INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

 PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP

          TERMS OF REFERENCE

Title of the position: Banking Finance Specialist (Operations Officer)

Project:                     Ukraine Leasing Development Project (ULDP)

Grade:                                         F

The Organization : The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, supports economic growth by promoting private sector investment in its developing member countries through long-term financing and advisory services.  IFC executes a major donor-funded technical assistance program to the private sector in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

The Project:  The Ukraine Leasing Development Project is a PEP initiative with financial support from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The goal of the Project is to build and strengthen sustainable leasing industry in Ukraine, as financial leasing is an accessible and effective instrument to finance capital investment and, therefore, enterprise development. This goal will be achieved by:

• ·       helping to improve the enabling environment for leasing in Ukraine,
• ·       assisting in building capacity of Ukrainian financial institutions to manage leasing operations,
• ·       increasing public awareness in leasing among local businesses and other stakeholders.

Scope of Job :  

The Banking Finance Specialist will provide consultations to leasing companies, regulatory agencies, potential lessees, and suppliers on banking issues regarding leasing transactions and leasing companies’ operations. The Banking Finance Specialist will, in addition, contribute to seminars on leasing and research the leasing industry in Ukraine to develop policy suggestions, together with the ULDP team, for members of the Ukrainian Government who are responsible for writing and amending the leasing legislation and regulations to support the leasing industry.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·          Provide consultation to leasing companies and other stakeholders on credit analysis of borrowers, lease pricing, risk management, asset liability management, sources of finance of leasing companies.

• Assist in drafting financial parts of documents to support leasing operations: statutory documents for leasing companies, lease agreements, purchase agreements for equipment to be leased.
• Help leasing companies with organizational issues, provide assistance in developing business plans, and participate in conducting seminars or individual trainings on leasing related financial issues.
• Participate in workshops and roundtables on leasing conducted in collaboration with banks, non-banking financial institutions, government officials, and regulatory agencies.
• Develop, write, and edit sections on banks’ estimation of credibility of lessors and lessees for training modules   and seminar materials. 
•  Prepare articles to highlight banking issues related to leasing industry developments in Ukraine.

Job Qualifications:

 -  Advanced degree in Economics/Public Administration/Business Administration with major in Finance or Banking.

- Prior experience with leasing, credit analysis, and/or investment financing analysis is essential.

- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in financial sector, in leasing or credit department of a bank.

-  Strong skills in mathematics

-  Native knowledge of Russian and Ukrainian is essential, excellent knowledge of English is a must.

-  Strong writing, problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.

-  Ability to teach and consult to diverse audiences.

-  Ability to write clearly and concisely for expert and non-expert audiences

-  Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes).