SME Finance Consultant (MENA):Business & Finance Consulting (BFC) (www.bfconsulting.com)

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Job description:

Business & Finance Consulting (BFC) (www.bfconsulting.com), a proactive and dynamic team with an excellent international profile invites applications for the SME Finance Consultant position.

Duration: long term
Duty station: MENA region

Job responsibilities:
•Lead the development and streamlining of effective SME lending procedures
•Assist in credit structuring and product development
•Provide advisory and training services in innovative SME lending technology and procedures, loans monitoring, credit, and financial analysis
•Train staff and middle management with specific focus on SME finance
•Perform credit portfolio and risk analysis, and recommend corrective actions
•Create effective risk monitoring and credit administration practices
•Introduce loan monitoring and reporting practices
•Ensure successful delivery of the project

Requirements:
•University degree in Economic Sciences, Finance, Banking or related fields
•At least 5-7 years of relevant international and/or regional experience in implementing innovative SME lending operations.
•Relevant regional experience in MENA countries
•Demonstrated ability to work effectively in international development finance projects
•Experience in training lending staff and middle management
•Strong analytical and communication skills (spoken and written)
•Fluency in English, knowledge of Arabic and French is a considerable advantage.

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