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| Senior/Principal Banking Sector Spec. - 091921 |
Basics | Job #: | 091921 | | Title: | Senior/Principal Banking Sector Spec. | | Job Stream: | Other | | Location: | Cairo, Egypt | | Close Date: | 10-Nov-2009 |
| Background / General description: | | The Global Financial Markets Department is looking for a Senior/Principal Banking Sector Specialist to work on bank assessments for new investment and advisory projects as well as existing clients. Senior/Principal Banking Sector Specialist work in multiple regions, assess new complex deals and give value-added support to all relevant transaction teams; they provide senior guidance and support in monitoring complex portfolio investments and structure and manage advisory/technical assistance projects. | Duties and Accountabilities: | | -Reviewing all aspects of a bank s strategy, organization, operations and risks;
-Assessing processes and procedures, including in credit, treasury and risk management, regulatory compliance, internal audit, etc.;
-Conducting detailed commercial and retail credit portfolio reviews, determining profitability, expected losses and the appropriateness of loan loss reserves;
-Identifying and quantifying risks and weaknesses related to the bank and the proposed investment/advisory project;
-Recommending improvements and/or remedial measures and plans of action as may be necessary;
-Designing and implementing advisory assignments/technical assistance to banks and other financial institutions (leasing companies, micro-finance institutions), including the selection and supervision of local project staff and consultants.
-Pro active involvement on the portfolio projects. Be actively involved in regular portfolio review, stress test and supervision visits. | Selection Criteria: | | -Senior banking experience, preferably over 15 years, in a major international bank with significant MENA and/or emerging markets presence;
-Familiarity with international best market practices and global trends in the banking sector industry;
-Strong knowledge of a bank s inner operations in emerging markets and of diverse banking issues (e.g. credit/treasury, strategy, product development, internal controls, accounting, etc);
-Strong analytical skills, experience in financial modeling and ability to assess all aspects of a bank s operations;
Knowledge of Islamic Banking principles and products.
-Experience in structuring investment and technical assistance/advisory transactions, ability to mitigate risks and enhance returns, and experience in negotiating complex deals;
-Familiarity with BIS I and II guidelines and capacity to apply them in emerging markets, knowledge of legal and regulatory issues typical of emerging markets banking systems;
-Ability to establish strong credibility among senior clients;
-A business mind-set with a ‘can do, roll-up sleeves attitude and the ability to make difficult decisions under pressure;
-Experience in due diligence exercises for acquisition of emerging markets banks and interacting with regulators and regular/bank inspectors is an advantage;
-Team player with excellent communication skills in English; knowledge of one or several of the following languages is a plus ( Arabic, Urdu/Hindi). |
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