RegCharles Finance and Capital Limited Recruits Head - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

The company is a Social and Impact Investment company as well as commercial investment company that combines a mixture of debt, equity, quasi-equity, micro-credit/lending and micro-equity models in financing MSMEs. The company is noted for providing start up and growth finance, with a proven track record for growing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria and Sub-saharan Africa. As a real financier and advisor to MSMEs, we are at the forefront of helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses into sustainable and successful businesses that make a profit year on year. We invest in the future value and potential of entrepreneurs who own businesses at any stage of development, across all sectors. We offer business finance and support, expertise and guidance to businesses for the duration of their relationship with us. The Company strives to be the leading micro, small and medium enterprise financier, the one that everyone wants to work for, do business with or refer to as a result of our best-in-sector performance.
 
We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Head - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

Location: Any City, NG

Job Description
The Head of MSME has overall responsibility for the MSME division and the operations. He carries the Profit & Loss (P&L) responsibility of the division and the Return responsibility of the investment portfolio. His/ her key purpose is to drive and deliver exceptional business performance to company and company Funds’, through the:

• Effective implementation of approved policies and procedures;
• Efficient management of daily business operations of investee accounts and portfolios
• Provision of leadership to increase returns and market dominance;
• Development of human resources                 

The candidate oversees companies marketing and sales functions as well as the day-to-day investment and business development operations of the division. He/she is responsible for positioning and representing company and her portfolio accounts in the market, effective execution of brand and customer strategies together with leadership and local talent development. As the leader the manager creates a vision and an environment that inspires the local team to achieve outstanding business and investment results of our. An area of measurement is how the Manager embodies the company values and how he/she attracts and develops the talent and capabilities of his/her team. Another area of measurement if the manager’s ability to turn around failing portfolio accounts; devise strategies for growing portfolios; initiate strategies for sustainable growth and development of investee accounts.

Duties

• Generate funds, notes and liabilities for investment purposes in the company
• To oversee the performance of other portfolio managers under him/her
• Generate and expand pipeline of deals in line with the company’s focus and business initiatives
• The candidate will focus on creating structures and opportunities capable of attracting these groups into our business. The role is supposed to help the company to achieve itsvision and mission encouraging and empowering entrepreneurship among our youths, undergraduates and young school leavers.
• Developing a strong pipeline of good quality investment opportunities in the infrastructure and natural resources sectors through anticipating market trends and employing   sector and country knowledge;
• Responsible for sourcing funding for specific projects
• Responsible for product development and fund designs suitable for the businesses of MSMEs.
• Leading negotiation/ documentation teams, using strong negotiation skills to develop solutions, overcome impasses and finalize negotiations in transactions;
• Leading and managing project teams;
• Coordinating closely with social, environmental and technical assistance colleagues in order to add value to our clients' businesses, finding pragmatic solutions to the specific sector challenges, to achieve sustainable development impact;
• Collaborating in developing sector and regional strategies and supporting related policy advisory work; and
• Other duties as required by management from time to time.

Qualifications

• University degree with a minimum of 2:2
• Masters degree and other professional qualifications will be considered as ideal
• Must not be more than 38 years
• Having been a consultant will be an added advantage
• Industry knowledge and understanding will be most desired
• Strong financial and credit skills, demonstrated ability to structure a variety of financial instruments (Debt and equity);
• Business development and client relationship skills, track record and ability to focus on clients needs effectively;
• Ability to interact directly and independently with the senior management of potential clients, of financial and technical partners, as well as senior government officials;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English etc
• Strong inter-personal and team working skills, ability to interact effectively with clients and colleagues from various cultural backgrounds;

Desired Attributes,Qualifications and Skills

• To be considered for this role the candidate must meet the following criteria:
• You must have strong relationship management skills
• The desired candidate must have strong networks and have the ability to develop networks
• You must be able to overcome challenges related with managing small businesses
• The candidate must have a clear understanding of the business, the challenges and ways to overcome competition in the following sectors:
• Hospitality and Entertainment
• Manufacturing
• Green Energy and recycling businesses
• Retail
• Education
• Organized Bodies of Entrepreneurs
• Co-operatives
• Cottage Industries
• Creative Industries
• Beauty and Fashion
• Food, Bakery and Catering Services
• Agric and agro-allied businesses as well livestock businesses
• Printing, publishing and packaging
• Services Industry
• Telecoms
• Other value driven sectors with measurable impact
• The ideal candidate should have skills in value chain/supply chain financing
• Demonstrated track record in managing and growing businesses as a portfolio manager.

Application Closing Date
4th October, 2013

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their applications and CV's to:michael.omani@rfcng.com

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