Вакансія International MSME Lending Expert

Business & Finance Consulting (www.bfconsulting.com), an international company with a strong profile in management consulting, is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the position of International MSME Lending Expert. Come and join our dynamic team!

Location: Remote work, with travel

Type: Full time (8 hours/day, Monday to Friday)

Who should apply?

Banking specialists with at least 5 years of banking experience, including:

• At least 3 years in a head office position, including at least 1 year at a middle management position
• Experience as a full-time bank employee not later than 2018
• Strong experience with MSME segments (experience with corporate and/or retail business segments is an advantage)
• Experience working in leading international banks is an advantage

What experience/skills are needed to perform well in this position?

• Business development, operational business planning, setting KPIs, budgeting and staff hiring and motivation
• Sales and delivery channel management
• Development and improvement of lending and non-lending products (knowledge of trade finance products is an advantage)
• Credit analysis, credit risk assessment and underwriting, particularly in MSME segments (including agriculture)
• Business process optimization, including costing analysis and cost cutting
• Digitalization and automation of business processes, particularly credit process workflows (e.g. CRM systems, loan origination systems, scoring-based online lending solutions)
• Data analysis, in particular experience with big data and management reporting/dashboards
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Knowledge of VBA and/or Power BI (or similar analytical tools) is a strong advantage
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Russian
• Strong writing skills
• Flexibility to travel and spend >50% of your time out of your home country

What are the responsibilities?

• Assess the needs of partner financial institutions (PFIs) as related to the improvement of institutional capacities in the aforementioned areas of expertise
• Provide conceptual and practical consulting on the development and optimization of business processes that cover the aforementioned areas
• Develop internal procedures and tools for PFIs on the aforementioned areas
• Support the implementation of recommendations in cooperation with PFI teams
• Conduct effective training sessions and workshops
• Write regular reports on project progress and impact

Interested applicants are invited to submit a CV, in English