Are you passionate about making a difference in emerging markets and contributing to food-security in Africa? Do you have can-do mentality and at least 2 years of work-experience in corporate banking, development finance, or private equity? Then this role is for you. Click apply to join our team.
- Educational levelBachelor / Master degree
- DeadlineDecember 17, 2023
Your role
For this role, we are looking for a service-oriented team player with strong analytical skills, a structured thinker with the ability to multi-task between different tasks and systems. In this role you are mainly responsible for monitoring a portfolio of contracted investments within the Agribusiness sector in Africa. You will report to the Manager of the Africa team.
Activities include:
- Preparing credit reviews including market and financial analysis;
- Managing and deepening relationships with existing clients on an operational working level;
- Drafting credit approval documents and supporting the process for new transactions with existing clients;
- Assist in negotiating legal documentation (e.g. amendments) with the client, FMO and external law firms;
- Undertaking administrative portfolio management tasks (e.g. KYC, compliance, reporting).
- Participating in department / organization wide projects
Our offer
We provide a competitive package, including:
- Gross yearly salary between EUR 50k- 65k per year (based on a 40-hour workweek, including holiday allowance)
- An annual personal development budget of EUR 2,700.
- A flexible work arrangement, splitting your time between the office and remote work (50-50%).
- Up to 60 days of remote work abroad.
- Mobility allowance.
- 31 holidays per year.
For more information, visit Secondary Benefits – FMO
Your team
FMO is a purpose-driven organization that is more than a bank with a focus on impact investing and deepening relationship with clients. A diverse and international working environment with 750 FMO colleagues representing over 60 different nationalities. We offer a role whereby results are achieved through cooperation and shared responsibility and with opportunities for creativity and innovation.
At FMO we believe in a world in which, by 2050, more than 9 billion people live well and within planetary boundaries. The Agribusiness Food and Water (AFW) department plays an important role in this by contributing to sustainable food security with less resources by focusing on economic growth, rural development and climate change and investing in companies that strengthen a sustainable value chain. AFW operates in five distinct investment teams, each responsible for a region (Africa, LAC, ECA and Asia) or sub-sector (forestry), allowing us to create tailor-made strategies and building a high-performance culture.
The AFW Africa team consists of 11 investment professionals with diverse backgrounds who are located across our offices in The Hague, Johannesburg and Nairobi. This role is based in The Hague.
Your background
- Master’s degree in economics, finance or business administration;
- At least two years of relevant working experience in corporate banking, development finance or private equity
. - Familiarity with debt financing in emerging markets, preferably in the food & agribusiness sector, would be an advantage.
Your skills and competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Ability to build productive internal and external working relationships;
- Service and client oriented;
- Risk aware and able to escalate issues when necessary;
- Strong administration and writing skills with appropriate attention to detail and accuracy;
- Flexible, pragmatic and capable of working on several assignments at the same time;
- Strong skills in planning, organizing and prioritizing;
- Proven ability to work and deliver under pressure when required;
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal;
- Team player, contributing to team success and to a constructive, positive and collaborative work environment.
- Ability to travel.
Please note, if we make you an offer to join FMO, you will need to work through the screening process with our screening partner. The process is designed to check your integrity and reliability.
Interested?
For further information, please contact Mayowa Akinsanya, e-mail m.akinsanya@fmo.nl.
