Baobab is a financial services group with operations in seven countries on the African continent and one province of China. The total assets of the Group are around EUR 900 million. Via its subsidiaries, Baobab provides financial services to half a million micro entrepreneurs and small businesses, fulfilling its mission of broadening access to financial services among those underserved by traditional banks. Our global range of products includes microloans, savings solutions, transaction and daily banking services as well as mobile payments, buy-now-pay-later plans and digital nano loans. Our 4,000-team members’ work together to make financial services more accessible, inclusive and transparent. For more information, visit our website
: https://baobabgroup.com/fr/groupe-baobab/
Job Responsibilities
The Funding and Investor Relations Manager reports to the Group CFO and works in close collaboration with other members of the senior management team. She/he is responsible for ensuring the company is appropriately and strategically positioned with all investors. Specific tasks include funding strategy, relationship management with funding partners and supporting funding activities across the group
Funding
- Continue the development of the funding strategy for the group, and support its implementation with all group companies;
- Source and negotiate funding for the holding company;
- Support the liquidity risk management of the holding company
- Support subsidiaries in funding questions;
- Support the financial risk management of the group (funding risk, liquidity risk, fx risk, interest rate risk), including the continuous development of the financial risk management framework;
- Develop a group counterparty risk management framework;
- Participate in Group ALCO and Group Risk Committees
Investor Relations
- Be the primary contact, develop and maintain professional and long-term relationships with all investors (debt & equity) and counterparty banks;
- Develop a robust investor relations strategy and framework for the group and the subsidiaries;
- Prepare Corporate & Financial documentation for all investors in close cooperation with the reporting unit
Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with an asset manager, banking or a related field;
- Master’s degree or MBA with a major in finance;
- Good understanding of the role of the financial sector in emerging markets with a specific focus on the African continent;
- Good understanding of treasury and risk management in the financial industry, including an overview of international best practice of relevant regulation
- A track record of successful cross-functional leadership and relationship building;
- You will have a prior experience working in a multi-national environment working with colleagues of different cultures;
- You have a highly collaborative management style;
- You will have excellent writing and verbal communication skills;
- You are bilingual in English and French.
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