Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Operations / Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

An individual with a good understanding of credit and investments management and basic understanding of monitoring and evaluation is required to fill the Operations/ Monitoring and Evaluation Manager position; responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trust's guarantee operations. The position will be the Trust's principal contact with the partnered financial institutions and will oversee the Monitoring and Evaluation function for the Trust and its funders. Duties will include but will not be limited to;
- Establish and maintain relationships with Financial institutions to support utilization of the Trust's Agribusiness finance guarantees, Investments and Financial institution technical assistance;
- Manage the Trust Agribusiness finance guarantees including;
- Appraise interested Financial institutions for partnering based on the criteria outlined in the Operations Manual and prepare cases for approval or decision by the MD and BoT;
- Oversee preparation of all legal and supporting documentation for approved Financial Institutions;
- Monitor the necessary fee payments from Financial Institutions to the Trust;
- Receive applications from partnered Financial Institutions for guarantees, review the applications for compliance against the Trust's Operations Manual and recommend appropriate action to the Guarantee Committee;
- Prepare standard letters to Financial Institutions advising on Guarantee Committee decisions;
- Maintain files and anddatabase for all guarantee applications as set out in the Operations Manual;
- Receive and review for eligibility any and all claims on guarantees;
- Prepare documentation for claim approvals and arrange for their settlement if approved; or advise the Financial Institutions if not approved;
- Monitor the guarantees, for compliance within Financial Institution's individual limits and development impact in relation to the Trust's mission; and
- Prepare management reports on the performance of the guarantee program as requested.
- Monitor Trust investments including;
- Monitor investment returns from the public and private financial markets;
- Receive quarterly investment targets from the Finance and Administration Manager and solicit bids from potential partnered and non-partnered Financial Institutions;
- Prepare standard appraisals of the Financial Institutions and the investment products described in their bids;
- Provide summary analyses and recommendations to the Finance and Administration Manager to be approved by the Investment Committee;
- Prepare standard letters to Financial institutions advising on Investment Committee decisions;
- Oversee preparation of all legal and supporting documentation for investing in the approved Financial Institutions; and
- Prepare management reports on the performance of the Investments as requested.
- Carry out orientation of partner Financial Institutions including preparation and facilitation of trainings;
- Regularly review and update the Operations Manuals for both the guarantee program and the investment function of the Trust, for MD and BoT approval;
- Consistently monitor partner Financial Institutions to identify ways that the aBi Programme can provide technical assistance in agribusiness finance to drive greater utilization of guarantees and strengthen the partnered Financial Institutions overall performance; and
- Supervise the overall Monitoring and Evaluation strategy for the Trust.

Qualifications and experience:
The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications:
- Graduate degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Agribusiness or other relevant discipline;
- A post graduate degree in a relevant field;
- Professional qualification in banking or finance such as ACIB, CFA, ACCA;
- Minimum of seven years progressive management experience, most recently as a head or deputy head of a Credit front and/or back office function in financial institution or similar relevant enterprise;
- Strong and auditable skills in:
- Spoken and written English;
- Quantitative analysis;
- Effective Communication; and
- Use of Microsoft Office.