Chief, Sovereign Trade Finance Operation at OPEC Fund for International Development in Austria
Organization:
- OPEC Fund for International Development
Job Location:
- Austria
Employment Type:
- Full time
Date Posted:
Job Description
Position Profile
- The Chief of Sovereign Trade Finance will head the newly established Sovereign Trade Finance Operation, concentrating on sovereign-secured trade finance processes, which includes import-export funding, organized goods finance, and risk-exchanging structured.
- The position requires conceptualizing and preserving solid connections with customers and associates, business origination and transaction project setup, monitoring during execution, coordinating teams, and creative invention.
- The Chief of Sovereign Trade Finance Operation will head a team of experts who support to, and eventually assume responsibility of, executing selected and creative sovereign-secured trade finance processes across various regions.
- The position comprises direct payments to within and outside the organization dialogue, and assist connected with regulatory framework and institutional frameworks.
- Additionally, the Chief of Sovereign Trade Finance Operation plays an active position in supporting to information exchange initiatives across the Financial support.
- This position is pivotal in progressing the OPEC Financial support’s dedication to nurturing economic development and development through upgraded trade finance initiatives.
- The Chief of Sovereign Trade Finance is instrumental in shaping the Financial support’s trade finance schedule and expanding its effect across work collaboratively countries.
Obligations and Duties
- Strategic Executive guidance:
- Head the origination, design, implementation and execution of sovereign-secured trade finance processes plan and business strategy inside the Public Sector Processes department, in alignment with the OPEC Financial support’s purpose to assist socioeconomic development.
- Supervise the design and implementation of sovereign-secured trade finance processes, making sure they meet the continuously adapting needs of customers and market forces.
- Align sovereign-secured trade finance processes with the Financial support’s ongoing and future action strategies.
- Support to regulatory framework discussions and institutional structured that assist trade finance programs.
- Country and Customer Connection Management:
- Oversee connections with qualified counties, managing and undertaking high-level visits and sessions
- Organize with the applicable departments on the conceptualizing of Country Collaboration Plans (CPSs) and Structure Agreements (FAs) to mentor trade initiatives
- Market trade finance instruments to sector players in qualified countries
- Keep abreast of the latest economic, political, community-related, and compliance-related progress updates affecting the business environment in qualified countries
- Formulate yearly strategies and engage in high-level talks with key countries/customers
- Collaboration Development:
- Establish and sustain connections with government counterparts, development finance institutions, business-related banks, and other applicable strategic associates.
- Work alongside associates to formulate co-funding and risk-exchanging structured.
- Stand for the OPEC Financial support in international forums and professional forums to advance its trade finance programs and ensure the Financial support’s visibility as a alliance member in international development.
- Business Origination and Pipeline Management:
- Head the origination of sovereign-secured trade finance processes, which includes import-export funding, organized goods finance, stock chain assist, and risk-exchanging programs
- Head the development of a pipeline and supervise the development of idea proposals for possibility sovereign-secured trade finance processes, and track development against business strategy targets
- Advance trade finance goods through promotion missions and relationship building
- Transaction Arranging, Authorization Processing, and Execution:
- Supervise the due diligence process and the development of credit memoranda (CM) for processes and organize with the applicable departments, where relevant, to acquire necessary inputs for a complete CM to be provided to the applicable panels for authorization
- Ensure agreements are organized in adherence with OPEC Financial support’s rules, regulations and standard procedures
- Organize possessing applicable departments for successful execution and prompt disbursement of authorized processes
- Business Project sample Management and Client engagement:
- Guarantee adherence with organizational guidelines, international guidelines, and compliance obligations across all trade finance initiatives
- Supervise the sovereign-secured trade finance processes project sample
- Assist consistent customer calls and close supervising to guarantee prompt repayment and settle past due in synchronization possessing applicable departments
- Ensure high client fulfillment by offering good connection management throughout the transaction cycle (i.e., before, during, and after the process authorization)
- Combined Trade Initiatives and Cross-Closing sales:
- Advance combined trade initiatives and cross-sell OPEC Financial support’s goods in various markets
- Recognize avenues for trade development initiatives.
- Advise business associates on OPEC Financial support’s trade finance designed for trade advancement and facilitation.
- Team lead:
- Head and train a team of trade finance experts, nurturing an environment that fosters superiority and ongoing development.
- Supervise skill building, results tracking, and skills development inside the team.
- Advance information exchange and partnership cross-functional units to improve process effectiveness.
- Creative invention and Digitalization:
- Advance the adoption of online platforms and channels to enhance effectiveness and transparency in trade finance processes.
- Lead process enhancements and assist the digitization of processes, supervising, and risk mitigation strategy operational structures to guarantee the Financial support remains at the forefront of creative invention.
Skills:
- Information exchange - The capability to relay creative thoughts, information and messages productively and succinctly to a range of target groups.
- Executive guidance & Team lead - The capability to mentor and empower team members productively; develop a positive work climate; assign duty skillfully and guide staff members' growth.
- Outcomes Onboarding - The capability to set driven targets for self and the team; lead advancement toward targets; trigger actions to attain wanted result,
- Creativeness, Plan & Creative invention - The capability to develop novel notions and inventive approaches; take calculated risks to encourage creativity; recognize chances for process upgrades and growth.
- Trustworthiness, Ethics & Compliance -The capability to act with honesty and reliability and transparency; ensure protection of secrecy; show ethical strategic judgment and engagements; to follow corporate rules and ethical benchmarks, promote an environment that fosters adherence and robust compliance; ensure team members comprehend and follow procedures.
- Business Alignment - The capability to align team targets and undertakings with broader corporate goals; make decisions supporting to the company's organizational approach.
Application Due Date
- Wednesday 20th Aug, 2025
Steps To Apply
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