Chargé(e) de gestion Middle Office Garanties

About the role

The Middle Office Guarantees Officer will support Proparco’s guarantee portfolio in West Africa from the regional office in Abidjan. Reporting to the Regional Director, the role ensures partner institutions receive training, that commission payments are tracked, and that management reporting is accurate and timely.

Key responsibilities

• Provide training to partner banks, micro‑finance institutions and leasing companies on guarantee products and reporting obligations.
• Assist partners in preparing and verifying performance and regulatory reports.
• Monitor the quality, completeness and compliance of all submitted information.
• Ensure guarantee commissions are paid within contractual deadlines, coordinating with AFD country offices and the Paris back‑office.
• Proactively follow up on outstanding commissions and improve payment‑tracking tools and processes.
• Support deal officers in gathering documentation for guarantee operations and process individual guarantee requests (≈10 per year).
• Monitor exposures, performance indicators and prepare preliminary financial analyses for portfolio guarantees.
• Build and maintain monthly management dashboards covering exposures, business plan and margins, and produce concise analytical reports for senior management.
• Identify and propose process or tool improvements to optimise regional activity management.

Required profile

• University degree in engineering, business or finance with a specialization in finance.
• Mid‑level experience in a middle‑office or assistant deal‑officer role within a financial institution or guarantee fund.
• Strong financial analysis capabilities and understanding of credit mechanisms and risk management.
• Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.
• Rigorous, organised, solution‑oriented and able to work autonomously in a regional environment.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.