Senior Account Manager

About the position

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


Financial / Shareholder Returns
• Ensure financial soundness of all credit submissions.
• Transactions aligned to the R-CTFL Master plan 2030


Internal / Operational Processes

• Evaluate applications for funding
  Designing and negotiating the financial and legal relationship between the client and the company for the specific deal.


• Risk identification and mitigation


• Deal optimization - ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the Department and will contribute to meeting industry development goals


• Support the development and implementation of strategies or action plans to drive the Department’s strategic objectives.


• Account management function up to first draw


• Prepare well written and motivated reports for presentation to the relevant Panel and other Panel as required.


• Conduct peer reviews on all peer submissions.


• Training, mentoring and coaching of Account Managers

Customer Focus Stakeholder Management

• To effectively interact with internal  departments SBUs and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific deal / transaction.


• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership People Growth

• Provide team leadership in transactions during due diligence


• Manage own development to enhance own competencies


• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional


• Coaching and mentoring of team members

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical honours degree

KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE

• 8 -10 years related experience of which 4 years should be in deal assessment as well as closing of transactions


• Knowledge of the civil society sector


• Knowledge in assessing all associated issues in a transaction (Legal, risks, etc.)


• Experience in interpretation and analysis of financial statements


• Competent in coaching and mentoring team members.

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Experience with ME


• Exposure to the NGO sector


• Financial acumen


• Risk identification and mitigation


• Investment/Portfolio Management


• Stakeholder Management and customer focus


• Planning and organizing


• Report writing skills

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Presentation and communication skills


• Negotiation skills


• Relationship Building and Networking skills


• Persuading and Influencing skills


• Coaching and Mentoring


• Leading and Co-ordinating

Desired Skills:

• Judgment and Decision Making
• Complex Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Management of Personnel Resources
• Social Perceptiveness
• Management of Financial Resources
• Time Management