URGENT VACANCY

SENIOR OFFICER, TRADE & CORPORATE FINANCE:

• THE CANDIDATE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE 8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ORIGINATING AND COMPLETING TRADE FINANCE TRANSACTIONS ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF SECTOR IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
• THE CANDIDATE MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO PREPARE ANNUAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PLAN, COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE FINANCE AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO TRANSLATE THESE PLANS INTO REAL BUSINESS FOR THE BANK FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF THE TRADE FINANCE MARKET.


QUALIFICATIONS
• ENTRY INTO THE ORGANIZATION’S PROFESSIONAL CLASS (NOT BELOW A SENIOR CLASS LOWER HONORS DEGREE) FROM A LEADING UNIVERSITY IN EITHER ECONOMICS, FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, LAW, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OR OTHER DISCIPLINES RELEVANT TO THE POSITION.
• CANDIDATES MUST ALSO HOLD AT LEAST ONE HIGHER DEGREE FROM A REPUTABLE UNIVERSITY IN THE RELEVANT DISCIPLINE OR AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION IN RELEVANT FIELDS.
• CANDIDATES MUST BE INFLUENT IN EITHER ENGLISH OR FRENCH WITH A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE OTHER WITH DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING SUCCESSFULLY IN A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.
• PREVIOUS OR CURRENT EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITHIN A LEADING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN AFRICAN WOULD BE A DISTINCT ADVANTAGE.


POSTING:
CONSIDERING THAT THE BANK’S MANDATE COVERS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT BUT WITH PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE GLOBE, CANDIDATES SHOULD BE READY TO WORK IN A WIDE RANGE OF LOCATIONS IN AND OUTSIDE AFRICA.

REMUNERATION:
THE ABOVE POSITIONS ATTRACT EXCELLENT TAX FREE REMUNERATION, ATTRACTIVE FAMILY FRIENDLY BENEFITS AND DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATES.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD SEND THEIR CVS, INDICATING THE POSITIONS SOUGHT TO THE ADDRESS BELOW:
ALEXANDER HUGHES UK
THE COURTHOUSE
40-43 CHANCERY LANES
LONDON WC2A 1JA
E-MAIL: consultants@ahslondon.com


CLOSING DATE: 24TH JUNE, 2009.

SOURCE FROM THE GUARDIAN