PTA BANK JOB - HEAD OF SYNDICATIONS

The Head of Syndications shall be responsible for syndicating loan transactions and raising loan financing from lenders and other institutional investors. The position holder works closely with other departments to structure and price loans to match market appetite, and is responsible for developing investor appetite for lending to borrowers. The role includes business development, including in Francophone countries; managing loan syndication processes from origination to preparing information memoranda, book running, syndication structuring, legal negotiations to closing and oversight.

Job Specifications

• A Master's degree or equivalent in Economics, Business Administration, Banking, Finance, or related field. Relevant professional qualification will have an added advantage;
• 5- 8 years of experience in originating, structuring, negotiating, pricing, syndicating and executing debt transactions with credit enhancement products for infrastructure or capital market transactions, at a senior level in a Commercial Bank/ DFI environment;
• Strong financial analysis and financial modelling skills with thorough understanding of credit, investment and financial analysis and their application in investment decisions as well as transaction structuring;
• Familiarity with Basel framework on capital adequacy, norms on income recognition, disclosure, risk management, loan provisioning and reserving process;
• Proven experience of working with local regulators to design and implement fully compliant structures in a changing regulatory environment;
• Demonstrable Sub-Saharan regional experience with private, government and sovereign-owned enterprises with extensive network of investors and lenders;
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Fluent in both English and French languages.

Applications should include a resume, recent passport size photo, full contact address and the names and addresses of three referees. Candidates must have a good knowledge of the operating environment. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Interested and qualified candidates should express their interest by submitting their applications directly tokifle.hamza@ptabank.org by 15th December 2014.