Financial Modelling Consultant

Job Description

The Financial Management Department (FIFM) within the African Development Bank is looking for an individual consultant to provide financial modelling services in support of its financial projections model and asset and liability management analysis.

The Consultant’sduties will include the following:

• Review/audit of existing financial models;
• Propose enhancements, optimization and upgrades where appropriate;
• Evaluate the impact of various proposals on the financial position of the Bank through conducting financial analysis, developing models, conducting scenario analysis and assessing/presenting various outputs/options;
• Play an integral role in helping the division to produce and deliver key ALM reports (interest rate risk, liquidity risk and financial projections etc.) and ensuring that the computations required are performed in alignment with the ALM guidelines;
• Contribute to the elaboration of the key documents from the division;
• Any other task agreed with FIFM on an ad-hoc basis.

FIFM invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this Assignment (documents, reference to similar services, experience in similar assignments, etc.).

The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s procedure for the acquisition of consulting services funded by the Administrative or Capital expenditure. Please, note that interest expressed by a Consultant does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include him/her in the shortlist.

The position will be based in AfDB Headquarters (Abidjan). The duration of services is 6-12 months. The expected starting date is 5February 2018.

Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00 hours, Abidjan local time.

Expressions of interest must be received by e-mail at the address below no later than 26 January 2018 at 6pm Abidjan local time. j.djofack@afdb.org

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Minimum of a Master’s Degree or its equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, Banking, Accounting, and Economics. Professional qualification in risk management will be a plus;
• Be a national of one of the member countries of the Bank;
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant practical working experience in ALM or risk function;
• Good knowledge of Asset Liability Management, Interest Rate Risk and Liquidity risk is desired as well as knowledge of financial products (fixed income, derivatives)
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint), competence in data modelling and quantitative methods;
• Ability to communicate and write effectively in English and/or French, with a working knowledge of the other language;
• Good team worker with excellent analytical, problem solving, time management and communication skills both written and verbal.

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHORT LIST
A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end the request of expressions of interest. The consultants on the shortlist will be judged on the following criteria on the basis of their updated resume. Please note that CVs submitted should not exceed 3 pages.

About the Organization

How we work The African Development Bank is the premier financial development institution of Africa, dedicated to combating poverty and improving the lives of people of the continent and engaged in the task of mobilizing resources towards the economic and social progress of its Regional Member Countries The Bank's s mission is to promote economic and social development through loans, equity investments, and technical assistance. The Bank has its permanent headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.