Assistant Country Manager

Job Description

Name
Job Title Assistant Country Manager
Department Global Financial Institutions
Reporting to

Main Role (Overall accountability)
Responsible for directly managing relationships/assisting Country Managers in managing relationships with countries and banks assigned to the Team.

Principal Accountabilities
o Contributing to preparation of Country / Bank Review credit proposals by formulating country/bank FI business strategy and identifying key risks and mitigants.
o Preparation of Individual transaction proposals for deal level approvals
Preparation of Briefing Notes on countries and banks
Maintain existing relationships and assist in developing new relationships
Undertake country visits with/without Country Manager for business development.
Organize, coordinate and participate in events pertaining to department
o Assist and recommend for development of policies, procedures and systems within department.
Assist the Country Managers to conclude transactions successfully
o Recommendation for introduction of new markets and services
Management of limit setting process for assigned countries and banks
Monitoring of bank's exposure to markets assigned to the Team Backing up for team members when they are travelling or on leave.
Regular review of portfolio with Risk Management
o Compilation of data and recommendation for Risk Analysis, trade approvals, limit setting and business volumes.
o Coordinate Relationship issues. (Meetings, Briefing Notes, follow up on customer issues, appointments, visits etc.)
Other GFI office functions.
o Support in departmental work in absence of Managers.
Contribute to business initiatives for GFI

Personnel Specifications
• Age - 28 to 32 years
Graduate / Post Graduate
4-8 years banking experience, preferably as Bank/Country Analyst Computer literate - Word, Excel, Power Point and Internet, Database Able to communicate well orally and in writing Language Skills other - Native / English / Any other