and
-Use of Microsoft OfficeOperations

The offer:
The successful candidate will be compensated by an attractive package that will include both a base salary and performance-based compensation paid against the overall achievements of negotiated performance targets,
Tenure;

The positions will initially be contracted for two years subjact to a six month probationary period, and shall be available for renewal on satisfactory performance.