Chargé.e de gestion Middle Office Garanties - PROPARCO
Proparco
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire · West Africa
Role type
DFI / Guarantees
Experience
Mid-level
Language
French; English
Summary
Middle office role for Proparco's guarantee operations at the West Africa Regional Directorate in Abidjan, covering partner support, commission tracking, and management reporting.
About the role
Proparco, the private-sector arm of AFD, operates through a network of regional directorates. The West Africa Regional Directorate (DRAO) is centred in Abidjan with sub-offices in Dakar, Accra, and Cotonou, deploying the full range of Proparco instruments across all sectors. Proparco holds a substantial guarantee portfolio in West Africa with approximately ten active banking partners and several hundred million euros outstanding. The guarantee business involves risk-sharing with partner financial institutions (banks, microfinance institutions, leasing companies) to facilitate financing for priority segments including SMEs, agriculture, climate, gender, and infrastructure. This middle office role reports to the Regional Director and works closely with the Financial Institutions and Inclusion deal team and Proparco's central Middle Office in Paris. French is the primary working language.
Key responsibilities
Provide ongoing training to partner institutions on guarantee product usage and reporting obligations
Support partners in preparing and verifying their performance and regulatory reporting
Monitor quality, completeness, and compliance of all submitted information
Ensure guarantee commissions are paid within contractual deadlines, coordinating with AFD country offices and Proparco's back office in Paris
Implement proactive follow-up on outstanding commissions through to recovery; improve payment tracking tools and processes
Assist deal officers in collecting and completing documentation for operations
Process Individual Guarantee requests (approximately ten files per year)
Monitor exposures and performance indicators for guaranteed operations
Prepare preliminary financial analyses (financial statement review, key ratios, performance) for portfolio guarantees when required
Build and maintain monthly management dashboards covering exposures, business plan, and margins
Produce concise analytical reports for management
Propose process and tool improvements to optimise DRAO activity management
Key requirements
Engineering, business school, or university degree with a specialisation in Finance
Experience in a middle office or assistant deal officer role at a financial institution or guarantee fund
Solid financial analysis skills; understanding of credit mechanisms and risk management
Excel proficiency (mandatory)
Fluent English, written and spoken (mandatory for internal reporting)
Fluent French, written and spoken (mandatory working language)
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with partner financial institutions
Rigorous, organised, solution-oriented, and proactive; adaptable in a regional environment
National contract (local hire), based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Occasional travel within the West Africa region is expected. Role is primarily conducted in French; English is required for internal reporting. Apply via the official AFD/Proparco careers portal.