Senior Business Development Officer – Trade Finance Employment Opportunity – Uganda Development Bank (UDB)

Organisation: Uganda
Development Bank (UDB)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Manager Business
Development
About Us:
Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDBL) is the country’s only Development
Finance Institution (DFI) established in 1972. The Bank has recently
re-positioned itself as a partner to the Government of Uganda in delivering the
theme of its National Development Plan.
Job Summary: The Senior
Business Development Officer – Trade Finance will actively promote/mobilize
business, analyze and/or appraise financing proposals as well as monitor such
businesses in the Bank’s portfolio, with the view of ensuring sustainable
project financing. Specifically, he/she will act as a catalyst in developing
all aspects of short to medium-term secured and limited recourse structured
trade financing.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Work closely with other members of the
    team will be responsible for origination, structuring and execution of new
    transactions dealing with the different trade finance products, tailoring
    short-medium term solutions to clients’ needs and generating immediate revenue.
  • Provide support and develop new
    relationships with clients and maintain existing ones as product
    specialist in order to increase revenue accordingly.
  • Regularly interact with other coverage and
    product areas of the bank to identify opportunities, promote cross-selling
    and be able to structure relevant solutions to clients.
  • Conduct applicable market research and
    maintain up to date awareness of competitor activity, market trends and
    market knowledge economic/political factors that affect the market and
    identify specific market opportunities.
  • Perform due diligence, Business analysis
    and prepare report for funding/syndications where applicable.
  • Perform risk analysis and formulate
    risk-mitigating financing structures.
  • Support and apply product development
    targets of structural enhancements to mitigate risks.
  • Prepare presentations, term sheets and
    support the negotiation and execution of facility documents.
  • Support transactions through the internal
    credit, portfolio, legal, compliance approval processes and external
    de-risking in syndication process by providing specialist insight.
  • Follow-up and continuously supervise and
    maintain closed transactions in our book.
  • Support internal departments in the bank
    that require specific product knowledge.
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies
    & procedures and external regulatory and best-practice standards in
    accordance to various trade Laws.
  • Identify and Analyze potential clients,
    studying their Trade cycle and terms & advising Trade solutions to
    them.
  • Achieving individual targets and growing
    account profitability, while maintaining a high service standard and
    compliance.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The
    ideal applicant must hold a good degree in a business related field,
    Engineering or any other numerate degree from a recognized
    university.
  • Possession
    of a Post graduate degree such as an MBA or Masters in Finance.
  • At least five years of similar or relevant experience in a large financial
    institution or development bank, preferably engaged in long term funding
    or project financing; of which three (3) should be at middle management
    level.
  • Strong
    analytical and financial analysis skills and experience in using financial
    models.
  • Excellent
    track record and experience in successful investment, appraisal, analysis
    and implementation is required.
  • Ability
    to operate effectively across organizational boundaries and work as team
    to meet strict timelines.
  • Self-motivated,
    flexible, mature and articulate in speech and presentation.
  • Excellent
    analytical skills, problem identification and solving skills.
  • Highly
    innovative.
  • Business
    acumen with proven successful projects.
  • Must
    demonstrate Tact and good networking skills.
  • Good
    negotiation skills with the ability to interact with and influence high
    level decision makers.
  • Customer
    service orientation.
  • Results-orientation
How to Apply:
All applicants are strongly encouraged to send or deliver their
applications which should include an
application form
, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, photocopies of
academic documents and contact addresses of three professional references to:
The Director, Human Resources & Administration, 1st Floor Wing B, Rwenzori
Towers, Plot 6 Nakasero Road, P.O. Box 7210, Kampala. Uganda.
Deadline: 8th June 2017
by 5.00pm
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